MASTER CRAFTSMAN Few contemporary cinematographers boast as starry a CV as Darius Khondji ASC AFC. The French-Iranian DP revisits his remarkable career, revealing the collaborations with directors that made lasting impressions on him. Away from set, Darius Khondji ASC AFC constantly takes pictures on his iPhone. He calls them sketches. “I’m always thinking about scenes … Read more
Cooking up looks Meet the New Wave / Aaron Rogers Cooking up looks Meet the New Wave / Aaron Rogers Filmography (so far): Shorts – Pommel (2018), Last Christmas (2018), Thinking In Time (2018), Pollution Of The Heart (2016), Last Leg (2015) When did you discover you wanted to be a cinematographer? When I was … Read more
Tripping The Light Fantastic Meet The New Wave / Esther Vardy Tripping The Light Fantastic Meet The New Wave / Esther Vardy Filmography (so far): TV drama: CBBC Katy (2017, dir. John McKay); Lillian Bilocca (2018, dirs. Maxine Peake/Vanessa Stockley). Shorts: Shattered and Time Away (both 2017, dir. Maxine Peake). Camera operator/dailies on TV dramas … Read more
Fast & Dirty Björn Charpentier SBC / Beirut Fast & Dirty Björn Charpentier SBC / Beirut Header photo: (l-r) DP Björn Charpentier, Grip Malik Basar, 2nd Operator Olivier Merckx and Gaffer Thomas Hollaus. Courtesy of Bleecker Street Media, Lionsgate and Björn Charpentier. BY: Trevor Hogg Upon graduating from the Narafi film school in Brussels in … Read more