Inside job Director Flora Lopategui and DP Dominic Howlett bring creativity to a three-day music video project, featuring a prison setting, using limited resources for a compelling visual narrative. In the realm of music videos, artists transcend the visual medium,…
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…
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…
LIGHT OF THE PARTY Production name: The Afterparty S2 Production type: Television series Cinematographer: Ross Riege Gaffer/chief lighting technician: Cameron Smith Director: Various Overview of The Afterparty and your approach to lighting: The series is a ‘Rashomon’-style murder mystery, retelling the same sequence of…
ANGLING FOR SUCCESS Our cinematographic journey through the BSC’s history, courtesy of the Society’s Preserving the Vision book, continues with Oscar-winning founding member Robert Krasker BSC. Revered for his iconic, Oscar-winning work on The Third Man (1949, directed by Carol…
POP-MOTION Shot in just six days by a small crew dedicated to their craft, the music video accompanying Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer” is still admired as a shining example of stop-motion success. 37 years after the video’s release, two members of…
CREATIVE JOURNEY Production: Papercut Cinematographer: Simona Susnea Director: Edward Heredia Production type: A six-minute short film for the BBC Young Creatives Scheme. A hybrid of drama and dance. Lens(es): Meru Anamorphic Lenses supplied by: One Stop Camera: RED Dragon Look…
SUPPORTING THE STORY Production: Blood Cinematographer: Björn Charpentier SBC Director: Brad Anderson Production type: Thriller/Horror Overview of production and the visual approach you adopted: We wanted a movie where at the beginning everything was normal and the further…
HIGH FLYER Sue Gibson BSC made history in 1992 when she became the British Society of Cinematographers’ first female member, later becoming its president. Find out more about this remarkable DP’s endeavours on and off set. Born in Derbyshire, Sue…
CINEMATIC SUPERMAN Our latest instalment from the BSC’s Preserving the Vision spotlights founding member and society president (1964-65) Geoffrey Unsworth OBE BSC. Among Geoffrey Unsworth OBE BSC’s standout work are films such as 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968 d. Stanley…
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