MAKING A SPLASH In one of Primate’s most tense sequences, its characters try to escape a bloodthirsty chimp by diving into an infinity pool – Stephen Murphy BSC ISC explains how the impressive set and sequence came together. Most of…
DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK Long shadows to cast, surreal hallucinations to simulate, blood-curdling scares to stage… For DPs fluent in darkness and light, horror is the ultimate catalyst for creativity. “Two of the hardest genres to get right,…
MARRIAGE OF MINDS Tasked with bringing Mr. & Mr. Smith to the small screen, the show’s three cinematographers reflect on crafting a stirring and standalone visual language for the spy thriller. Inspired by Doug Liman’s 2005 romantic spy thriller starring…
PARTNERS IN CRIME Shooting a fast-paced police drama on a limited budget required an innovative approach from the show’s DPs, Stephen Murphy BSC ISC and Angus Mitchell.  BBC1’s Blue Lights follows three rookie cops trying to fight crime and navigate…
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…
A LIBERATING CREATION When teaming up with director Hiro Murai for the latest season of Atlanta, Stephen Murphy BSC helped create a look based on carefully unobtrusive photography that deliberately avoids the hyperreality adopted by some films and TV series. …
NO ESCAPE Stephen Murphy BSC ISC discusses creating and shooting spaces to ensure the audience remained visually engaged in the on-screen adaptation of No One Gets Out Alive and how especially vital the relationship between the cinematographer and production designer…
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