HERE BE DRAGONS House of the Dragon has filled a Game of Thrones-shaped hole in viewing schedules with aplomb. Two of the DPs who’ve brought their expertise and visions to the prequel series are Fabian Wagner BSC and Catherine Goldschmidt. Based on George R.R. Martin’s book Fire and Blood, HBO’s House of the Dragon is … Read more
The November 2022 issue of British Cinematographer is now here! You can find out more about what’s inside our action-packed 114th edition now by reading on… POLLY MORGAN BSC ASC ON THE WOMAN KING In our latest cover story special, we speak to Polly Morgan BSC ASC to discuss her extraordinary work lensing The Woman King. In the … Read more
DISTORTED TRUTH What we see may not be what is going on. Similarly, memories can distort and tell very different stories with the passage of time. These uncertainties form the basis of psychological thriller Chloe, which called for cinematographer Catherine Goldschmidt to create the look of these different realities, switching between them to eventually reveal … Read more
A NEW REALITY LED volumes are an exciting new tool in the cinematographer’s toolbox, mixing the real with the unreal. Four cinematographers who have already embraced the technology share their experiences. The term “virtual production” encompasses practices like pre-visualisation and remote location reccies, but its most exciting branch is in filming itself: the ability to shoot … 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
Bucket List Catherine Goldschmidt / The Honor List Bucket List Catherine Goldschmidt / The Honor List “The thing that drew me to The Honor List was the emotional range of the story. When I first read the script, I laughed, I cried, and I thought: this is why I love movies!”, enthuses cinematographer Catherine Goldschmidt. … 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
illuminatrix, the UK’s first collective of female cinematographers, calls for gender equality amongst cinematographers working in the UK film industry. Despite women making up 50.1% of film students in the UK, recent reports have highlighted the sizeable gender imbalance in the film industry across the globe. Data from Directors UK shows that the field of … Read more