Cameo Roller Meet the New Wave / Si Bell Cameo Roller Meet the New Wave / Si Bell Filmography (so far): Almost Married (2014), Electricity (2014), Orthodox (releasing 2015), Tiger Raid (releasing 2015), Undercover (releasing 2015). When did you discover you wanted to be a cinematographer? I was 23, at Northumbria University, back in … Read more
Enigma Variations Oscar Faura / The Imitation Game Enigma Variations Oscar Faura / The Imitation Game The Imitation Game is the highly-praised, British-American historical thriller about British mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst and pioneering computer scientist Alan Turing. A key figure in cracking Nazi Germany’s Enigma code, that helped the Allies to win World War II, Turing … Read more
Filmed on Film Giles Nuttgens BSC / God help the girl , Young ones and grain Filmed on Film Giles Nuttgens BSC / God help the girl , Young ones and grain Giles Nuttgens BSC continues to be moved by images created on celluloid. He used film for his latest two releases, God Help The Girl and Young Ones, … Read more
Going Underground Erik Wilson / Paddington Going Underground Erik Wilson / Paddington When the kindly Brown family adopts a small, polite but accident-prone bear they find lost and alone at a London railway station, he changes their lives forever. He had much the same effect on the crew behind the new big screen version of … Read more
Picture Framer Clapperboard / Martin Hume BSC ACO GBCT Picture Framer Clapperboard / Martin Hume BSC ACO GBCT BY: David A. Ellis Camera operator Martin Hume was born in Cowley, Middlesex in May 1949. He is the son of the late Alan Hume (1924-2010), the notable cinematographer responsible for 102 features, including a great number … Read more
Biblical Proportions Dariusz Wolski / Exodus: Gods and Kings Biblical Proportions Dariusz Wolski / Exodus: Gods and Kings BY: David Wood Exodus: Gods And Kings is Dariusz Wolski’s third collaboration with Ridley Scott, following Prometheus and The Counselor. But not his last. The Polish born cinematographer is currently working with Sir Ridley on The Martian, … Read more
True Heroine Trevor Forrest / Noble True Heroine Trevor Forrest / Noble Having a dry run to make sure everything works is an ideal, but in some situations it’s just not practical. This is too often the case in filmmaking, where budgets, locations, actor and crew availability, not to mention logistics, make having a try-out … Read more
Chip off the old block Meet the New Wave / Alfie Biddle Chip off the old block Meet the New Wave / Alfie Biddle Filmography (so far): Features: Silent Hours (2013) and Reign Of The General (2014)… When did you discover you wanted to be a cinematographer? I grew up visiting my father Adrian … Read more
European Twist John de Borman BSC / If I Stay European Twist John de Borman BSC / If I Stay Since shooting his first feature 23 years ago, John de Borman BSC has developed a reputation as a stylish and simpatico cinematographer, one who understands the nuances of character and performance, and also as a … Read more
Day for Night John Schwartzman ASC / Dracula Untold Day for Night John Schwartzman ASC / Dracula Untold Gary Shore, the director of Dracula Untold is young and green. The writers, Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless are young and green too. But the cinematographer John Schwartzman, ASC – regardless of his age – is well-seasoned, … Read more
Vanishing Act Jeff Cronenweth ASC / Gone Girl Vanishing Act Jeff Cronenweth ASC / Gone Girl With the symbiotic relationship between cinematographer and director that oozes off the screen during David Fincher productions, you’d think that Jeff Cronenweth ASC had shot all of the acclaimed director’s movies. However, it seems that about half a body … Read more
Passion Player Clapperboard / Philip Sindall Passion Player Clapperboard / Philip Sindall BY: David A. Ellis Camera operator Philip Sindall was born in London in 1953. As a young child his parents bought him a simple stills camera. Before long he was mixing up chemicals in his mother’s kitchen and using it as a darkroom, … Read more
Sun King Dick Pope BSC / Mr Turner Sun King Dick Pope BSC / Mr Turner BY: Ron Prince For his 10th movie with British filmmaker Mike Leigh, cinematographer Dick Pope BSC, was given a subject that most could only dream about: a biopic about English Romantic artist JMW Turner, known as “the painter of … Read more
Consummate Filmmaker Clapperboard / Peter Macdonald BSC DGA Consummate Filmmaker Clapperboard / Peter Macdonald BSC DGA BY: David A. Ellis Notable cinematographer, director and producer Peter MacDonald BSC DGA was born in North West London in June 1939. He attended secondary school, leaving at fifteen. During a long a successful career in the movie production … Read more
Family Affair Ken Burns / The Roosevelts Family Affair Ken Burns / The Roosevelts The Roosevelts: An Intimate History is a 14-hour documentary that takes audiences on a journey through more than a 100 years of history, writes Bob Fisher. It focusses on Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and the roles they played in world … Read more
Funny Girl Russ Alsobrook ASC / Tammy Funny Girl Russ Alsobrook ASC / Tammy Russ Alsobrook ASC – known for his many comedies like Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Superbad, Role Models and Fox’s New Girl – has a mantra: “We don’t shoot comedies, we shoot movies that happen to be funny.” It was from this … Read more
Monkey Business Michael Seresin BSC / Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Monkey Business Michael Seresin BSC / Dawn of the Planet of the Apes BY: Adrian Pennington 2011’s Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes rekindled the classic science-fiction film series, begun by director Franklin J. Schaffner in 1968, with storytelling in keeping … Read more
Making the Difference Meet the New Wave / Robin Whenary Making the Difference Meet the New Wave / Robin Whenary Filmography (so far): Features: Nothing Like This (2014) and Love Me Do (2014). Shorts: Respite (2014), Orbit Ever After (2013), Anita (2013) and Skyborn (2012). Music videos: King Of Everything (Boy George 2013). When … Read more
Celestial Battle Adam Suschitzky BSC / Dominion Celestial Battle Adam Suschitzky BSC / Dominion The future of humanity hangs in the balance as the ultimate celestial battle descends to Earth in Syfy Channel’s new series Dominion. Based on characters from the hit theatrical film Legion (2010), Dominion is an epic supernatural action drama, set … Read more
No Strings Don Burgess ASC / Muppets Most Wanted No Strings Don Burgess ASC / Muppets Most Wanted Take a movie, which is challenging in itself to make, and add two-foot furry puppets with humans attached underneath them and put them next to Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey, and Ty Burell, and you’ve got quite the … Read more
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