What actually happens on the film set in those magical minutes when the camera isn’t rolling? Photographer Eric James Guillemain knows – because he captures the stars backstage in their most intimate moments before they transform into the characters we admire on screen. In his book “Backstage Dreams: The Secret Door to Sets”, he lets us in on the quiet scenes that he has accompanied for the last 15 years. And in doing so, he taps into that little bit of voyeurism that we all carry within us.
Backstage Dreams: The Secret Door to Sets
Eric James Guillemain actually wanted to become a musician, but then he ended up behind the camera instead of the microphone. But his portraits of the biggest movie stars of our time are just as intimate as an acoustic performance in a dimly lit bar. 200 of these photographs can be admired in his first monograph “Backstage Dreams: The Secret Door to Sets”. We finally know how Léa Seydoux, Jennifer Lawrence, Ewan McGregor and co. spend their quietest minutes before it’s time to say: And we’re rolling!
Eric James Guillemain, “Backstage Dreams: The Secret Door to Sets”, Damiani, ca. 50, damianibooks.com
Nicolaus Armani also moves through the world as a silent voyeur – capturing the streets of New York.
Fancy a full load of backstage dreams? Get the book here.
Photos: Eric James Guillemain
