A SHOT IN THE DARK Cinematographer Linda Wu reveals how OK/NOTOK used a single locked-off camera position to tell a near-future story of tolerance and human connection. Please share an outline of the production? OK/NOTOK is a dark comedy-drama set…
Cinematographer Anna Smoroňová, ASK’s credits include the feature Němá tajemství (aka Suppressed), which played at the 2023 Camerimage International Film Festival, and the music videos for Lazer Viking’s “Yr Body” and dné’s “Traps in My Feed.” In this video interview, she traces her…
SWEET SIMPLICTY Cinematographer Simona Susnea shares how keeping things simple on Sweet Sue helped elevate both the story and build the look of Leo Leigh’s wry comedy-drama. Sweet Sue, Leo Leigh’s fiction feature debut, is a funny – if occasionally…
Cabin fever The apocalypse comes knocking in master of thrills M. Night Shyamalan’s trope-twisting horror. Cinematographer Lowell A. Meyer, who shares a DP credit with Jarin Blaschke, reveals how he helped craft the film’s spine-chilling visuals. The haunted-cabin-in-the-woods cliché gets…
Father figures Bruiser, Miles Warren’s striking feature debut, grapples with toxic masculinity and paternal conflict, as witnessed by a 14-year-old boy. Behind the lens on the coming-of-age drama was cinematographer Justin Derry, who reveals how he developed the film’s rich…
SENSOR SENSIBILITY There are more lens and sensor options to choose from than ever before. Exploring how the two can work together in harmony, cinematographers share their thoughts on the large-format phenomenon and their preferred combinations. All things being equal,…
Rebel with a cause The latest live-action Star Wars spin-off, Andor, eschews the tried-and-tested StageCraft formula of its Disney+ predecessors. Block three DP Frank Lamm takes us into the heart of the action, shooting both on stage at Pinewood Studios…
CAMERAS AT SPEED From superhero stunts in a circling single take to bloody revenge on a wildly spinning waltzer, the challenges of filming in moving vehicles are no barrier to a DP’s creativity. When Stephen Murphy BSC started the upcoming…
CAT AND MOUSE GAMES Breaking away from the trend of photorealism is the big screen adaption of Tom and Jerry which honours the cartoon heritage of the cat and mouse rivals while placing them within live-action environments. The hybrid approach…
Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organisation that produces the Spirit Awards, has selected 30 filmmakers for Project Involve 2021. Project Involve is a free nine-month program for writers, directors, producers, editors, cinematographers, animators, programmers and entertainment executives from diverse backgrounds.…
Back in 2019, VMI managing director, Barry Bassett, contacted the TV industry body ScreenSkills to investigate whether it might be possible to set up a formal apprenticeship standard for UK camera rental companies. The idea was that this programme would…
In the next step of the expanded partnership announced last summer, nonprofit Made In Her Image and Panavision are launching a new educational, mentorship, and networking program that seeks to address gender and racial disparities within the motion-picture industry. The…
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