Ravi Doubleday / Inland

Green and pleasant Ravi Doubleday reveals how he rose to the challenge of lensing a Mark Rylance-fronted feature for his long-form debut. There’s a whiff of the Lynchian to writer-director-producer Fridtjof Ryder’s bright debut, which frames a dark filial drama against the vast greenery of rural Gloucestershire. One of Inland’s leads, Academy Award-winning actor Mark … Read more

Hoyte van Hoytema FSF NSC ASC / Dunkirk

The greatest escape Hoyte van Hoytema FSF NSC ASC / Dunkirk The greatest escape Hoyte van Hoytema FSF NSC ASC / Dunkirk BY: Ron Prince One could be forgiven for assuming that Dunkirk is a traditional war movie. But think again. Its director, Christopher Nolan, has expressly stated that it is, first and foremost, a … Read more

Janusz Kaminski / The BFG

Tall Order Janusz Kaminski / The BFG Tall Order Janusz Kaminski / The BFG BY: Ron Prince The BFG  (short for The Big Friendly Giant) is the title of Roald Dahl’s classic 1982 children’s book about a sweet orphaned girl named Sophie, who one night is taken away from her dormitory to a faraway land … Read more

Gavin Finney BSC / Wolf Hall

Candle Light Gavin Finney BSC / Wolf Hall Candle Light Gavin Finney BSC / Wolf Hall Recreating an historical period for feature films and television drama is often a balance between authenticity and practicality. Wolf Hall, which starts in January on BBC Two, is rooted in early 16th century England by both its story of … Read more