HATCHING A FRANCHISE When Derek Vanlint CSC passed away in 2010, obituaries called him the “Alien cinematographer”. With the help of David Johnson BSC, we look back at the film that defined Vanlint’s career. Released in 1979, Alien forever changed what sci-fi could look like, sparked a long-running franchise, and established Ridley Scott as a director to … Read more
Prolights is running a series of online webinars on the 13th and 14th of April 2021. The manufacturer will be engaging with its worldwide audience in a series of webinars to showcase products launched in 2020 and 2021, along with the unveiling of three brand-new moving-heads, one moving-beam and two moving-washes. There will also be keynote presentations … Read more
Motion Impossible’s ground-breaking AGITO remote control modular dolly is gaining powerful new features as the result of a new free firmware upgrade for all users. Nova, the new firmware introduces repeatable movements to the AGITO arsenal, provides a more ergonomic and streamlined user interface for the AGITO’s remote control, and signals some of the future directions … Read more
Creative Solutions, a Division of The Vitec Group plc, announced the acquisition of Lightstream, a US-based tech company that builds a cloud-native live video platform, broadcast software, and creator tools with specialisation in the video game live streaming industry. Lightstream is a key player in live streaming technology for the exponentially growing gaming market, and … Read more
BlueBolt has announced the internal promotion of Tracy McCreary from executive producer to managing director. Joining co-founders Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor (CEO) and Angela Barson (creative director), McCreary will be involved in helping to push the company forward in its growth and scope of work. McCreary joined the BlueBolt team in 2015 after a substantial career working … Read more
Acclaimed visual effects and animation company DNEG has been honoured with the Special Visual Effects accolade at the 2021 EE BAFTAs for its work on Christopher Nolan’s Tenet. DNEG’s visual effects team, led by overall VFX supervisor Andrew Jackson and DNEG VFX supervisor Andrew Lockley, collaborated closely with special effects supervisor Scott Fisher and the … Read more
All images: Credit: Clay Enos WORLD OF WONDER Matthew Jensen ASC reunites with director Patty Jenkins to help bring a vision of an optimistic, pure, pop-oriented movie to fruition, enhanced by bold colour, authentic ‘80s styling and action sequences of epic proportions. The year is 1984 and a 12-year-old Matthew Jensen is immersed in film … Read more
UK Muslim Film, launched at a recent BFI event, will advise the entertainment industry on how to better represent Muslims in film and television. With the aim to challenge stereotypes, the charity will support, nurture and finance projects from emerging storytellers and be a bastion for authentic Muslim representation. Sajid Varda, the charity’s founder and CEO, first … Read more
The team behind The WonderWorks launches ‘Keeping Families in Film’ to tackle childcare issues on set for thousands of families in the industry. The WonderWorks (based on site at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden) launched the campaign calling on industry leaders to take action to help achieve greater equality within the film industry, through the issue … Read more
At the core of every project that ILM has utilised performance capture for over the last few decades lies a technology that helps push the boundaries of visual effects: Vicon motion capture systems. The latest example of this work is one of ILM’s most challenging and ambitious projects ever: The Mandalorian. Following the Emmy Award-winning season one, … Read more
Alan Jacobsen’s bold cinematography for the Netflix original documentary series Worn Stories is now available to watch globally. Adapted from Emily Spivack’s New York Times best-selling book and helmed by Jenji Kohen alongside Tremolo and Tilted Productions, Worn Stories explores the often-overlooked memoirs living inside beloved articles of clothing. Owned by inspiring cultural figures and talented storytellers, … Read more
The end of the financial year coinciding so closely with the anniversary of the first lockdown of the pandemic led ScreenSkills CEO Seetha Kumar to reflect on the lessons of the past year and what was achieved. Kumar said: “I want to start by looking forward. The screen industries have bounced back with remarkable resilience … Read more
The Society of Camera Operators (SOC) announced the SOC Awards recipients for Camera Operator of the Year in Film and Television. Camera Operator of the Year in Film is Geoffrey Haley, SOC and in the Television category: Jim McConkey, SOC. The award recipients were celebrated among industry peers and colleagues during the virtual 2021 Camera … Read more
The best in film was celebrated at the 2021 EE British Academy Film Awards, with British cinematographer Joshua James Richards winning the Cinematography award for Nomadland. Nomadland won three further BAFTAs: Best Film, Director for Chloé Zhao and Leading Actress for Frances McDormand. Accepting his award for Cinematography, Richards said: “Thank you, BAFTA. I’m so … Read more
Emma Stewart, Ph. D, and Netflix sustainability officer, has announced a plan for the streaming giants to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by the end of 2022, and every year thereafter with Net Zero + Nature. The plan is triple-pronged and first involves reducing emissions, before retaining their existing carbon storage, in order to … Read more
The Future Group, the maker of virtual production tool Pixotope, has received development grants from the Epic Games MegaGrants fund and Innovation Norway to create virtual production cloud software. The grants will allow The Future Group to develop, as an industry first, Pixotope Live Cloud. This will enable companies to connect to the power of live virtual … Read more
Award-winning experts from the UK and international screen industries gathered to share expertise and current intelligence with more than 150 educators at the inaugural ScreenSkills Select Congress 2021. The Congress brought educators and industry memebers together to discuss the big skills challenges and opportunities facing the UK’s screen sector with the aim of supporting educators … Read more
Filmmaking achievement was celebrated at the third BSC Awards ceremony. Despite being held virtually due to pandemic restrictions, the spotlight shone brightly on outstanding cinematography and camera operating throughout the last year, as well as acknowledging those who have contributed to the society either directly or, in the opinion of the BSC, to the wider … Read more
Phoebe Fraser Ltd, a specialist provider of production support services for film, television and radio, has invested in a Leader LV5350 waveform monitor. The equipment will be used at the company’s London headquarters and on location. Its first project will be the upcoming film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Matilda, directed by Matthew Warchus and starring … Read more
Director of photography Alan Jacobsen recently collaborated with Outlier.org to film a series of online college courses on a variety of subjects. Jacobsen, who shot the Oscar-nominated Strong Island, said: “Outlier is a dream client in that they came to me with science. They suggested people learn more effectively and are increasingly engaged when interacting with high-quality cinematic visuals. As … Read more
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