ARTISTIC ADVENTURE Old and new techniques were magically merged in the filming of Yorgos Lanthimos’ award-winning Poor Things. Robbie Ryan BSC ISC shares the creatively ambitious journey of discovery the filmmakers embarked on when building a unique and wild world…
PLAYING BY THE BOOK Faced with a tight timeframe to shoot Heartstopper’s second season, cinematographer Simona Susnea reveals the creative and technical processes that helped her beat the clock when capturing Charlie and Nick’s cross-Channel adventure, while paying homage to…
MULTICAM MASTERCLASS Todd Banhazl ASC was enlisted from the get go of Winning Time‘s production to ensure the HBO show captured the explosive rise of one of sport’s most iconic dynasties. With Jerry Buss’ 1979 purchase of the Los Angeles…
ADVENTURES IN BARBIE LAND It will have been difficult to miss the film frenzy as the Barbenheimer craze swept the world and crowds rushed to see two very different but captivating releases on the same weekend – Oppenheimer and Barbie.…
IMMERSIVE IN IMAX We caught up with DNEG VFX supervisors Andrew Jackson and Giacomo Mineo to learn about how they crafted the stunning VFX for one of the most visually explosive films of the year. Did your process have to…
VAMPIRIC VENGEANCE Pablo Larraín’s latest film borrows from film and folklore history to reimagine Chile’s former dictator Augusto Pinochet as a blood-sucking vampire. Ed Lachman ASC was enlisted to help Chilean director Pablo Larraín exact his revenge on Pinochet, using…
Lighting a dark past Portraying a dark stain on Ireland’s past with humour and light poses a daunting challenge, particularly when many victims are still alive. In a new series about the Magdalene laundries scandal, cinematographer Si Bell reveals how…
SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND Fresh from his Bafta Television Craft Award success, Chas Appeti, the cinematographer and co-creator of Amazon’s Jungle with Junior Okoli, reflects on his winning work on the innovative musical series. Tinie Tempah, Big Narstie, Unknown T…
CAMARADERIE IN COMBAT Capturing the bond and bravery of two men from different cultures who selflessly help one another led Guy Ritchie and cinematographer Ed Wild BSC to choose a more stripped back shooting package than the director’s previous productions.…
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION The latest collaboration between Hoyte van Hoytema ASC NSC FSF and Christopher Nolan sees them take on their most groundbreaking creative project yet, bringing the fascinating true story of “father of the atomic bomb”, theoretical physicist…
DIALLING UP THE THRILLS As Phedon Papamichael ASC GSC becomes the latest cinematographer to lens a rip-roaring Indiana Jones romp, he and director James Mangold reveal the privileges and challenges of bringing Harrison Ford’s adventure-fuelled archaeologist to the screen. Getting…
WILD CHILD Queen of genre filmmaking Jennifer Reeder’s new horror about a supernaturally transformed teenager, lensed by Sevdije Kastrati, oozes with feist and feminism. The ‘troubled teen’, one of the most riffed-on coming-of-age stories, is captured in a bloody new…
THE REVOLUTION WILL BE TELEVISED Delve into the artistry and technical mastery that brought to life RRR‘s most memorable sequence – the fiery encounter between the two protagonists – through the innovative use of miniatures and fiery lighting effects from…
Into the unknown Documentary cinematographer Tim Cragg focuses on the breathtaking world of freediving for Laura McGann’s gripping documentary. It’s not often that a film comes along that makes you – quite literally – hold your breath. But in the…
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…
Agents for change Although there is still some way to go to create a truly inclusive industry, there are many associations, initiatives and schemes making strides towards a more diverse filmmaking community. In part one of this special feature, we…
FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT Jess Hall ASC BSC reflects on how cinematographers can bring their own life experiences to their lensing for truly authentic storytelling. Spring 2014, Highgate, London. I prepare to bury my father amongst some of his closest…
FIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION Boasting slick and mind-boggling stunts, technical prowess, and a distinct style, the hit John Wick franchise has dared to be different. With Chapter 4 the filmmakers endeavoured to elevate the action whilst taking the story to new…
Risky business Cinematographer Nikita Kuzmenko reunites with film school collaborator Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk after a decade to lens eerie folk thriller Pamfir. Deep in the Carpathians, we meet the eponymous Pamfir (Oleksandr Yatsentyuk), who has just returned home to Ukraine to…
Classified act Cinematographer Paul Yee on lensing the turbulent story of NSA whistleblower Reality Winner. It’s an otherwise ordinary Saturday afternoon in June 2017 and 25-year-old Reality Winner returns home to be accosted by the FBI. In a narrative that…
Southern comfort Raine Allen-Miller’s Peckham-accented love story has upended the Curtis monopoly on London romcoms in vivid style. Cinematographer Olan Collardy’s lensing puts the south of the Thames firmly in the spotlight. There’s a knowing moment in sunny romcom Rye…
HATE BREEDS HATE Set in the aftermath of a riot, La Haine was a sensation in 1995. Director Mathieu Kassovitz’s exuberant waking dream of friendship and social discontent was linked to riots in the Parisian suburbs shortly after its release and still hits like a visceral wrecking…
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