Young minds The Boy in the Shed tells a powerful narrative of children’s mental health and bereavement. The director and DP of the short film discuss the challenges of working with child actors on a tight budget and limited time.…
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,…
Spine-tingling visuals Anastas Michos ASC GSC reteamed with director David Prior to shoot the Emmy-nominated episode “The Autopsy” for Guillermo del Toro’s anthology series Cabinet of Curiosities. In this version of Michael Shea’s short story, adapted with the help of screenwriter…
Finding meaning An agoraphobic Welsh translator gets a surprise visit from her brother’s friend in Keith Wilhelm Kopp’s tender two-hander. Kopp and cinematographer Mark James reveal their influences and inspirations for Translations, captured in black-and-white. After years trapped inside her…
Crazy space opera Cinematographer Henry Braham BSC dissects Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, including the film’s mocap magic and keeping the characters mobile. Back for a third, and possibly final act, Marvel’s beloved motley crew assemble for another candy-coloured…
FILTERED IMAGES DPs past and present discuss their favourite filters and consider the place of physical filtration in a digital world. “It’s still a question I ask myself every time I put [a filter] in front of the camera: is…
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