ROMANCE AND RUIN Shooting on 35mm and VistaVision, Linus Sandgren ASC FSF embraced a painterly approach when helping achieve Emerald Fennell’s bold vision of Wuthering Heights – a tale of obsession, desire and despair. Whether capturing sweeping Yorkshire moors, passionate performances or exquisite set design, emotion was the driving force behind every shot. In true … Read more
Films, frogs and festivities The cinematography community enjoys a deserved week in the spotlight at Poland’s Camerimage Film Festival. Two days before the 31st edition of EnergaCAMERIMAGE Film Festival began on 11 November, the industry breathed a collective sigh of relief: SAG-AFTRA had reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP, so their 118-day strike … Read more
The nominations for the 96th Oscars have been revealed, with the announcement of nominees taking place during a presentation at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. A total of 23 categories were announced as the movie-awards season hits its apex after a year that blasted off in July … Read more
BLEAK BEAUTY Linus Sandgren ASC FSF was perfectly aligned with writer-director Emerald Fennell’s visual ambitions when lensing a twisted tale that is shocking yet beautiful. Following writer-director Emerald Fennell’s 2020 bold debut feature and breakout success Promising Young Woman (Cin: Benjamin Kračun BSC), for which she won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, the filmmaker’s … Read more
The November/December issue of British Cinematographer is now here! Read on to find out what’s in our latest edition… ROBBIE RYAN BSC ISC ON POOR THINGS “Unique” is a word you’ll hear a lot – and for good reason – in relation to Yorgos Lanthimos and Robbie Ryan BSC ISC’s latest visual feast. Find out how … Read more
MOVIE MAGIC AND MAYHEM Damien Chazelle’s Babylon transports cinemagoers to 1920s Los Angeles and uncovers a world of decadence, freedom, and chaos traversing the heights of Hollywood to the depths of depravity. Reteaming with Linus Sandgren ASC FSF following their La La Land and First Man success, the filmmakers adopt bold techniques to create a … Read more
The January/February issue of British Cinematographer is now here! You can find out more about what’s inside our first edition of 2023 now by reading on… AUTUMN DURALD ARKAPAW ASC ON BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER In an incredible cover story special, Autumn Durald Arkapaw ASC tells us all about bringing Marvel Studios’ blockbuster Black Panther: Wakanda Forever to life. The cinematographer discusses joining forces with director Ryan … Read more