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their padding, pantyhose, and girdles. There were still lots of laughs
to be had.”

In 2016, Dale was the still photographer for Damien Chazelle’s La
La Land. The film pays homage to the golden age of musicals and won
six Academy Awards. His shot of Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling
dancing with a Los Angeles twilight backdrop became an iconic
poster. Robinette only had a brief window to capture that image.
“With a fifty-foot techno crane camera swishing in and out, I had
to do quite a dance step myself to avoid getting hit or being seen in
the shot,” he says. The entire romantic dance date was done in one
continuous four-minute take.

Robinette constantly considers what will help sell the film.
Artistically, he tries to capture the essence of the movie, a scene, or a
character. Often he reads the script beforehand, other times he goes
in blind, preferring to be pleasantly surprised by each scene. He
loves to shoot behind the scenes, candid moments such as a director
or actor doing something unexpected.

Robinette’s latest project, Timmy Failure, is currently streaming on
Disney+. Timmy is an 11-year old boy who believes he is the best
detective in town (Portland). He runs a detective agency, Total

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