The American Society of Cinematographers has welcomed Alicia Robbins, whose credits include Grey’s Anatomy and Bridgerton, as a new member. Growing up outside Birmingham, Alabama, she became interested in visual storytelling while studying communications at Vanderbilt University, where she gained experience with the campus TV station. Going on to study at the American Film Institute, … Read more
FIT FOR A QUEEN Cinematographers Jeffrey Jur ASC, Alicia Robbins, and Diana Olifirova tackled the challenge of evolving the stunning visuals from the first two series of Bridgerton in series three. Here’s how it was achieved. To offer a glimpse of what lies ahead, in an official synopsis for season three of Bridgerton unveiled by … Read more
Despite the heat, Hollywood finds relief as IATSE secures a new contract with AMPTP, promising wage increases and AI protections. The tentatively agreed-to changes include “scale rate increases of 7%, 4%, and 3.5% over the three-year term,” along with “additional increases in pay [that] will take effect on non-dramatic productions under the Videotape Supplemental Agreement.” … Read more
Does a broken Emmy statuette metaphorically represent the entertainment industry’s ongoing transformation and the broader shifts it faces post-pandemic and post-strike? It is perhaps the perfect metaphor where the entertainment biz stands now, post-pandemic, post-strike, or whether these things are “post” at all, but simply harbingers of bigger changes to come: an earthquake knocking an … Read more
This particular dispatch is being written during America’s de facto kickoff to the season ahead: “Summer,” if you’re looking at the weather and contemplating how many wildfires we’re about to go through on the West Coast, and wondering how crowded and unmasked your Memorial Day barbecue should be. “Emmy season,” if you’re thinking of a … Read more
Alicia Robbins shows how she incorporates the use of hard and soft lighting at different depths of the frame to give contrast and brilliance to the frame. Alicia Robbins is an Los Angeles based union director of photography. Robbins graduated with a MFA in Cinematography from AFI in 2003 and joined the union as an … Read more