Double bill Ben Smithard BSC / Blinded By The Light & Downton Abbey Double bill Ben Smithard BSC / Blinded By The Light & Downton Abbey WANT TO READ IT ALL? Below is only a teaser, and the full interview can be found in the September 2019 issue (95) of British Cinematographer magazine. If you purchase a … Read more
Lighting ghosts Ben Smithard BSC / The Man Who Invented Christmas Lighting ghosts Ben Smithard BSC / The Man Who Invented Christmas BY: Valentina Valentini Ben Smithard BSC has shot of a lot of films set in a range of periods throughout historical England – The Damned United, My Week With Marilyn, Belle, Diana And … Read more
Independent camera, grip and lens specialist Movietech is celebrating 25 years of support for the cinematographic arts. From humble beginnings in North West London, where its first fully-serviced production was Damage, filmed with Peter Biziou BSC, Movietech has evolved over a quarter of a century to become regarded as one of the most experienced, reliable … Read more
Human Conditions Ben Smithard / My week with Marilyn Human Conditions Ben Smithard / My week with Marilyn “My DVD collection is not a happy one, in fact it’s pretty morose,” admits Ben Smithard. “I’ve probably got five comedies in a library of about 3,000 films at home.” We’ve been speaking about … Read more