CAPTURING THE CLUTTER Nanu Segal BSC explores how lensing choices and lighting transitions came into play when shooting haunting drama examining childhood trauma, Hoard – from scenes grounded in naturalism through to more absurd hoarding sequences. When my agent sent…
GUIDING LIGHT Mentees and mentors have been paired and 2024’s BSC Mentorship scheme is in full flow. We speak to BSC Education Committee chair Oliver Stapleton BSC about changes made to the scheme, benefits past mentors and mentees have enjoyed,…
EN VOGUE The Netflix series Geek Girl, centred on an awkward teen model, uniquely benefits from cinematographer Tim Palmer BSC’s fashion industry knowledge and experience. Not many people know this, but before I entered the camera department, I was a fully-fledged fashion…
PULLING THE STRINGS Benedict Spence BSC details the technical challenges of Eric, focusing on maintaining continuity across scenes filmed in New York City and Budapest. I was thrilled when I was first given the script for Eric. My friend and…
BODY SHOCK Benjamin Kračun BSC reveals the approach he adopted when shooting The Substance, working with prosthetics and practical effects to realise director Coralie Fargeat’s vision for the body horror. The script for The Substance is 150 pages and 20…
Diary of a Ghost is a short drama about a young woman’s relationship with her deceased partner and her struggle to let go of the past. We shot the film over two days in and around London. There was…
INTREPID ADVENTURE Anyone growing up in the UK is familiar with Captain Scott’s race to the South Pole as a tale of tragic heroism but there is far more to the story that a new film sets out to explore. …
FEMALE FORCE Networking and support group Women in Wildlife (WiW) is connecting and amplifying women working within the wildlife industry. We hear from its founder and members about the group’s vital work. The planet is facing climate and biodiversity loss…
FEMALES IN THE FRAME As well as the female dynasties at the centre of the story in Queens, talented and passionate women took on key roles behind the camera and throughout the production team to capture the groundbreaking wildlife series. …
WILD AT HEART Meet the organisations, charities, festivals and more who play their part in making the world of wildlife filmmaking a roaring success. BBC Studios Natural History Unit (NHU) is the best-known producer of natural history content in the…
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