The Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) Awards Committee has announced that FotoKem will receive HPA’s prized Charles S. Swartz Award at the 19th HPA Awards gala on Nov. 7. The ceremony will return to the Wolfe Theater at the Television Academy. Last given in 2018, the Charles S. Swartz Award is one of HPA’s most significant honors; bestowed … Read more
Greig Fraser ACS ASC, award-winning cinematographer, discusses his relationship with colour; his collaboration with 2022 Colour Awards nominee Dave Cole, for his work on the grade of Dune; and what he’s looking for from entries in this year’s FilmLight Colour Awards. Fraser is an award-winning Australian cinematographer. His artistic composition, together with his flowing, immersive … Read more
This article has been shared with permission from FilmLight. – John Daro is a Lead Digital Intermediate (DI) colourist at Warner Post Production Creative Services, a division of Warner Media. He has supervised the finishing and grading of many feature films, television pilots, commercials, and music videos for clients including all the major studios in addition to independent productions. Daro started … Read more
For Panic! At The Disco’s music videos for their new album Viva Las Vengeance, cinematographer Eric Bader and director Brendan Walter took up the task of creating the music videos that would make up the different acts of this rock opera. With 12 songs on the album and a tight deadline for the videos for … Read more
100 interns from the US and abroad to participate in second virtual program. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced commitments from 25 partner companies in the fifth year of its Academy Gold Rising program. Gold Rising, formerly called Academy Gold, is an entertainment industry internship enhancement and mentorship program for students … Read more
As production continues to ramp up and content creation for a multitude of platforms increases, industry veteran Andre Trejo has joined FotoKem as vice president of creative services, the theatrical dailies and finishing division of FotoKem. The role was previously led by Tom Vice, who moves up to co-chief operating officer, overseeing operations across multiple divisions … Read more
ROOTED IN REALITY Personal memories and tender snapshots of family life are captured with grace and compassion in Minari, a semi-autobiographical story of a Korean American family making brave sacrifices in the quest for a better life. Lachlan Milne ACS NZCS was wrapping the final day of filming action-adventure Love and Monsters in Queensland when he received the call from his agent, brimming with excitement at the prospect of the Australian cinematographer’s … Read more
Colour My World The Craft / The DP-Colourist Relationship Colour My World The Craft / The DP-Colourist Relationship BY: Trevor Hogg The final creative to have an impact on the look of a movie or television series is the colourist who works closely with the director and cinematographer. To better understand the dynamics and evolution … Read more
Cutting Edge Steve Yedlin ASC / Knives Out Cutting Edge Steve Yedlin ASC / Knives Out BY: Robert Allen In director Rian Johnson’s highly-acclaimed, Agatha Christie-inspired, murder mystery, Knives Out, a family clashes, a patriarch dies, and a master detective leads an investigation that threatens the family’s dark secrets. The movie represents Johnson’s fifth collaboration … 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
Nature On Film Matthias Königswieser / Christopher Robin Nature On Film Matthias Königswieser / Christopher Robin BY: Ron Prince “Before I started on the production, I knew in the back of my mind that film was the only way to show off the natural beauty of the enchanted forest,” says DP Matthias Königswieser, about his … Read more
Vivid expression Seamus McGarvey BSC ASC / Bad Times At The El Royale Vivid expression Seamus McGarvey BSC ASC / Bad Times At The El Royale WANT TO READ IT ALL? Below is only a teaser, and the full interview can be found in the September 2018 issue (89) of British Cinematographer magazine. If you purchase a … Read more
Hunting Grounds Larry Fong ASC / The Predator Hunting Grounds Larry Fong ASC / The Predator BY: Trevor Hogg After encountering warring Spartans in 300, battling superheroes in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and raging monsters in Kong: Skull Island, Larry Fong ASC collaborated with filmmaker Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang ) and … Read more
The greatest escape Hoyte van Hoytema FSF NSC ASC / Dunkirk The greatest escape Hoyte van Hoytema FSF NSC ASC / Dunkirk BY: Ron Prince One could be forgiven for assuming that Dunkirk is a traditional war movie. But think again. Its director, Christopher Nolan, has expressly stated that it is, first and foremost, a … Read more