Taking Flight Meet The New Wave / David Bird Taking Flight Meet The New Wave / David Bird Filmography (so far): Second units including The End Of The F***ing World (2018, episodes shot by DP Justin Brown), St Maud (2019, DP Ben Fordesman) and Gangs Of London (2019, episodes shot by DP Martijn Van Broekhuizen … Read more
Dream Like David Raedeker / The Souvenir Dream Like David Raedeker / The Souvenir BY: Ron Prince If critical notices are anything to go by, then fans of director Joanna Hogg’s films will be far from disappointed by her fourth feature, The Souvenir. Shot by cinematographer David Raedeker, who combined 16mm-Bolex and S16mm film footage … Read more
Shining a light on… Gaffers ‘R’ Us / Harry Wiggins Shining a light on… Gaffers ‘R’ Us / Harry Wiggins BY: David Wood Fact file Age: 51 Born: London Family: 2.5 kids (if you include the cat!) Education: French & Latin at Oxford University, then City & Guilds 236 at Hackney College Lives: Shepherds Bush … Read more
Watch the Birdie Roger Deakins CBE BSC ASC / The Goldfinch Watch the Birdie Roger Deakins CBE BSC ASC / The Goldfinch WANT TO READ IT ALL? Below is only a teaser, and the full interview can be found in the September 2019 issue (95) of British Cinematographer magazine. If you purchase a year’s digital … Read more
Under A Bushel President’s Perspective / Mike Eley BSC Under A Bushel President’s Perspective / Mike Eley BSC “Serious shortage of people doing ‘proper jobs’ on film sets.” “Streaming could kill the UK independent film industry.” Those two headlines, both seen within weeks of each other earlier this year, were eye-catching and not a little … Read more
Double bill Ben Smithard BSC /Â Blinded By The Light & Downton Abbey Double bill Ben Smithard BSC /Â Blinded By The Light & Downton Abbey WANT TO READ IT ALL? Below is only a teaser, and the full interview can be found in the September 2019 issue (95) of British Cinematographer magazine. If you purchase a … Read more
Melt Down Jakob Ihre FSF / Chernobyl Melt Down Jakob Ihre FSF / Chernobyl BY: Valentina Valentini Chernobyl is HBO’s haunting five-part miniseries that follows detailed accounts of those who tried to mitigate the disaster in the aftermath of the 1986 nuclear power plant explosion in the Soviet Union. The critically-acclaimed show about the doomed … Read more
Evolving The Visuals Si Bell / Peaky Blinders 5 Evolving The Visuals Si Bell / Peaky Blinders 5 Header image: Photographer – Matt Squire © Caryn Mandabach Productions Ltd. 2019 The period gangster epic Peaky Blinders is an established global hit drama and not one that showrunner Steven Knight is going to alter lightly. Yet … Read more
Emmy Night Elation Across the Pond / Mark London Williams Emmy Night Elation Across the Pond / Mark London Williams And so, as we head into “contender” season for the Oscars, ASC awards, and the other stops in L.A.’s late winter rondele of weekends-in-formal-wear, we pause to gather some insights from the current crop of … Read more
4K and HDR Restoration Tony Richmond BSC ASC / Don’t Look Now 4K and HDR Restoration Tony Richmond BSC ASC / Don’t Look Now BY: Kevin Hilton A prolific and versatile figure in cinematography, Tony Richmond is known for his association with director Nicolas Roeg, whose science fiction allegory The Man Who Fell to Earth … Read more
Daylight Dread Pawel Pogorzelski / Midsommar Daylight Dread Pawel Pogorzelski / Midsommar If Ari Aster’s directorial debut, Hereditary (2018), left audiences and critics alike in paroxysms of horrific delight, then his sun-drenched, hallucinatory follow-up feature, Midsommar, looks set to cast a similar spell. And perhaps, in the fullness of time, it may turn out to … Read more
4K and HDR Restoration Dean Cundey ASC / Escape from New York 4K and HDR Restoration Dean Cundey ASC / Escape from New York BY: Kevin Hilton In the first of an ongoing series looking at the 4k and HDR restoration of classic films, Kevin Hilton talks to Dean Cundey ASC about shooting John Carpenter’s … Read more
Carbon Footprint Spotlight / BAFTA Albert Scheme Carbon Footprint Spotlight / BAFTA Albert Scheme BY: Kevin Hilton Television programmes and feature films have helped to raise the issue of climate change and other ecological concerns over many years, through both drama and documentaries. Somewhat ironcially they are also part of the problem because studio and … Read more
Tomorrow Never Knows Christopher Ross BSC / Yesterday Tomorrow Never Knows Christopher Ross BSC / Yesterday BY: Valentina Valentini When the whole world experiences a random and momentary blackout, hapless Jack Malik (Himesh Patel) is hit by a bus, rendering him unconscious. He awakens to find that he is the only person on Earth who … Read more
Pet Project Nicolaj Brüel DFF / Dogman Pet Project Nicolaj Brüel DFF / Dogman BY: Michael Burns Dogman is the atmospheric and critically-acclaimed 2018 film by Gomorrah director Matteo Garrone, which manages to display both documentary grit and cinematic richness at the same time. This is no small part due to the look and lighting … Read more
Gore Blimey Fred Elmes ASC / The Dead Don’t Die Gore Blimey Fred Elmes ASC / The Dead Don’t Die WANT TO READ IT ALL? Below is only a teaser, and the full interview can be found in the July 2019 issue (94) of British Cinematographer magazine. If you purchase a year’s digital subscription from … Read more
Shining a light on… Gaffers ‘R’ Us / Carolina Schmidtholstein Shining a light on… Gaffers ‘R’ Us / Carolina Schmidtholstein BY: David Wood Fact file Age: 51 Born: Black Forest, Germany School: Abitur Bremen, Germany Training: German TV & Film School / UK as electrician with City & Guilds 2360 Certificate Early career: Outside Broadcast … Read more
Charting Through Emmy’s Waters Across The Pond / Mark London Williams Charting Through Emmy’s Waters Across The Pond / Mark London Williams As we head through summer’s dog days, and toward “Academy Season” (though Emmy season is first – stay tuned!), it’s worth noting that John Bailey ASC’s tenure as Academy President has ended, as … Read more
Pearls of Wisdom Clapperboard / Peter Biziou BSC Pearls of Wisdom Clapperboard / Peter Biziou BSC BY: Ron Prince With a reputation for helping to make good films exceptional, Peter Biziou BSC is among the most admired British cinematographers. Many years spent lighting and shooting commercials helped in influencing his style, but without stifling his … Read more
