IGNITING CREATIVITY Selected Filmography Narrative: The Last Swim (dir. Sasha Nathwani, upcoming release); Rye Lane (dir. Raine Allen-Miller, 2023); Flowers (dir. Dumas Haddad, official selection at LFF and Tribeca 2022) Commercials: Kia with Salomon Lightelm; Hennessy x Alicia Keys with Neels Castillon; Guinness with Meji Alabi – When did you discover you wanted to be a cinematographer … Read more
Award-winning cinematographer Sir Roger Deakins CBE BSC ASC is taking his book tour to Harbor for a fireside chat and book signing event. During the event, Deakins will delve into his illustrious career and discuss his debut monograph, Byways (Damiani, 2021), which features his captivating black-and-white photographs spanning five decades. Renowned for his collaborations with … Read more
OPENING UP THE LENS Bradford Young of Tribe7 is an Academy Award-nominated cinematographer who is empowering image-makers with accessible, personalisable glass and a secure, curated community. Tribe7 co-founders Bradford Young ASC and Neil Fanthom, ARRI’s ex-director of technology, first tested the “limits” of cinema lenses while detuning a set of ARRI Prime DNAs on Solo: … Read more
The November 2021 issue of British Cinematographer is now here! You can find out more about the exclusive interviews and articles you can expect to find inside our action-packed 108th edition now by reading on… GREIG FRASER ASC ACS ON DUNE Interpreting Frank Herbert’s novel Dune for the screen saw a team with imagination and … Read more
IMAGO and ASC Join Forces Kees van Oostrum ASC, the president of the American Society Of Cinematographers, announced during the Camerimage 2019 opening ceremony in Torun, Poland, Saturday November 9th, that the Board of the American Society of Cinematographers ASC, has decided to join IMAGO as an associate member, an important step in increasing international … Read more
Space truckin’ Bradford Young ASC / Solo: A Star Wars Story Space truckin’ Bradford Young ASC / Solo: A Star Wars Story BY: Ron Prince Set ten years before the original Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977), Solo: A Star Wars Story centres on the young scoundrel, Han Solo, and his inter-galactic … Read more
Feast your eyes on the new edition of British Cinematographer magazine – digitally* via our website, or in print**, from 8th May 2018. On the Cover Bradford Young ASC on Solo: A Star Wars Story Set ten years before the original Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, the visuals on this summer’s big … Read more
Long haul traveller Meet the New Wave / Rina Yang Long haul traveller Meet the New Wave / Rina Yang Filmography (so far): commercials for brands including Nike, Apple, Under Armour, Netflix, Lexus, Rimmel, Shiseido and Uniqulo. Music videos for Kendrick Lamar, FKA Twigs, Vince Staples, Loyle Carner, Rita Ora, Charli XCX, Dua Lipa and … Read more
At the Camerimage Festival of Cinematography, ARRI Rental has announced new lenses for its exclusive Prime DNA series, developed in-house for the ALEXA 65 camera system. Like the rest of the Prime DNA series, the new lenses are the result of collaborations with major cinematographers and have already been put to use on high-end productions. … Read more
With the popularity of ARRI Rental’s exclusive Alexa 65 camera system increasing on high-end features, TV and commercial productions, the demand for richly varied lens options is strong. The line-up of four distinct 65mm lens series, first announced at Camerimage 2016, is now in use on multiple projects, with cinematographer feedback directly influencing technical developments … Read more
Cinematographer Mike Eley BSC has been elected the new president of the British Society Of Cinematographers. Eley, whose credits include Touching The Void (2003), Nanny McPhee And The Big Bang (2010), Ronaldo (2015) and My Cousin Rachel (2017), takes over the reins from Barry Ackroyd BSC who served as president from 2014. “It is an … Read more
Shining a light on… Gaffers ‘R’ Us / Perry Evans Shining a light on… Gaffers ‘R’ Us / Perry Evans Fact file Age: 55 Born: West London Early years: Notting Hill, Ladbroke Grove Education: Henry Compton School, Fulham Lives: Staines-upon-Thames Big Break: Monty Python films, Time Bandits and Brazil Hobby/passion: I’ve always had a hobby … Read more
Works of heart Letter from America / Kees van Oostrum ASC Works of heart Letter from America / Kees van Oostrum ASC Some of the movies that are in the running to compete for this year’s coveted Academy Award for Best Cinematography represent a less formulaic or traditional photographic style. As the saying goes, “The … Read more
A wealth of exciting innovations and engaging presentations were enjoyed by the 4051 visitors to the BSC Expo two day show on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th February at Battersea Evolution. An amazing attendance of really high quality film personnel and a good mix of newcomers and students had a look of wonder and excitement … Read more
Following the success of its 2016 edition, the BSC Expo is back, and is bigger than ever, at Battersea Evolution, Battersea Park, London (3-4 February 2017). Created by the British Society Of Cinematographers, the annual kit-fest is the UK’s leading event for film and television production – delivering the nation’s premier showcase for all manner … Read more
At the just-concluded 24th International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography, Camerimage, in Bydgoszcz, Poland on Saturday 19th November, Greig Fraser’s cinematography on director Garth Davis’ Oscar-contender Lion won the top prize, the Golden Frog. Bradford Young’s photography on Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi film Arrival took home the Silver Frog, whilst Anthony Dod Mantle’s work on … Read more
Close Encounter Bradford Young ASC / Arrival Close Encounter Bradford Young ASC / Arrival BY: Trevor Hogg For the cinematographer known for Ain’t Them Bodies Saints and Selma where the personal journeys of the characters define the storytelling, the science fiction genre which tends to be laden with visual effects seemed to be an unlikely … Read more