THRILLS AND CREATIVE SKILLS Tim Maurice-Jones BSC reveals how he lensed a globe-trotting production featuring an all-star cast, developing deliberately contrasting looks for each location, and using kinetic camerawork to capture the dynamic fight scenes. After two years of restricted travel, there’s a certain logic to a spy thriller which puts beautiful people in beautiful … Read more
Writer-director John Michael McDonagh and cinematographer Larry Smith ASC BSC faced a race against time in the face of a threatening global pandemic to capture the vibrant colours and contrasting scenes of the Moroccan landscape for the feature film The Forgiven. The film, starring Jessica Chastain, Ralph Fiennes and Matt Smith, was shot on Cooke Anamorphic/i … Read more
The Women in Motion Awards’ official dinner welcomed 200 guests on Place de la Castre, Le Suquet, on the hills of Cannes on Sunday, 21 May 2017. The Women in Motion programme aims to shine a spotlight on women’s contribution to cinema. On this occasion, François-Henri Pinault, Chairman and CEO of Kering, Pierre Lescure, President … Read more
Under the presidency of the Spanish director, screenwriter and producer Pedro Almodóvar, the Jury for the 70th Festival de Cannes will be made up of eight key figures from the 7th Art, coming from all over the world. Four women and four men will thus help Pedro Almodóvar select from among the films in Competition. … Read more
Ice Ice Baby Phedon Papamichael ASC, GSC / The Huntsman: Winter’s War Ice Ice Baby Phedon Papamichael ASC, GSC / The Huntsman: Winter’s War BY: Ron Prince Universal Pictures’ dark fantasy action-adventure movie, The Huntsman: Winter’s War, is the prequel/sequel to the studio’s $170m production Snow White And The Huntsman (2012). It is based on … Read more
Mississippi Mission Stephen Goldblatt BSC, ASC / The Help Mississippi Mission Stephen Goldblatt BSC, ASC / The Help Stephen Goldblatt ASC BSC was born in South Africa and raised in England, where he studied at the Guildford School of Photography and at the Royal College of Art. Still photography led him from photojournalism to portraiture. … Read more
The Meaning of Life Emmanuel Lubezki AMC, ASC / The Tree of Life The Meaning of Life Emmanuel Lubezki AMC, ASC / The Tree of Life Terence Malick is a master whose unique sensibility is behind films like Badlands, Days Of Heaven and The Thin Red Line. Emmanuel Lubezki AMC ASC, the grandson of a … Read more