Fang-tastic Caleb Deschanel ASC / Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Fang-tastic Caleb Deschanel ASC / Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter takes audiences on a journey to a time when the legendary American president was fighting for the survival of his nation. The enemies are vampires who are plotting to take over … Read more
Shadow Play Bruno Delbonnel AFC, ASC / Dark Shadows Shadow Play Bruno Delbonnel AFC, ASC / Dark Shadows BY: Ron Prince It was a Sunday afternoon, not so long ago, and Ron Prince caught up with Bruno Delbonnel AFC ASC over Skype, to discover more about his cinematography work on Tim Burton’s ‘gonzo’ fantasy Dark … Read more
Alien Friend Meet the New Wave / James Friend Alien Friend Meet the New Wave / James Friend Filmography (so far): The Liability (2012), Papadopoulos & Sons (2011), Piggy (2011), Turnout (2010), Ghosted (2010), The Academy (TV). When did you discover you wanted to be a cinematographer? I always wanted to be a filmmaker … Read more
Lifes work Clapperboard / Ronald Neame CBE, BSC Lifes work Clapperboard / Ronald Neame CBE, BSC Ronald Elwin Neame CBE BSC was born on 23 April 1911 in London. His father Elwin was a photographer, who went on to direct features. Tragically, in 1923, he died in a motorcycle accident. After his father’s death there … Read more
Lifes work Clapperboard / Guy Green OBE, BSC Lifes work Clapperboard / Guy Green OBE, BSC Guy Green OBE BSC was born on 15 November 1913 in Frome, Somerset. He left school at sixteen joining a passenger liner as a projectionist for the commercial Maritime Film Service. He went on to work as a clapper … Read more
Personal Portraits Dick Pope BSC / Bernie Personal Portraits Dick Pope BSC / Bernie BY: Ron Prince In a small Texas town, the much-loved local mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy, but much-loathed, widow. When he kills her he goes to great lengths to create the illusion that she’s alive. That’s the premise … Read more
Family Affair Brendan Galvin / Mirror Mirror Family Affair Brendan Galvin / Mirror Mirror The story of Snow White could be considered as the tale of a completely dysfunctional family. Yet the production story of the Tarsem Singh’s new and spectacular re-imagining of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale for the big screen, is one … Read more
Towering Achievements Dante Spinotti AIC, ASC Towering Achievements Dante Spinotti AIC, ASC Dante Spinotti AIC, ASC is the recipient of the 2012 American Society of Cinematographers Lifetime Achievement Award. That recognition from his peers comes in the wake of Spinotti receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award for Cinematography at the 32nd Annual Manaki Brothers festival in … Read more
Outdoor Skills Tom Stem ASC, AFC / The Hunger Games Outdoor Skills Tom Stem ASC, AFC / The Hunger Games Tom Stern ASC AFC was in the final days of shooting J. Edgar, with his frequent collaborator Clint Eastwood, when his agent told him that Gary Ross wanted to speak about a film he was … Read more
English Affair Florian Hoffmeister / The Deep Blue Sea English Affair Florian Hoffmeister / The Deep Blue Sea Regardless of who wrote them, some plays are doomed never to be staged again after their first production. Others are blessed with regular revivals. Terence Rattigan’s The Deep Blue Sea falls into the second category. Since the … Read more
COMIC HERO Shelley Johnson ASC / Captain America COMIC HERO Shelley Johnson ASC / Captain America BY: Bob Fisher Captain America: The First Avenger is based on the adventures of a fictional superhero who came on the scene in Marvel Comic Books in 1941. More than 210 million comic books with stories about Captain America … Read more
Tenacious D Meet the New Wave / Damian Daniel Tenacious D Meet the New Wave / Damian Daniel Filmography (so far): Deadmeat (2007), The Shouting Men (2010) 2nd Unit DP, Pierrepoint (2005) 2nd Unit DP When did you discover you wanted to be a cinematographer? Wanting to be a cinematographer was a natural progression … Read more
Battle Tested Jerzy Zielinski ASC / Private Peaceful Battle Tested Jerzy Zielinski ASC / Private Peaceful BY: Bob Fisher Private Peaceful will take audiences on a journey around 100 years back in time. The motion picture, shot on Super 16mm and produced by Fluidity Films, is based on the novel written by children’s author Michael … Read more
Inside Track Janusz Kaminski ASC / War Horse Inside Track Janusz Kaminski ASC / War Horse BY: David Heuring Janusz Kaminski and Steven Spielberg have collaborated on more than a dozen films. Their latest is War Horse, the story born as a children’s novel by Michael Morpurgo. It was adapted into a successful theatrical production … Read more
Fascinating Portrait Elliot Davis / The Iron Lady Fascinating Portrait Elliot Davis / The Iron Lady Phyllida Lloyd searched the world over for the right cinematographer for her second feature film – something quite new and altogether different from her first, the breakthrough musical hit Mamma Mia! To film The Iron Lady she chose Elliot … Read more
Conspiracy Theories Phedon Papamichael ASC / The Ides of March Conspiracy Theories Phedon Papamichael ASC / The Ides of March Just in time for the 2012 United States presidential race comes The Ides Of March, a political thriller in which a young, idealistic staffer learns a hard lesson in dirty politics, writes David Heuring. … Read more
Emotional Power Chris Menges BSC, ASC / Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Emotional Power Chris Menges BSC, ASC / Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Like directors, cinematographers either work on a wide variety of film styles or concentrate more on a specific genre. Chris Menges BSC ASC has managed to combine both approaches, but in … Read more
Shadows make good movies Clapperboard / Gilbert Taylor BSC Shadows make good movies Clapperboard / Gilbert Taylor BSC BY: Kevin Hilton Most people have some kind of plan in mind for how they would like their lives to unfold, but few of us set definite goals, and even fewer manage to achieve them. Gilbert Taylor, … Read more
Secrets Unlocked Bob Richardson ASC / Hugo Cabret Secrets Unlocked Bob Richardson ASC / Hugo Cabret BY: Bob Fisher Robert Richardson ASC and his 3D journey into the 1930s on Hugo with Martin Scorsese. Hugo is the cinematic adaption of a 526-page book authored by Brian Selznick. “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” recounts the story of … Read more
Young Buck Meet the New Wave / Justin Brown Young Buck Meet the New Wave / Justin Brown Filmography (so far): Commercials for Puma, Cravendale Milk, Gucci and Skoda (C5 idents), plus virals for Soulwax, Warehouse. Geberit Challenge, LW-01 and Patrick Wolfe. Music videos for Likke Li, Mint Julep, Maverick Sabre and Stornoway. Short films … Read more
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