When teaming up with debut director Nazrin Choudhury on Red, White and Blue, cinematographer Adam Suschitzky opted for a range of ARRI technology to help him develop the short film’s powerful visual language. The working relationship between a director and…
MORAL DILEMMA Production: The Sleeping Beast Cinematographer: Elen Lotman ESC Director: Jaak Kilmi Production type: Fiction feature film Overview of production: The film is the story of a group of children spending their summer in a sleepy hamlet, where their…
DARK SECRET Production: The Quiet Girl Cinematographer: Kate McCullough ISC Director: Colm Bairéad Production type: Feature film Overview of production and the visual approach you adopted: Director Colm Bairéad adapted the script from Claire Keegan’s novella Foster. Prep began just…
FRAMING FANTASY Production: The Hourglass Cinematographer: Aman K Sahota Director: Alessio Morreale Production type: Short film Lens(es): Panaspeeds (Large Format) and Leitz Macro 90mm Lenses supplied by: Panavision Camera: Sony Venice Look you needed to achieve: Inspired aesthetically by videogames…
CREATIVE JOURNEY Production: Papercut Cinematographer: Simona Susnea Director: Edward Heredia Production type: A six-minute short film for the BBC Young Creatives Scheme. A hybrid of drama and dance. Lens(es): Meru Anamorphic Lenses supplied by: One Stop Camera: RED Dragon Look…
LOVE FOR LENSING Production: Fishing for Love Cinematographer and director: Jason Ryan Production type: Music video Lenses: A set of Nikon 35mm still camera AI and AIS manual prime lenses from the ’70s: 20mm, 28mm 50mm, 85mm and 105mm. I…
ECLECTIC CHARACTER Production: Amica commercial Cinematographer: Arseni Khachaturan Director: Miles Jay Production company: Smuggler Lens(es): ARRI Heroes, ARRI DNA, Hawk 150-450, ARRI 50mm-110mm Lenses supplied by: ARRI Rental Burbank, ARRI Rental Vancouver Camera: ARRI Alexa 65 Look you needed to…
SUPPORTING THE STORY Production: Blood Cinematographer: Björn Charpentier SBC Director: Brad Anderson Production type: Thriller/Horror Overview of production and the visual approach you adopted: We wanted a movie where at the beginning everything was normal and the further…
RAW ELEGANCE Production: Athena Cinematographer: Matias Boucard AFC Director: Romain Gavras Overview of production and the visual approach you adopted: The entire movie is shot in several long takes. I wanted the best lens for each take, and if I…
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