LETTING GO By stripping back gear and embracing an organic visual language, Łukasz Żal PSC immerses audiences in the raw, spiritual story of Hamnet, a production crafted by intuition, the natural world and the emotional impact of love and loss. Bringing Hamnet to the screen…
A MOVIE’S METAMORPHOSIS Led by powerhouse performances from leads Andrea Riseborough and Brenda Blethyn – with the pair scooping Best Joint Performance at the Tribeca Film Festival – Dragonfly explores an unusual friendship between two vastly different neighbours. Behind the camera, Girls on Film Awards nominee…
BURNING BRIGHT With Avatar: Fire and Ash, the Pandora saga continues, as cinematographer Russell Carpenter ASC details his work on the film, stereoscopic cinematography and a decades-long collaboration with James Cameron. With the release of Avatar: Fire and Ash – the third in the multi-billion dollar grossing sci-fi saga by director James Cameron, all set on the…
TORTURED SOUL Ben Fordesman BSC reveled in collaboration and creative problem-solving with a kindred spirit when lensing Ronan Day-Lewis’ directorial debut and Daniel Day-Lewis’ welcome return to the screen. Ben Fordesman BSC was urged to “stop everything” when he was sent the script for Anemone by agent Grant Illes…
LOVE AND LAVA Ollie Downey BSC recounts shooting The Fires in Iceland, navigating volcanic eruptions, extreme weather and a tiny crew to capture epic visuals on a modest budget. There aren’t too many more exciting calls to get as a cinematographer than to travel to Iceland…
TOOLS, TECHNOLOGY AND TALENT Recently appointed BSC President Oliver Stapleton BSC discusses the evolution of BSC Expo, emerging technologies shaping cinematography and why education, sustainability and global dialogue remain at the heart of the event. How does the event create a global…
POCKET CINEMA Cinematographers Ko-Chin Chen and Tzu-Hao Kao capture Taipei’s raw intimacy on iPhone, using stealth, natural light and minimal crews to deliver immediacy and emotional authenticity. Stripped back and raw, Left-Handed Girl (2025) marks Shih-Ching Tsou’s first solo feature after years…
GREEN SHOOTS Sustainability in film and TV production is no longer optional but essential—and technology, planning and mindset shifts are the keys to making it work without compromising creativity. Going green has become the mantra in recent decades—an essential talking…
Film festivals, from Sundance to Camerimage, preserve cinema’s diversity, spotlight emerging voices and celebrate cinematography’s power to transform ordinary moments into profound, unforgettable images. Leitmotif /ˈlʌɪtməʊˌtiːf/ noun “There are two leitmotifs in his score marking the heroine and her Fairy…
FRAME OF MIND Filmography so far (project title, director, year released) Feature: Teleport (original title: Coyote) – Dustin Curtis Murphy, 2023 Selected Shorts: Imprint – Louis Akihito & Jordan Neill I Am the Prize – Sai Kalwan Tawar, 2024 The…
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