Time & Space Peter Suschitzky ASC / After Earth Time & Space Peter Suschitzky ASC / After Earth BY: Ron Prince Cataclysmic events have forced humanity to abandon Earth for Nova Prime, a planet light years away across the universe. Some 1,000 years later, a peace keeping expedition crash lands on Earth, leaving a father … Read more
Wealth and Decadence Simon Duggan ACS / The Great Gatsby Wealth and Decadence Simon Duggan ACS / The Great Gatsby BY: Adrian Pennington Simon Duggan ACS details how stereoscopic 3D was used to craft a greater connection with film’s performances and storytelling for Baz Luhrmann’s majestic The Great Gatsby. Article written by Adrian Pennington. Filmed … Read more
Smooth Operator Clapperboard / David Worley ACO, GBCT Smooth Operator Clapperboard / David Worley ACO, GBCT BY: David A. Ellis Camera operator David Worley, who won the 2012 operators’ award for The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo on the BSC Operators’ Night, was born in Watford and brought up in Rickmansworth. He finished his schooling … Read more
Coffee Mate Meet the New Wave / Ed Moore Coffee Mate Meet the New Wave / Ed Moore Filmography (so far): Comedy-drama series Common Ground (Sky Atlantic); national TV commercials; tons of shorts and promos, and the feature Turbulence (2011). When did you discover you wanted to be a cinematographer? I was ten and … Read more
Back in Time Vittorio Storaro AIC, ASC / The Early Life of Mohammed Back in Time Vittorio Storaro AIC, ASC / The Early Life of Mohammed BY: Bob Fisher Vittorio Storaro AIC ASC has earned almost 60 cinematography credits for narrative films and occasional documentaries. His diverse body of work is … Read more
Shadow of Doubt Ben Seresin / Broken City Shadow of Doubt Ben Seresin / Broken City Some cinema genres are closely identified with a specific period of time. Film noir in particular is most associated with its heyday, the late 1940s and early ‘50s, despite efforts by a new generation of filmmakers and writers to … Read more
Tough Justice Paul Cameron ASC / Dead Man Down Tough Justice Paul Cameron ASC / Dead Man Down Early in January 2012 Niels Arden Oplev called Paul Cameron ASC to gauge his interest in a film shooting in Philadelphia that coming summer. “I was familiar with his previous film, the original Girl With The Dragon … Read more
Coming of Age Jess Hall BSC / The Spectacular Now Coming of Age Jess Hall BSC / The Spectacular Now The most important thing for cinematographer Jess Hall BSC in capturing in The Spectacular Now was honesty. Neither he nor director James Ponsoldt – who wowed Sundance audiences last year with Smashed – were looking … Read more
Tall Order Newton Thomas Sigel ASC / Jack the Giant Slayer Tall Order Newton Thomas Sigel ASC / Jack the Giant Slayer BY: Valentina Valentini Jack The Giant Slayer, taken from the pages of the centuries-old folkloric tales of Jack And The Beanstalk and Jack the Giant-Killer, makes its silver screen debut in March 2013, … Read more
Dolce Vita John de Borman BSC / Quartet Dolce Vita John de Borman BSC / Quartet Quartet is the touching British comedy-drama film, based on the play of the same title by author, playwright and screenwriter Ronald Harwood, which ran in London’s West End from 1999 to 2000. The movie stars Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, … Read more
Through the past darkly Robert Richardson ASC / Django Unchained Through the past darkly Robert Richardson ASC / Django Unchained BY: Bob Fisher Django Unchained is a literal title of a new co-venture by Robert Richardson ASC and director Quentin Tarantino, who also wrote the script. The film was produced by The Weinstein Company for … Read more
Captivating Camera Lol Crawley BSC / Hyde Park on Hudson Captivating Camera Lol Crawley BSC / Hyde Park on Hudson Cinema is all about pretence and illusion. Actors pretend to be other people, technology creates different looks, and sometimes cities and countries have to impersonate other places. Cinematographer Lol Crawley BSC had to deal with … Read more
What Ho Biggles! Clapperboard / John Higgins What Ho Biggles! Clapperboard / John Higgins BY: David A. Ellis One of the cinematograoher’s best friends during a production is the chief lighting technician, or gaffer. Along with managing resources as broad as electrical generators, lights, cabling, and manpower, they also have to know the appropriate gel … Read more
Light Fantastic Meet the New Wave / Ula Pontikos Light Fantastic Meet the New Wave / Ula Pontikos Filmography (so far): Weekend (2011), Run (2012), Anda Union (2012) and Playhouse Presents for Sky Arts The Minor Character (2012). When did you discover you wanted to be a cinematographer? I studied environmental science in my … Read more
Grand Images Christian Berger AAC / Le Cahier, The Notebook, Das Grosse Heft Grand Images Christian Berger AAC / Le Cahier , The Notebook , Das Grosse Heft To catch and capture the essence of a tale or story, and translate this into powerful, mesmerising images, best describes a skillful cinematographer’s eye, writes Annette Zoeh. Director … Read more
Fearful Symmetry Claudio Miranda ASC / Life of Pi Fearful Symmetry Claudio Miranda ASC / Life of Pi BY: Wyatt Moss-Wellington From behind the monitor Ang Lee calls out, “Hold the camera still!”. Meanwhile, just around the corner, Claudio Miranda ASC grapples with a lemur that has taken a sudden interest in operation of the … Read more
Love Life Darius Khondji AFC / Amour Love Life Darius Khondji AFC / Amour Amour (Love) is the French-language drama written and directed by Austrian director Michael Haneke, winner of the 2009 Palme D’Or for The White Ribbon. Haneke is well-known for his bleak and disturbing style of movie-making, which often document the problems and … Read more
Bleak House John Mathieson BSC / Great Expectations Bleak House John Mathieson BSC / Great Expectations Whilst 2012 will probably be best-remembered for the London Olympics and 50 years of James Bond, it was also the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens’s birth. Indeed, February saw the royal laying of wreathes at the author’s grave in … Read more
Perfect Harmony Danny Cohen BSC / Les Miserables Perfect Harmony Danny Cohen BSC / Les Miserables BY: David Heuring Les Misérables, Victor Hugo’s classic 1862 novel, takes places against the baroque backdrop of early 19th century France. This latest cinematic version of the oft-told tale is based on the hugely successful theatrical musical, which has … Read more
Top Gun Meet the New Wave / Adam Etherington Top Gun Meet the New Wave / Adam Etherington Filmography (so far): The Seasoning House (2012), The Drummond Will (2010) and Lovelorn (2008), plus numerous commercials, promos, and FujiFilm Shorts winner The World Turns (2011). When did you discover you wanted to be a cinematographer? … Read more
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