As VP techniques and technology continue to progress at an incredible pace there’s plenty to explore in Focus On: Virtual Production II from British Cinematographer.

ARRI expands large format family with ALEXA Mini LF

ARRI has unveiled its new Alexa Mini LF camera. The new product combines the compact size and low weight of the company’s popular Alexa Mini with the large-format Alexa LF sensor, and extends the creative possibilities of large-format cinematography with ARRI camera systems. ARRI’s large-format camera system was launched at the BSC Expo in London … Read more

Frieder Hochheim

Illuminating Innovator / Frieder Hochheim Illuminating Innovator / Frieder Hochheim BY: Kevin Hilton Header image: Frieder went to town on fluorescents on Barfly (1987) For a sound recordist to suggest the need for a new type of florescent lamp – a fixture which, more than others, could cause interference on the location soundtrack – shows … Read more

Buy the limited edition BSC 70th Anniversary Collection

The British Society of Cinematographers have released an exclusive collection of specially branded merchandise as part of their 70th Anniversary celebrations. A selection of Polo and T-shirts, Sweatshirts plus beanie and peaked caps, all featuring the society’s 70th Anniversary logo are available in a choice of grey or black in a variety of sizes. This … Read more

Bart Sienkiewicz

Prime focus Meet the New Wave / Bart Sienkiewicz Prime focus Meet the New Wave / Bart Sienkiewicz Filmography (so far): Feature fims: Dark Encounter (2019, in post-production), Solis (2018), The Bromley Boys (2018), Piercing Brightness (2013); TV mini-series Immortality (2018) When did you discover you wanted to be a cinematographer? Cinema has fascinated me, … Read more

Roy H. Wagner ASC “The British New Wave”

The British New Wave Letter From America / Roy H Wagner ASC The British New Wave Letter From America / Roy H Wagner ASC I’m a child of the golden age of filmmaking. Well, at least one of those golden ages we speak of with such reverence – the 1940s. As a young aspirant I … Read more

IMAGO Award Winners Announced – Deakins Triumphs Again!

The winners were announced at the second IMAGO Awards ceremony, which took place in Belgrade, Serbia last Saturday (16th March), and Roger Deakins CBE BSC ASC picked up another award for his work on Blade Runner 2049. Having garnered Oscar, ASC, BSC and BAFTA accolades last year, Deakins won the ‘Feature Film’ award – presented … Read more

Tristan Oliver BSC / Isle Of Dogs

Man’s best friend Tristan Oliver BSC / Isle Of Dogs Man’s best friend Tristan Oliver BSC / Isle Of Dogs BY: Ron Prince “From a cinematographic point-of-view there’s no difference between shooting stop-frame and live action,” says Tristan Oliver BSC, the DP on Wes Anderson’s stylish and highly-acclaimed animated feature Isle Of Dogs, distributed by … Read more

Cine Gear Expo Returns to Paramount Studios on May 30th-June 2nd

Cine Gear Expo Hollywood will once again be held at historic Paramount Studios May 30-June 2, 2019. Now in its 24th year, this must-go-to event fills the actual sound stages and New York Street location sets of this revered venue. The Hollywood show opens May 30th with the Film Series Competition that includes: Student Short, … Read more

Cinders Forshaw BSC

Candid Camera Clapperboard / Cinders Forshaw BSC Candid Camera Clapperboard / Cinders Forshaw BSC BY: Valentina Valentini Header image: © Stefan Falke / NFP “A shot isn’t just a shot,” says cinematographer Cinders Forshaw BSC over the phone from her home in Bristol. She’s talking about film theory, a subject she’d originally shunned during her … Read more

Mike Eley BSC “The giving of gifts”

The giving of gifts President’s Perspective / Mike Eley BSC The giving of gifts President’s Perspective / Mike Eley BSC This year marks the BSC’s 70th anniversary. In September of 1949, Bert Easey, then head of the camera department at Denham and Pinewood Studios, saw to fruition his idea of a British Society Of Cinematographers, … Read more

February 2019: Singing the Praises

Singing the Praises Across The Pond / Mark London Williams Singing the Praises Across The Pond / Mark London Williams One of the great ironies of the now-concluded award season in L.A. (by which we mean, “the lull before the Emmy campaigns start”) especially for this column, is that if you wanted to talk to … Read more

Laurie Rose BSC / Stan & Ollie

Double Act Laurie Rose BSC / Stan & Ollie Double Act Laurie Rose BSC / Stan & Ollie BY: Ron Prince Stan & Ollie follows the world’s most famous comedy duo, Laurel & Hardy, as they attempt to reignite their dwindling film careers, during a gruelling music hall tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland … Read more

Special Recognition Awards Announced by IMAGO

Ahead of the second IMAGO International Awards for Cinematography ceremony, IMAGO have announced the recipients of their ‘Special Recognition’ awards, including Rachel Morrison ASC and Ed Lachman ASC. The main awards cermony will take place in Belgrade, Serbia on 16th March 2019, and you can read about the other award nominees HERE. The ‘Special Recognition’ … Read more

Inside The New Issue: 92

Feast your eyes on the new edition of British Cinematographer magazine – digitally* via our website, or in print**, from 18th March 2019 onwards. On the Cover Ben Davis BSC on Dumbo In our latest cover feature, Ben Davis BSC speaks to us about teaming up with director Tim Burton for the first time to … Read more

ScreenSkills

Opportunity Knocks Spotlight / ScreenSkills Opportunity Knocks Spotlight / ScreenSkills BY: Michael Burns With production in the UK booming, the newly-formed ScreenSkills is dedicated to keeping the talent pool well-stocked. The film industry is traditionally seen as one of the most difficult to break into, but that might not be strictly true. “I think there … Read more

DP Stephen Murphy On Death and Nightingales

DP Stephen Murphy wrote in with details about his work on Death And Nightingales, the three-part BBC mini-series directed by Allan Cubitt and produced by Jonathan Cavendish for Imaginarium. Based on the novel of the same name, written by Eugene McCabe and set in rural Fermanagh in 1883, it stars Jamie Dornan, Matthew Rhys and … Read more

Camerimage heading back to its roots

EnergaCamerimage are very excited to announce that the 27th edition of the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography CAMERIMAGE will be held between 9-16 November 2019 in the city of Toruń, Poland. For some, this means an entirely new location; for Camerimage – it’s a return to their roots – both for the … Read more

Philippe Rousselot AFC ASC / Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald

Wizarding World Philippe Rousselot AFC ASC / Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald Wizarding World Philippe Rousselot AFC ASC / Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald BY: Ron Prince Header Image by Jaap Buitendijk “I probably work best under a sense of terror, and feel that way when I start every single job,” remarks Philippe … Read more

Mike Eley BSC / The White Crow

Dance Lesson Mike Eley BSC / The White Crow Dance Lesson Mike Eley BSC / The White Crow BY: Trevor Hogg After adapting William Shakespeare for his directorial debut Coriolanus (2011), Ralph Fiennes explored the mistress of author Charles Dickens in The Invisible Woman (2013), and for his third effort delves into the defection of … Read more

The making of They Shall Not Grow Old

The restoration work on Sir Peter Jackson’s First World War documentary film, They Shall Not Grow Old, was handled by Park Road Post Production in Wellington, New Zealand, and represents the post house’s largest-ever restoration project. Spanning four years, from first receiving over 100 hours of 35mm film scans from London’s Imperial War Museum to … Read more

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