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Talent and triumph at the BSC Awards: celebrating the winners

Filmmaking achievement was celebrated at the third BSC Awards ceremony. Winners included Erik Messerschmidt ASC for Mank; Suzie Lavelle BSC ISC for Normal People; Maceo Bishop for Uncut Gems; Benjamin Treplin for Das Boot; Nina Kellgren BSC; The Mark Milsome Foundation; and Dedo Weigert.

Awards

BAFTA Film winners: Joshua James Richards wins Cinematography award for Nomadland

The best in film was celebrated at the 2021 EE British Academy Film Awards, with British cinematographer Joshua James Richards winning the Cinematography award for Nomadland.

News

LEDs: the new digital palette

Not all LEDs are created equal. As virtual production increases, DPs need to get to grips with the nuances and limitations of working with LED volume.

Behind the Scenes

Erik Messerschmidt ASC / Mank

Leading Oscar nominated black-and-white biopic Mank sees another successful collaboration between cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt ASC and director David Fincher as they craft an authentic portrayal of the turbulent development of the script for Citizen Kane.

BSC News

Take a sneak peek inside the March 2021 issue of British Cinematographer

We're delighted to announce that the March 2021 issue of British Cinematographer is now here! Find out more about just some of the exclusive interviews and articles you can expect to find inside our bumper 104th edition.

Behind the Scenes

Tami Reiker ASC / One Night In Miami

DP Tami Reiker ASC lenses Regina King’s directorial debut One Night in Miami, the imagined story of a meeting between Malcolm X, Cassius Clay, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke.

Opinion

Point of View: Supporting Trainees

We put the question to Allison Dowzell, Gareth Ellis-Unwin, Kate Rolfe and Dominique Unsworth MBE - what one thing can the industry do to support trainees?

Across The Pond

March 2021: Nominations and innovations

Here in British Cinematographer’s Hollywood bureau, we await our second Pfizer shot, while gearing up to attend - virtually, of course - the coming ASC and Oscar awards. Normally, this column would be reporting on how they were.

Behind the Scenes

Ed Wild BSC / The Wilds

Ed Wild BSC’s fluid, dynamic cinematography forms an emotional connection in survival series The Wilds, Amazon Prime Video’s 10-part original series following a group of teenagers embarking on what they believe to be an all-girls empowerment retreat.

Behind the Scenes

Paolo Carnera AIC / The White Tiger

Netflix has put its money behind A list filmmakers like Spike Lee, Aaron Sorkin and George Clooney whose films are all in the running for accolades. Da 5 Bloods, The Trial of the Chicago 7 and The Midnight Sky all have their merits but none holds as high a rating as Ramin Bahrani’s The White Tiger on Rottentomatoes where it scores 92% among critics and 80% audience votes.