CineSkills Features

A man operates a camera on a dolly track surrounded by lighting equipment and cables outside a brick building. The text “BRITISH CINEMATOGRAPHER ONLINE EXCLUSIVE” appears at the bottom of the image.

Moritz Moessinger / Superbuhei

Masterclass
Large film lights and camera equipment are set up inside a shopping centre near various shop entrances, with two people standing nearby and a ladder in the background.

LED lighting

The Craft
Benedict Cumberbatch sat down next to a headshot of Mike Leigh

Benedict Cumberbatch, Mike Leigh and IMDb founder Col Needham to judge global 48 hour filmmaking challenge

News
Film crew filming a person in a chair

On navigating an ever-transforming screen industry as a recent film school graduate

Point of View
A film crew records a woman in a light dress standing on a platform in front of a large screen displaying a pink field and blue oval. Crew members hold equipment including a boom mic and a fan.

James Whitaker ASC / Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die

Masterclass
A bare-chested man stands under dramatic lighting in a dark environment. Large white text in the foreground reads British Cinematographer with Online Exclusive written below in smaller text.

Josh Carrington Birch / Beneath

Masterclass
A film crew works on an outdoor set in a forest. A camera operator films an actor lying on the ground while another actor kneels by, holding a prop heart. Crew members stand in the background holding drinks.

Emma Leonard on creating character-driven stories that blend sharp humour with emotional honesty

Features
Several people are gathered in a neon-lit room with brick walls and coloured lights, some standing and some sitting on sofas. Camera equipment is visible in the foreground, suggesting a film or video shoot.

How Ashley Barron ACS lit Netflix’s How to Get to Heaven from Belfast with Astera

News
Filmmaker Ken Burns sat looking into camera

Edinburgh International Festival launches Global Ideas Stage

News
A gold Academy logo

Academy marks 10th anniversary of Gold Rising internship enhancement programme

News
Two men in historical clothing are fighting in a roped ring outdoors. A crowd of people in period attire watches them. Old buildings are visible in the background. The scene appears to be set in the past.

James Butler / Bedlam

Behind the Scenes
Christine Pyke of The Pipeline at MediaCity smiling into camera

University of Salford’s in-house training hub “marks major milestone after five years of success”

News
A group of men, most wearing white shirts, stand in rows indoors. The man in the centre foreground has short dark hair and is looking to his left. The background shows wood-panelled walls.

Stuart Bentley BSC / Hamlet

Behind the Scenes
A boy and his mum sat on a plane

Paul de Lumen / Propeller One-Way Night Coach

Behind the Scenes
A man with short hair and a beard, wearing a dark blazer over a jumper and collared shirt, stands in an office with white panelled walls, a lamp, and a glass door labelled President.

Sometimes colour can be a real learning curve: Breaking the rules of grading on Rooster

Features
A person in a black superhero costume with small horns on the mask stands in a dimly lit room with red light and wooden crates in the background.

Hillary Fyfe Spera / Daredevil: Born Again

Behind the Scenes
An older man in a striped shirt and hat arranges figures on a detailed miniature set in front of a camera rig, with a blue screen background and studio lighting.

Dave Alex Riddett BSC / Boop

Behind the Scenes
A young woman with curly hair stands outside at night, illuminated by a neon sign reading Silver Slipper. She wears a dark jacket and looks slightly upward with a serious expression.

Marcell Rév ASC HCA / Euphoria

Camera Creative
A man in a flat cap and suit stands in a dimly lit room with several other men seated at tables in the background, creating a vintage or historical atmosphere.

Inside the Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man grade with Blackmagic Design and senior colourist Simone Grattarola

Interviews
An Accelerator Programme poster

SET Film Festival launches new Accelerator Programme for UK-based artists and filmmakers

News
A man sat with a large headset on

Chasing story from the sky 

Point of View