This article has been shared with permission from Sony Cine. – Back in early 2018 the UK-based Netflix series Sex Education became one of the first productions to use the Sony VENICE camera. After wrapping season 3 of the award-winning series, cinematographer Jamie Cairney is still impressed by the performance of Sony’s cinema camera. Cairney was the … Read more
FACT FILE Role: GafferAge: 36Born: Gravesend, KentEducation: Lighting Design at Wimbledon College of Art, C&G Electrical trainingHobbies: Mountain biking, woodwork and, above all else, travellingLives: Caversham, Reading SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY (as gaffer unless otherwise stated): This Country (TV Series) (2017-2020)Home (TV Series) (2019)Caterham (TVC) (2018)War Machine (electrician) (2017)Spies (TV Series) (best boy) (2017)Facing Icons (TV series) … Read more
DP Jamie Cairney and director Ben Taylor wanted to pay homage to iconic films like John Hughes’ The Breakfast Club and Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused in Sex Education. “Ben was keen to make the show feel like it was timeless and not set anywhere particular,” explains Cairney, “If you look at the show, it’s not specific … Read more