CONNECTION TO THE CRAFT Filmography so far (project title, director, year released) Feature films: Finding The First South Asian Lioness (Dir. Abbey Monteiro, 2025) Demon (Dir. George Louis Bartlett, 2021) Short films: Rock, Paper, Scissors (Dir. Franz Böhm, 2024) The…
TUNNEL VISION Using high-speed Venice 2 photography, practical lighting and selective VFX, Outrageous evokes fractured memory, culminating in a stylised, slow-motion “Cathedral of Light” at Nuremberg. Outrageous is narrated by eldest sibling Nancy Mitford, who opens the show by describing…
LIGHTS, CAMERA, KRYPTON! That thing you saw in the sky this past summer may not have been a bird or a plane, but more likely Warner Bros’ newly lifted hopes for a rebooted DC film universe, thanks to the critical…
SPEED AND CONTROL IN A BULB From submarines to missile silos, Emmy-nominated cinematographer Jimmy Lindsey ASC harnesses compact, LED fixtures to move at the speed of a TV schedule without sacrificing cinematic scale — transforming the way he paints with…
SIGNS OF THE TIMES Ollie Downey BSC relied on Astera tubes with diffusion socks and HMIs outside windows to light Reunion, managing a tight schedule and high page count with a traditional yet effective lighting setup. The BBC drama miniseries Reunion is widely…
A TUNISIAN TALE Writer-director Erige Sehiri reunites with cinematographer Frida Marzouk AFC on Promised Sky, capturing intimate performances in Tunis with a naturalistic, handheld style and Panavision lenses. Telling the story of three women whose lives intersect in modern-day Tunis, Promised…
LIGHTING THE UNSEEN Uwe Greiner shares insight into how he used Aputure to shape the visual world of Nine Perfect Strangers. When Nine Perfect Strangers returned for a second season, the production left behind the eucalyptus forests of Australia and…
A REVOLUTIONARY ART Nouvelle Vague recounts the production of Jean-Luc Godard’s seminal debut Breathless in fascinating detail, marking a triumphant pairing between Richard Linklater and rising French cinematographer David Chambille. Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague (New Wave) spirits audiences to that…
MISFITS COME OF AGE Selecting tools and techniques to reflect the energy or intimacy of a scene were essential for Si Bell BSC, Kate Reid BSC and Neus Ollé BSC AEC when lensing the screen adaptation of the witty and…
SPACE ACE Jess Hall ASC BSC reinvents Marvel’s retro-future aesthetic in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, blending 1960s inspiration with cutting-edge IMAX technology for a unique visual journey. The story of Marvel Comics began in 1939 with the founding of Timely Publications, which…
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