SPACE FOR THE IMAGINATION Alien suns to simulate, glowing gadgets to light up, fantastic creatures to frame – science fiction is a genre that takes a DP’s creativity to the outer limits. “I think sci-fi is an extremely creative genre for a filmmaker because it leaves immense space for the imagination,” says Jess Hall ASC … Read more
How did you get into VFX? After film school my first job was a runner at Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. It was an amazingly creative place to work and it sparked my love of exploring ways to make the unimaginable come to life. I worked my way up to Head of Production but then took … Read more
This article has been shared with permission from Zeiss. – Based on the series of stories by Isaac Asimov and created by David S. Goyer and Josh Friedman for Apple TV+, Foundation deployed seven cinematographers and their teams on (at least) four planets, five spaceships, one giant lift crossing a whole atmosphere, and five time … Read more
Before Star Wars, Star Trek, and 2001: A Space Odyssey, the ‘Foundation’ series of novels by Isaac Asimov inspired a generation of science fiction lovers and helped usher in the modern science fiction genre. The books, with their expansive stories filled with wildly imaginative ideas and tremendously compelling characters had never been brought to the screen until now. … Read more