As every year for the past twelve years, the – named after the prestigious French creator and manufacturer of world-renowned cinematographic lenses Angénieux – was held on the eve of the closing of the Cannes Film Festival, 23 May 2025. This official partner ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival, presented by Charlotte Lipinska and opened … Read more
Keeping heads above water The Little Mermaid is a complicated, VFX-heavy production in which the main challenge was to blend mostly CGI-created underwater sequences with the largely live-action shoot for above-water scenes. The latest in Walt Disney Pictures’ live-action retelling of its 2D animated classics is among its most complex productions yet. The Little Mermaid … Read more
Double Vision Dion Beebe ACS ASC / Gemini Man Double Vision Dion Beebe ACS ASC / Gemini Man BY: Ron Prince Shooting in native 3D stereo at 4K, and with the ultra-high frame rate of 120fps, for the first time in moviemaking history, director Ang Lee created an immersive and moving experience, dramatising the … Read more
Feast your eyes on the new edition of British Cinematographer magazine – digitally* via our website, or in print**, from 11th November 2019 onwards. On the Cover Rodrigo Prieto AMC ASC on The Irishman In our latest cover feature, Rodrigo Prieto AMC ASC speaks to us about work on director Martin Scorsese’s new epic, The … Read more
Along with working as a professional cinematographer, Roy H. Wagner ASC has spent the last 40 years hosting seminars, teaching at all of the prominent American film Schools, and interviewing many cinematographers. Having found production partners to support his desire to leave a lasting impression of those members of the cinematographic community, Wagner has launched … Read more
Singing the Praises Across The Pond / Mark London Williams Singing the Praises Across The Pond / Mark London Williams One of the great ironies of the now-concluded award season in L.A. (by which we mean, “the lull before the Emmy campaigns start”) especially for this column, is that if you wanted to talk to … Read more
Spellbound Dion Beebe ACS ASC / Mary Poppins Returns Spellbound Dion Beebe ACS ASC / Mary Poppins Returns BY: Ron Prince She’s back! Set in 1930s London, three decades after the events of the original film, Walt Disney Pictures’ $130m musical fantasy sequel, Mary Poppins Returns, sees the former nanny of Jane and Michael Banks reappear in … Read more
Feast your eyes on the new edition of British Cinematographer magazine – digitally* via our website, or in print**, from 25th January 2019. On the Cover Dion Beebe ACS ASC on Mary Poppins Returns After previously teaming up on ‘Best Cinematography Oscar’ nominee Chicago and winner Memoirs Of A Geisha, Dion Beebe ACS ASC joins … Read more
Out of Darkness, Cometh Light Across The Pond / Mark London Williams Out of Darkness, Cometh Light Across The Pond / Mark London Williams Lead image: energaCAMERIMAGE winner The Favourite The calendar change from December to January is always redolent with contradiction – the wistfulness and yearnings of fall, giving way to finality, the endings, … Read more
Shining a light on… Gaffers ‘R’ Us / David Smith Shining a light on… Gaffers ‘R’ Us / David Smith Header Photo: Julian Bucknall BY: David Wood Fact file: Age: 48 Born: London School: Wanstead High School Training: Lee International, Wembley Early career: Commercials and music videos Lives: East London Hobbies/passions: Travel, cycling, taking his … Read more
Past, Present & Future Special Report / Cinematography Part 4 Past, Present & Future of Cinematography Special Report / Part 4 There’s been a great deal of change during the time since British Cinematographer magazine first launched in 2004, so we asked leading cinematographers around the world to give us their takes on the past, present and future … Read more
Plot Thickens Dion Beebe ACS ASC / Into the Woods Plot Thickens Dion Beebe ACS ASC / Into the Woods Produced by Walt Disney Features and directed by Rob Marshall, Into The Woods is a musical that takes a dark look at fairy tales. Starring a list of well-known actors, including Meryl Streep, Tracey Ullman … Read more