At this year’s Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) 55th National Awards held at the spectacular Forum Theatre Melbourne, it was Greig Fraser ACS ASC who won the prestigious Australian Cinematographer of the Year Milli Award. Fraser also won a Gold Tripod in the Feature Films – Budget $3m and over category for Dune 2. On winning the award Fraser said, “It … Read more
WATCH THE SKIES Aerial cinematography is booming as filmmakers leverage advanced drone and helicopter technology to create dynamic, breathtaking visuals for major productions. Aerial cinematography took a dive last year, along with the rest of the industry, but the skies are getting busier, as filmmakers shooting from drones and helicopters take advantage of the latest … 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
The Norwegian Society of Cinematographers FNF will in cooperation with IMAGO, the Danish Society of Cinematographers DFF and the Swedish Society of Cinematographers FSF, and with support from the Norwegian Film Institute, Nordisk film & tv Fond and the Norwegian Union of Film Workers, arrange the 2023 Oslo Digital Cinema Conference. Target group are Cinematographers plus … Read more
Anti-war epic All Quiet at the Western Front dominated the 2023 BAFTA awards with seven wins, breaking Cinema Paradiso‘s record for the most BAFTA wins by a non-English language film. Following his triumph at the BSC Awards the previous weekend, James Friend ASC BSC won the Best Cinematography award for his lensing of the German-language … Read more
BAFTA announces the nominations for the 2023 EE BAFTA Film Awards, celebrating the very best in film over the past year. A total of 45 feature films received nominations. Actors Hayley Atwell and Toheeb Jimoh announced the nominations via a live broadcast from BAFTA 195 Piccadilly in London. First time nominees feature heavily this year, … Read more
The ShotDeck Recreations contest was dreamed up during the first Covid-19 lockdown, when Oscar-nominated cinematographer Lawrence Sher ASC and his wife, Hema, recreated film stills using household items as props, family members as actors, and their cell phones for cameras. Now, the winners of the 2022 ShotDeck Recreations contest have been rewarded with over $30,000 … Read more
FLYING HIGH Drones became both hugely popular and much derided during the 2010s. In the last five years the remotely controlled, unmanned flying craft has made its mark on filmmaking, enabling aerial shots that would be difficult or impossible for conventional aircraft, wire systems or cranes. Of the many companies offering drone services for film, … Read more
Screen Burn For around half its life the cinema has faced a series of rivals that have threatened its existence. TV in the ‘50s, the ‘80s home video boom and, most recently, the streaming revolution. Each time it has managed to adapt or even reinvent itself to survive by offering new technologies or changing its … 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
Taking Flight Meet The New Wave / David Bird Taking Flight Meet The New Wave / David Bird Filmography (so far): Second units including The End Of The F***ing World (2018, episodes shot by DP Justin Brown), St Maud (2019, DP Ben Fordesman) and Gangs Of London (2019, episodes shot by DP Martijn Van Broekhuizen … Read more
Working Conditions in film production In collaboration with FERA (the European Federation of Film Directors) IMAGO initiated a broad, two-day conference on Working Conditions in Vienna in the last week of January. The conference was organised in partnership with EU-XXL, and the conclusions of the conference and the views of the participating cinematographers, film directors … Read more
