LIGHT IN THE DARK Cinematographer Drew Daniels reveals the challenges of filming Anora, navigating light and composition in a gripping, real-time fight scene. For cinematographer Drew Daniels, his journey with the Cannes-winning Anora began with a dinner in Los Angeles…
REIMAGINING THE MAGIC Alice Brooks ASC’s considers musicals to be the most magical genre, so when director Jon M. Chu invited her to join him in translating the Wicked world from stage to screen, it was a once-in-a-lifetime adventure she…
BODY SHOCK Benjamin Kračun BSC reveals the approach he adopted when shooting The Substance, working with prosthetics and practical effects to realise director Coralie Fargeat’s vision for the body horror. The script for The Substance is 150 pages and 20…
FIT FOR A QUEEN Cinematographers Jeffrey Jur ASC, Alicia Robbins, and Diana Olifirova tackled the challenge of evolving the stunning visuals from the first two series of Bridgerton in series three. Here’s how it was achieved. To offer a glimpse…
RETURN OF THE MAX Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is a prequel to Fury Road, exploring Furiosa’s abduction and revenge, with Simon Duggan succeeding John Seale as cinematographer. Back in 2021, Simon Duggan ASC ACS received a call to meet…
COURTING RIVALS Thai cinematographer Sayombhu Mukdeeprom serves up a winning shot with 35mm Kodak film, precise aspect ratios, and innovative techniques in Challengers. In their electrifyingly propulsive Challengers, director Luca Guadagnino and cinematographer Sayombhu Mukdeeprom set out not to make…
THREE OF A KIND Shooting a multi-story narrative consecutively and maintaining a consistent visual style was at the centre of Robbie Ryan BSC ISC’s process when crafting triptych tale Kinds of Kindness alongside Yorgos Lanthimos. Like many successful production pairings,…
IN THE MOMENT Adopting a realistic approach based on newsreel footage and photographs of real combat, Rob Hardy ASC BSC helped realise Alex Garland’s dystopian story of a nation engulfed by the violent clashes of civil war. Director Alex Garland…
BOLD VISION When Greig Fraser ASC ACS and his creative collaborators returned to the desert to continue bringing Denis Villeneuve’s vision of sandworms, spice, and spectacle to the screen they evolved the world of wonder by entering new visual territory. …
FEUDAL FEUDS Sprawling epic Shōgun allowed cinematographer Christopher Ross BSC to craft a rich tapestry of 17th-century feudal Japan. An English pirate is shipwrecked on the shores of feudal Japan and uses the local political system to ingratiate himself in…
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