October 2022: Camera tricks and treats

In an email about his new Netflix show The Midnight Club, cinematographer James Kniest mentioned audiences “pine to be mesmerised”, which may not only include this fun-and-spooky collaboration with producer/director Mike Flanagan (who co-created with Leah Fong), but may explain much in terms of modern politics, sports fandom, and of course, film and TV watching. … Read more

Astera Titan and Helios Tubes used in The Free Fall

Cinematographer and DoP James Kniest’s impressive international career has included lighting several high-profile horror genre movies including the recently released The Free Fall directed by Adam Stilwell, on which he enjoyed using Astera Titan and Helios Tubes to provide multiple lighting solutions.   The entire movie was shot on location in a heritage-listed house in the … Read more

DP James Kniest on The Haunting of Bly Manor

After an au pair’s tragic death, the owner of an English country Manor, Henry Wingrave, hires a young nanny to care for his orphaned niece and nephew. But all is not as it seems as centuries of dark secrets of love and loss are waiting to be unearthed. Horror series The Haunting of Bly Manor … Read more