LED lighting
IN THE SPOTLIGHT As LED lighting continues to grow in prominence, DPs and gaffers discuss how the evolving technology influences their work – and what the future may have in store. The last decade has seen LED lighting go from…
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James Whitaker ASC / Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
PLANET OF THE ADDICTS Cinematographer James Whitaker ASC on shooting Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die — the most technically demanding project of his career and the sequence that kept him testing and guessing until the very last week. We are already…
Industry Wide Shot / Agents
CALL MY AGENT Agents are the industry’s behind-the-scenes connectors, shaping careers by pairing talent with projects and steering negotiations across a fast-evolving global screen landscape. Instead of the Shooting Summary feature in this issue, we turn our focus to the…
James Butler / Bedlam
CREATING CHAOS DP James Butler took a swing on a new approach to filmmaking when shooting frantic action film Bedlam, ensuring the audience could feel every hit as hard as its main character. Some titles sum up the character of…
Agents for Change
FRAMING THE FUTURE In the third instalment of British Cinematographer’s Agents for Change feature we explore more initiatives, individuals and events transforming the industry. From mental health and representation to access and sustainability, find out who is helping create a…
Stuart Bentley BSC / Hamlet
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT Stuart Bentley BSC captures Hamlet using the night and darkness to heighten the tension of this classic tale, with fast-moving, raw visuals that echo the protagonist’s emotional unravelling in London. William Shakespeare’s name never goes out of fashion. Fresh…
The joys of job sharing
Balancing demanding production schedules with family life can be difficult for film and television professionals. Does job sharing offer a solution? ReelTime Media was set up by Michelle Reynolds and Rowan Aust, two friends who share a background as television…
Event Review: BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2026
THE CRAFT BEHIND THE CAMERA Ryan Kernaghan ISC and filmmaker Jordan Bryon led a strong night as Adolescence and The Celebrity Traitors triumphed at the BAFTA Television Craft Awards, with BAFTA celebrating the talent behind television’s finest work. They are the people…
Hillary Fyfe Spera / Daredevil: Born Again
THE DEVIL’S IN THE DETAILS Cinematographer Hillary Fyfe Spera explains how Daredevil: Born Again uses location, lighting and anamorphic lenses to execute the gritty feel of the Marvel show. As we speak to Hillary Fyfe Spera, cinematographer on Marvel series…
Dave Alex Riddett BSC / Boop
A WHOLE NEW WORLD A pioneer of stop-motion filmmaking, there are few challenges Dave Alex Riddett BSC hasn’t overcome in the medium – but Boop, which drops a plasticine alien into a Lego world, offered something completely fresh for the…
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