FULL STEAM AHEAD As the post-pandemic filmmaking world started to stir in autumn 2020, Bullet Train roared to life, bringing Japan’s iconic Shinkansen to the big screen with rip-roaring flair. Stephen James, VFX supervisor at DNEG, reveals how some of the film’s eye-popping visuals were created. A motley crew of rival assassins – including Brad … Read more
Fairytale tribute Robert Richardson ASC / Once Upon A Time in Hollywood Fairytale tribute Robert Richardson ASC / Once Upon A Time in Hollywood 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 … Read more
Call my bluff Don Burgess ASC / Allied Call my bluff Don Burgess ASC / Allied BY: Debra Kaufman Director Robert Zemeckis’ new film Allied pairs Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard as assassins charged with killing a Nazi official in 1942 North Africa. They fall in love, marry – and then one of them discovers … Read more
Making Light Work Christian Berger AAC / By The Sea Making Light Work Christian Berger AAC / By The Sea BY: Adrian Pennington Christian Berger AAC, the ASC Award-winner and Academy and BSC nominee for The White Ribbon (2009), is renowned for his use of natural light, although the acclaimed cinematographer wants to correct this slight misconception. … Read more
Heart of Darkness Sean Bobbitt BSC / 12 years a slave Heart of Darkness Sean Bobbitt BSC / 12 years a slave BY: Ron Prince Variously described as “blistering and brilliant”, and “a new, movie landmark of cruelty and transcendence”, 12 Years A Slave looks set to storm the headlines and, in all probability, the … Read more
The Meaning of Life Emmanuel Lubezki AMC, ASC / The Tree of Life The Meaning of Life Emmanuel Lubezki AMC, ASC / The Tree of Life Terence Malick is a master whose unique sensibility is behind films like Badlands, Days Of Heaven and The Thin Red Line. Emmanuel Lubezki AMC ASC, the grandson of a … Read more