Shining a light on… Gaffers ‘R’ Us / Jonathan Spencer Shining a light on… Gaffers ‘R’ Us / Jonathan Spencer BY: David Wood Fact file Age: 44 Born: Norwich, Norfolk Education: Broadland High School and West Herts College Hobby/Passions: Family, Chelsea FC, the gym, cooking and life! Selected Filmography (as gaffer unless otherwise indicated) Halo … Read more
Whodunnit? Dick Pope BSC / Motherless Brooklyn Whodunnit? Dick Pope BSC / Motherless Brooklyn WANT TO READ IT ALL? Below is only a teaser, and the full interview can be found in the November 2019 issue (96) of British Cinematographer magazine. If you purchase a year’s digital subscription from just £30, or a year’s all-inclusive … Read more
Silver Jubilee Special Report / 2017 Camerimage Diary / Ron Prince Silver Jubilee Special Report / 2017 Camerimage Diary / Ron Prince One man’s journey through the mirth and merriment of the 25th Camerimage Festival of Cinematography. Monday 13th November: It’s stupid o’clock. 4.30am to be precise. Therefore way-too-early to discover oneself in an airport … Read more
All Aboard Haris Zambarloukos BSC GSC / Murder On The Orient Express All Aboard Haris Zambarloukos BSC GSC / Murder On The Orient Express BY: Ron Prince A sumptuous steam-train journey through the wintery mountains of Eastern Europe comes to a grinding halt after an avalanche impedes its progress, and the dramatic discovery of a … Read more
Prior to Dunkirk, a film hadn’t been shot fully on 65mm film in the United Kingdom since 1996. A victim of the race for quicker, cheaper filmmaking, the large format medium was left behind in the 1990s. However, at the same time that director Christopher Nolan selected large format capture for Dunkirk, Kenneth Branagh also … Read more
Working alongside cinematographer Haris Zambarloukos BSC GSC, VER provided the bespoke Enhanced Environment installation that accompanied the train carriage sets used on 20th Century Fox’s Murder On The Orient Express. Throughout the production VER’s Paul Kobelja, and Enhanced Environment technical consultant Bobby Finley III, collaborated closely with VFX supervisor George Murphy and Zambarloukos, providing assistance … Read more
Kodak Film Lab London is now fully-operational in the Ken Adam Building at Pinewood Studios. Kodak and Pinewood have signed a long-term collaboration agreement on the facility, which will offer comprehensive 16mm, 35mm and 65mm colour negative processing. The move to support the use of physical film in motion picture and television has been made … Read more
Continuing 25 years of support, Panavision once again celebrates the art and craft of moving pictures with filmmakers at the Camerimage International Film Festival of Cinematography, which runs November 11 – 18 in Bydgoszcz, Poland. This year, Panavision hosts a masterclass with Oscar-winner John Toll, ASC, and a workshop on large-format filmmaking. On Nov. 14 … Read more
Feast your eyes on the new edition of British Cinematographer magazine – digitally* via our website, or in print**, from 10th November 2017. On the Cover Haris Zambarloukos BSC GSC on Murder On The Orient Express Climb aboard, settle in and grab a cup of hot cocoa. Haris Zambarloukos BSC GSC delivers the denouement of … Read more
Cinelab London has received a growth capital investment of £2.25m from the Foresight Group, to enable further expansion of its services and capacity. Led by industry veterans Adrian Bull and John Mahtani, the business was established four years ago after the acquisition of Bucks Media Services by Cinelabs International. Cinelab London provides film processing, scanning, … Read more
Shining a light on… Gaffers ‘R’ Us / Julian White Shining a light on… Gaffers ‘R’ Us / Julian White FACT FILE Age: 50 Born: Amersham, July 1966 Early years: Senegal, West Africa/Stockholm, Sweden/Bombay, India/Seville, Spain Education: Cambridgeshire Comprehensive & Liverpool Art College BA (hons) Lives: Fitzrovia, London Big Break: Venus Hobby/passion: Painting Selected filmography: … Read more
The revival of real film has received an additional boost with the news that large format Kodak 65mm film processing facilities have opened in the UK. Twentieth Century Fox’s Murder On The Orient Express, directed by Kenneth Branagh, and shot by cinematographer Haris Zambarloukos BSC, will be one of the first productions to use the … Read more