Exploring new territory through in-depth features and comment from some of the industry’s most experienced cinematographers, their collaborators and industry experts.

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Creative choices

Focal Length

Lensing by example / Him Then Us 

Lenses II Production Profiles

New perspectives

Perception of Space

Lensing by example / Thirst

Lenses II Production Profiles

Lensing by example / Rumours

Lenses II Production Profiles

Choosing a lens

Lenses II Introduction
Behind the Scenes

Jessica Lee Gagné, Suzie Lavelle BSC ISC and David Lanzenberg ASC / Severance

Visionary

Steven Soderbergh

Behind the Scenes

Mandy Walker AM ASC ACS / Snow White

Behind the Scenes

Frank Mobilio and Brook Linder / Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney

Masterclass

Azul Serra ABC / Senna

BSC Heritage Series

BSC Heritage Series / Jack Cardiff OBE BSC

Masterclass

Olan Collardy / Last Swim

Camera Creative

Matthew Lewis / Adolescence

Behind the Scenes

Jarin Blaschke / Nosferatu

Behind the Scenes

Lol Crawley BSC / The Brutalist

Features

Jessica Lee Gagné, Suzie Lavelle BSC ISC and David Lanzenberg ASC / Severance

Behind the Scenes

Brett Turnbull and Paul Dugdale / Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert

Music in Motion

Stephan Pehrsson BSC / Black Mirror “USS Callister: Into Infinity”

Masterclass

Steven Soderbergh

Visionary

CVP announces shortlist for Large Format Short Films Competition

Competitions

Alex Metcalfe / Cielo

Behind the Scenes

Sponsored content / Nanlux

Sponsored feature

Sponsored Content / Nanlux 

Sponsored feature

Pierre Gill / Dune: Prophecy

Behind the Scenes

Charles Mori / Thoughts & Prayers

Masterclass

Night at the Museum

Award'oeuvres

Wes Anderson film inspires limited edition jewellery collaboration

Behind the Scenes
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News

MPSE bans generative AI sound from Golden Reel Award eligibility

Awards

Alexander Payne to receive Pardo d’Onore

Awards

Film and TV Charity publishes research about relationship between mental health & loneliness

Charity

The UK Music Video Awards launches its call for submissions

Awards

RTS Scotland announces winners of the 2025 Programme Awards

Awards

Laowa announces the 8-15mm T2.9 FF Zoom Fisheye Cine

Lenses

Lucy Liu to receive Career Achievement Award at Locarno

Awards

Creative UK relaunch £1.5m Culture and Creative Investment Programme

Funding

Molinare announces the launch of Dublin studio Elephant Goldfish

News

Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2025 winners

Awards

BFI announces full programme for Moviedrome retrospective

Film festivals

Showlight 2025 makes a triumphant return

Awards
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