VOYAGE OF ADVENTURE Production name: One Piece Production type: TV series Cinematographer: Nicole Hirsch Whitaker ASC (episodes one and two) Gaffer: Wiseman Dinizulu Director: Marc Jobst Overview of the production and what was the visual approach you adopted in terms of lighting: Marc and…
DP Hamish Doyne-Ditmas reflects on the fixtures of yore and how filmmakers can pair classic techniques with modern technology. Film and television is an unusual art form in that much of the most respected work has been done with tools…
There’s a certain subset of lighting techniques that film schools can’t teach. Cinematographer Owen McPolin ISC sheds some light on the creative thinking and resulting methods used when illuminating spaces. Even the highest-end shows will eventually present a camera team…
Sources that appear in frame are an important part of a DP’s palette, but balancing the light is an artform in itself. When it comes to practicals, collaboration between the cinematographer and the art department begins early. “It starts in…
Gaffers Carolina Schmidtholstein and John ‘Biggles’ Higgins take us on a guided tour of how they approached lighting productions of various genres and sizes with creativity and originality to realise the director and cinematographer’s visions. Camera departments constantly juggle a…
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