CREATIVE DRIVE The need for speed and authenticity was the driving force behind one of this year’s most highly anticipated cinematic events— F1: The Movie. Claudio Miranda ASC ACC details the method he and director Joseph Kosinski implemented when lensing in the fast lane. Watching F1: The Movie— especially the accelerated visual and sonic cinematic … Read more
“We made use of every single cobblestone we could get.” That’s not the first image that comes to mind when considering a historical drama about U.S. Navy fighter pilots, but it’s revelatory of the attention that Oscar-winning DP Erik Messerschmidt ASC and the rest of the cast and crew, brought to Devotion, the current film … Read more
SOARING ONTO THE SCREEN More than three decades after Top Gun became a high-flying force of filmmaking, aviator Pete “Maverick” Mitchell returns to the screen for more airborne thrills in Top Gun: Maverick. Cinematographer Claudio Miranda ASC and the talented team of aerial specialists reveal how air-to-air and ground-to-air techniques along with in-cockpit cameras captured … Read more
Suited & Rebooted Claudio Miranda / Tron Legacy Suited & Rebooted Claudio Miranda / Tron Legacy Disney’s 1981 sci-fi adventure Tron secured its place in film history as a pioneering visual effects undertaking, widely recognised as one of the first films produced with extensive use of computer graphics. It was reportedly made for $17 million, … Read more