![]() Here are the ten bumpers and one burst that she particularly loved. Long admirers of Matthews, Vulture hopped on the phone with her to discuss the stories behind some of her favorite SNL work. ![]() “We do four or five different looks.” In recent years, these looks have also led to the creation of “bursts,” which are essentially the fanciest GIFs you’ll ever see. “We try to find out who’s hosting as far in advance as possible so we can start thinking about it,” she added. It’s an open invitation to get kooky.” Matthews, along with a small team of costumers and prop assistants, have a limited time (90 minutes if they’re lucky) to shoot the bumpers for every episode, although their postproduction time usually extends to two days. Take on the role of a young boy and explore and interact with the mysterious house in which he lives. I don’t want them overthinking this part of the show. ‘Between Me and The Night is a surrealist action adventure game that walks the thin path between sanity and madness. “I like to make it as easy as possible for everyone. They pop off the screen,” Matthews, a self-described “one-woman circus,” told Vulture in a recent interview. They all tell a story - you just have to figure out what it is. But more so than a definition, bumpers are feasts for the eyes, whether the final images veer toward surrealist vibrancy or black-and-white classicism. Sandwiched between the end of a commercial break and the start of a sketch or performance, they create brief moments of stillness before the action picks up again and are literally impossible to miss. You’d immediately recognize a bumper if you see one. These stylized portraits have been taken of every single host and musical guest who’ve lent their time to Studio 8H for the week, and they’ve all been exclusively shot by Mary Ellen Matthews since she became SNL’s official photographer in 1999. ![]() ![]() Not to knock down viewers who primarily watch Saturday Night Live on YouTube - we get it, free laughs - but all you dot-com-ites out there are deprived of one of the show’s most visually striking components, and we’re not talking about Kate McKinnon in drag. ![]()
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