Euphoria's Sam Levinson & Marcell Rév Talk Season 3's New Look The creators of Euphoria, Sam Levinson and cinematographer Marcell Rév, have unveiled the visual and narrative evolution of Season 3, which diverges from the emotionally intense close-ups of previous seasons. The new season, inspired by Westerns like Rio Bravo and The Wild Bunch, as well as Jurassic Park, introduces a broader cinematic style aimed at immersing viewers in the characters’ experiences. The season’s opening episode, titled “Ándale,” features Rue (Zendaya) five years after high school, now relatively sober but entangled in dangerous situations, including a perilous attempt to cross the Mexico-U.S. border wall while selling fentanyl. Levinson and Rév emphasized a shift in storytelling, moving away from the subjective, close-up shots of earlier seasons to a wider aspect ratio that frames the characters within a larger world. “We wanted to be inside the characters’ heads,” Levinson explained, highlighting the deliberate choice to step back and present the story with a more expansive visual language. The border wall scene, which opens the season, was shot using a telescoping crane and real blue skies, with Rév drawing inspiration from Jurassic Park’s tension of being trapped. The production built a five-foot replica of the border wall near Los Angeles to achieve the desired authenticity. Another standout visual challenge was the candlelit dinner between Nate (Jacob Elordi) and Cassie (Sydney Sweeney). The scene, which reveals Cassie’s cunning and Nate’s financial strain, was shot with 200 real candles to create an intimate, tense atmosphere. Rév insisted on avoiding artificial lighting, carefully positioning the candles to illuminate the actors’ faces while maintaining the scene’s authenticity.#sam_levinson #euphoria #zendaya #angus_cloud #marcell_rev
