Ari Wegner: The other woman behind ‘The Power of the Dog’
Associated PressNext week, Ari Wegner could make Oscar history. “It is a really hard environment to think creatively in because a lot of the time you are just trying to keep your eyes open.” Every morning, they’d prep inside over tea and toast before heading out to brave the elements because, “It’s hard to come up with a plan from scratch when your body is under assault.” And yet, the part of the shoot that Wegner was most anxious about was the interiors. “In the end, it turned into one of the greatest joys of starting with a completely blank slate and being able to control absolutely everything,” Wegner said. “When you’re with her, the seconds on the clock kind of tick slower,” Wegner said. “You’re both really present and all your senses are attuned and you’re also somewhere else,” she said.