Mike Eley BSC "National Treasure"

NATIONAL TREASURE President’s Perspective / Mike Eley BSC NATIONAL TREASURE President’s Perspective / Mike Eley BSC It hasn’t gone quite as well as we hoped. Six months of various types of lockdown was meant to be the price paid for an autumn release that would herald a winter of….well, if not content at least freedom … Read more

Yinka Edward

Care Giver Meet the New Wave / Yinka Edward CARE GIVER Meet the New Wave / Yinka Edward Filmography (so far): The Milkmaid (not yet released), Dolapo Is Fine (2020), Lionheart (2018), A Love Story (2017) and 93 Days (2016). When did you discover you wanted to be a cinematographer? I started out as a … Read more

Mark London Williams "The Stories Being Told"

THE STORIES BEING TOLD Letter from America / Mark London Williams The Stories Being Told Letter from America / Mark London Williams In his 1986 essay Novel Writing in An Apocalyptic Time, the late Walker Percy (who, ironically enough for our purposes, first came to fame with his novel The Moviegoer), notes, of a culture’s … Read more

Camerimage Silver Frog winner DP Rauno Ronkainen’s technical breakdown of Helene

New on the #shotoncooke curated motion gallery is Camerimage main competition Silver Frog winner, director of photography Rauno Ronkainen, with a selected sequence, technical breakdown and testimonial from Ronkainen on the feature film Helene. Helene is is a story about the life of famous Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck (who lived between 1862 – 1946). The … Read more

Remi Adefarasin OBE BSC / Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Story

A FESTIVE SPECTACULAR Remi Adefarasin OBE BSC / Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Story A FESTIVE SPECTACULAR Remi Adefarasin OBE bsc / Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Story BY: Zoe Mutter Remi Adefarasin OBE BSC creates a believable world of festive fantasy for musical extravaganza Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Story. Keen to immerse himself in a variety … Read more

Flash Gordon: The Official Story of the Film

In 1980, the film Flash Gordon was released, becoming an instant cult favourite. One of the most quotable and beloved sci-fi films ever, it is legendary for its unique look, tone and iconic soundtrack. A new coffee table book Flash Gordon: The Official Story of the Film delves into the making of the movie and … Read more

Zoë Iltsopoulos Borys apppointed vice president and general manager of Panavision Chicago

Panavision has named Zoë Iltsopoulos Borys to lead the company’s Chicago office as Vice President and General Manager. Borys will ensure Panavision’s customers continue to receive the highest level of service and support throughout the commercial, television, and feature sectors, and will be supported in the office’s day-to-day business by Chicago operations manager Stan Glapa. … Read more

DNEG and Brompton Technology partner to forge new virtual production worlds

Visual effects and animation company DNEG has been honoured with five Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects for its visionary work on Inception, Interstellar, Ex Machina, Blade Runner 2049 and First Man. In 2013, it set up a TV episodic arm to expand its offering, which has grown exponentially with the boom of streaming services … Read more

Matthews Studio Equipment expands the Gobo Plate line with Media Mount

Matthews Studio Equipment’s Media Mount is a ruggedly fabricated, affordable on-set grip tool. Whether working on stage or location, monitors are found in every corner of today’s sets allowing all departments to remain dialed into the day’s work. The Gobo Plate Media Mount offers greater versatility, mobility, safety and adaptability than a traditional VESA mount … Read more

Ernst Leitz Wetzlar releases cinematographer’s viewfinder Henri, designed for Leica’s SL2 camera

Henri consists of a newly designed support system for Leica’s SL2 camera, with a pivoting handle including integrated camera controls. By flipping in the handle, the system can be easily attached to a monopod or tripod plate. The upgraded cine application of the new Leica SL2S camera, was the main trigger for optics manufacturer Leitz … Read more

DoPchoice introduces Snapbags, Snapgrids and double bracket for Aputure 600D

DoPchoice now offers light directing tools to work with Aputure’s just-launched LS600D LED fixture. To complement this daylight-balanced point source, DoPchoice has designed two new Snapbag softboxes to directly fit the light’s Bowens mount as well as a double bracket which enables a pair of 600D fixtures to accommodate other Snapbags. The Snapbag Medium SBRRM … Read more

Colourist Andrea Chlebak joins Harbor

Andrea Chlebak, who has spent the past 16 years honing her skills as a colourist for major studios and indies alike, joins the team at Harbor. Based out of Harbor’s LA post-production facility, Chlebak will be available to filmmakers worldwide. Canadian-born, Chlebak’s recent work has included supervising color for Seth Rogen’s An American Pickle for … Read more

European Film Awards announces Excellence Awards winners

For the first time, the European Film Awards (EFAs) are presented as a series of virtual events. The first “EFAs at Eight” was moderated by EFA president Wim Wenders and EFA director Marion Döring and saw the announcement of the Excellence Awards winners 2020. A special eight-member jury had convened online to decide on the … Read more

BIFA 2020 nominations announced

The nominees in the 2020 British Independent Film Awards ((BIFAs) Best Cinematography category (sponsored by Dirty Looks) are His House (Jo Willems); Limbo (Nick Cooke); Mogul Mowgli (Annika Summerson); Rocks (Hélène Louvart); and Saint Maud (Ben Fordesman). Saint Maud leads the list of nominations for the BIFAs, announced by British actors Holliday Grainger and Micheal … Read more

Fujifilm announces free eXtended Data firmware update for Fujinon Premista

Fujifilm UK has announced the free ZEISS eXtended Data firmware update for the Fujinon Premista Series lenses. The 28-100mm T2.9 and the 80-250mm T2.9-3.5 can be updated at the Fujinon Service Centre in London. The early 2021 delivery of the Premista 19-45mm T2.9 will ship with full eXtended Data functionality. This firmware release coincides with … Read more

Bringing Hollywood back to life

Created by some of the UK’s most experienced film technicians, CineArk has been at the forefront of supplying cutting edge technologies for the film and TV industry since 2015 as well  as a key supplier of video transmitters and RF solutions in Europe. Through CineArk’s remote production service, ArkLink, the team have been able to … Read more

‘Perspective of Tomorrow’ calendar sees industry unite to create opportunities for next generation of filmmakers

The film and TV industry has joined forces to create Prints for Mark: Perspective of Tomorrow, a calendar to raise funds to help create more skills and opportunities behind the scenes in the film and television industry for people with lesser access. Last month marked the third anniversary of the death of British cameraman Mark … Read more

Apply now for craft certificate courses in Yorkshire

People with an interest in a career in film or television can apply now to five part-time courses in Leeds that will provide them with a clear pathway to working in the film and television industry. The craft certificates are part of Centre of Screen Excellence: Yorkshire, a ScreenSkills initiative supported by the BFI awarding … Read more

Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.26

Epic Games has released Unreal Engine 4.26, delivering powerful new tools that extend the ability of creators to craft believable real-time environments and characters for games, film and TV, visualisation, and training and simulation; as well as continued advancements to Unreal’s virtual production toolset; higher-quality media output; improved design review tools; and more. Highlights of … Read more

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