Making its ALEXA 35 camera system more accessible for a wider range of users and production types, ARRI introduces a new entry model and flexible licenses. The existing camera, with all its software-based features, will now be known as the ALEXA 35 Premium model, and is joined by the new and lower-priced ALEXA 35 Base … Read more
Between the 21st and 27th of September, the 45th edition of the International Cinematographer’s Film Festival Manaki Brothers was held in Bitola, North Macedonia, offering a full week of lectures, workshops and endless film screenings. And what can be said about the Manaki festival that hasn’t already been said? It may easily be the nicest … Read more
As things continue to swelter in the US, our stateside columnist finds it’s not only politics heating up, but Emmy nods, summer films, Hollywood labour disputes – and everything else. In a recent newsletter, American historian Heather Cox Richardson was applying Ernest Hemingway’s line about how one goes bankrupt – “first gradually, and then suddenly” – to … Read more
The first Indian theatrical release film shot with ALEXA 35 and ARRI Master Anamorphic lenses, Madgaon Express is the story of three childhood friends with a shared dream of a vacation in Goa. When their long-awaited getaway finally happens, it transforms into a comical misadventure—including encounters with gangsters and a series of hilarious mishaps and unexpected … Read more
As volume stages and virtual production become ever more prevalent, cinematographers face new questions of how to make the most of so many gear and equipment choices to best service their creative visions. Cinematographer Will Turner, Commercial Emmy-winner and Commercial Emmy-nominee, faced just such a predicament on a recent spot for TCL starring Charger’s quarterback … Read more
LA based cinematographer Matt Ryan’s enthusiasm for finding the most capable technology to support his creative process has enabled him to shoot across genres and formats. As a DP, Ryan has shot television for such networks as Disney, FOX, Warner Bros, MTV, PBS, and TruTV. Outside of narrative, Ryan has lensed high-profile commercials, including the … Read more