AT THE CUTTING EDGE By creating the world’s first wheelchair-based camera system, Caerus, Chris Lynch is helping disabled filmmakers realise their creative visions. But, as he highlights, the sophisticated tool can benefit a wide range of productions. Placing craft and…
75 YEARS YOUNG OConnor has been a choice of cinematographers for decades. Now, marking 75 years at the top, it is celebrating this milestone with a new model featuring enhanced capabilities, developed in response to customer demand. Chadwell O’Connor was…
Cinematic chef d’oeuvre As Angénieux marks 10 years of celebrating superstar cinematographers at Cannes this year, we enjoy a glimpse behind the curtain at the lens specialist’s French headquarters. There’s something incredibly fitting about Angénieux being headquartered less than 30…
Movers and shakers They’re a mainstay of the movie world, but did you know that Vicon’s motion capture systems were born from the field of life sciences? Delve into the award-winning technology company’s history of innovation. Invention and innovation can…
THE GODFATHER OF ZOOM CONTROL The opening of 1972’s The Godfather showcases the power of the zoom lens in a scene made possible by Tony Karp’s pioneering computerised controller.  The Godfather won three Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor…
SETTING A STANDARD Revered cinematographer Ed Lachman ASC has used his decades of knowledge and experience to craft an intuitive new exposure control system. Ed Lachman ASC’s patented and trademarked EL Zone System™ (Exposure/Value) has been chosen by camera manufacturer…
REAL-TIME REVOLUTIONARY Before becoming the CTO of Epic Games and overseeing the development of the Unreal Engine, Kim Libreri was part of the visual effects team that made the virtual world of The Matrix franchise a reality. With an architect…
PIXEL PERFECTION Jarred Land has spent his career in close collaboration and connection with filmmakers, supporting the execution of their vision with powerful and ground-breaking tools. Jarred Land runs RED Digital Cinema, the company whose 4K camera went from scepticism to…
OPENING UP THE LENS Bradford Young of Tribe7 is an Academy Award-nominated cinematographer who is empowering image-makers with accessible, personalisable glass and a secure, curated community. Tribe7 co-founders Bradford Young ASC and Neil Fanthom, ARRI’s ex-director of technology, first tested…
CONNECTED FUTURES Global SVP of Innovation at Frame.io, Michael Cioni, discusses his inspirations, Frame.io’s Camera to Cloud (C2C) platform, and the future of the lab workflow. Some innovators may have only one idea or invention in them but most, if…
AN INNOVATIVE ARTIST With a lifelong passion for blending art and science, John Knoll, ILM executive creative director and senior VFX supervisor, has evolved the visual effects world and the craft of filmmaking. Early in life, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) executive creative director and senior VFX supervisor John Knoll (Pacific Rim) was exposed to the blending…
FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT Finding what one wants to do in life is not always straightforward. Rob Drewett, co-founder and chief executive of Motion Impossible, knew he wanted to travel and work outdoors but could not foresee that would lead to…
AUSSIE RULES Innovation usually applies to new technologies and techniques but it can also relate to different approaches to business. Grant Petty, the founder and chief executive of Blackmagic Design (BMD) considered both of these when he began developing his…
FLYING HIGH Drones became both hugely popular and much derided during the 2010s. In the last five years the remotely controlled, unmanned flying craft has made its mark on filmmaking, enabling aerial shots that would be difficult or impossible for…
UPWARD MOBILITY Innovation is often driven by a single idea or preoccupation. For Chris Fawcett it is ergonomics and, more specifically, human movement. This makes sense for someone who specialises in Steadicam shooting but Fawcett has used his experience as…
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