Frederick Elmes

to get the movie in the can.

She hired Frederick Elms, whom she'd met in grad school at NYU as director of photography.

Elms had stepped in to finish lighting David Lynch's dazzling debut feature film, Eraserhead, and more recently, shot the second music video by the Go-Go's, Get Up and Go.

Coolidge recalled, Our camera department was probably the highest paid department, but this was not very well paid, and our art department...

Very different feeling on these stairs.

He's back with Frederick Elms on this one, who I think is the guy who shot Eraserhead.

But I think Dune and Elephant Man, were those shot by Freddie Francis, the old Hammer director? I think they were.

This is Eraserhead, so

Eraserhead is Lynch's debut feature film, and it stands as a testament to his unique vision and style.

The film is shot in black and white, with cinematographers Frederick Elms and Herbert Cardwell capturing a hauntingly beautiful industrial landscape.

The stark contrast between light and shadow creates an atmosphere of unease, drawing viewers into Henry's disorienting world.

The visuals are complemented by Lynch's distinctive sound design, which features a cacophony of industrial noises, eerie organ music and the unsettling cries of Henry's child.