As we bid a not-so-fond farewell to a difficult 2023 for the industry, there are plenty of exciting innovations to look forward to in 2024. We’ve asked 16 experts for their thoughts on this year’s hottest topics. Sustainability in the…
Powering ahead Sticking its head above the parapet in the crowded world of LED lighting is Litepanels – created by gaffers, for gaffers. At the dawn of filmmaking’s LED revolution – until which point lighting choices were largely limited to…
Illuminating legacy This extract from the BSC’s Preserving the Vision book celebrates John Alcott BSC, renowned for his standout collaborations with Stanley Kubrick. John Alcott BSC was born in 1931 in Isleworth. He was the son of movie executive Arthur…
(Art)ificial intelligence: a new force in filmmaking? The AI Rubicon has been crossed, but is the rise of the robots a good thing for cinematography? To call Stanley Kubrick a visionary would be an understatement. Having added artificial intelligence (AI)…
Amplifying voices Ayana Baraka teamed up with director Beth Aala to peel back the curtain on Alicia Keys’ She Is The Music (SITM) songwriting camp. “When I heard about documenting the camp and SITM’s mission, I knew I wanted to…
DEATH IN VENICE Kenneth Branagh reprises his role as Hercule Poirot in A Haunting in Venice. Haris Zambarloukos BSC GSC on the film explains how he used the aptly named Sony VENICE 2 for a brand-new attempt at a story…
TAKE OFF FOR THE SONY BURANO Introducing the newest Sony Cinema Line camera, the BURANO, with a high-flying short film that premieres at Camerimage: The Wingman, shot by James Friend ASC BSC. James Friend ASC BSC eyes an F-type Jaguar…
COMPACT CREATIVITY Cinematographers Oren Soffer and Greig Fraser ASC ACS discuss the crucial role scaled back kit and flexible, agile cameras played in realising Gareth Edwards’ ambitions for sci-fi spectacular, The Creator. When Oren Soffer signed on for The Creator,…
HELPING HAND Created by Sony to address the demand for a smaller camera without sacrificing quality, the Rialto Extension System has revolutionised large-format digital filmmaking. The unique design of the Sony VENICE, introduced in 2017, revolutionised high-end digital motion picture…
A LIFE IN MONOCHROME Samuel Beckett, a towering figure in 20th-century literature, is the subject of the biopic Dance First. Cinematographer Antonio Paladino sheds light on the choice of black-and-white cinematography and the equipment deployed to bring the director’s vision…
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