Get with the programme Be it through image editing, 3D models, or just written notes, software is a crucial tool with which cinematographers communicate their creative intentions. “Software has become a completely vital part of my prep and shoot today,” says Adam Suschitzky BSC. For him this begins with Scriptation, the Emmy Award-winning app for … Read more
LAYERS OF ATMOSPHERE Benoit Blanc swaps Stateside for the Greek seaside in his latest mystery romp. Capturing Blanc’s every move with a similarly scrupulous approach to Daniel Craig’s detective was Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’s cinematographer, Steve Yedlin ASC. A mysterious invite from tech billionaire Miles (Edward Norton) lures a motley crew of friends … Read more
Long-time collaborators, cinematographer Steve Yedlin ASC, and director Rian Johnson, have been pushing each other creatively since their late teens. Yedlin would go on to lens all of Johnson’s feature films, notably Looper and Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi. Their latest film, Glass Onion, is the follow-up to the 2019 blockbuster Knives Out. … Read more
Immerse yourself in the awards season buzz with our brand-new column from Mark London Williams, with all the latest insight from Stateside. Like opening the box with Schrödinger’s Cat in it, the possibilities of what (or who) might get nominated, and who becomes favourites in a given category, all keep collapsing inward, with each announced … Read more
As the suave Southern detective Benoit Blanc strides into cinemas for a limited theatrical run, Helicopter Film Services takes us behind the scenes on the glossy aerial shots on Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. Jeremy Braben Assoc BSC, aerial cinematographer and CEO of Helicopter Film Services, worked on the whodunnit and shares his experiences … Read more
Cutting Edge Steve Yedlin ASC / Knives Out Cutting Edge Steve Yedlin ASC / Knives Out BY: Robert Allen In director Rian Johnson’s highly-acclaimed, Agatha Christie-inspired, murder mystery, Knives Out, a family clashes, a patriarch dies, and a master detective leads an investigation that threatens the family’s dark secrets. The movie represents Johnson’s fifth collaboration … Read more
Feast your eyes on the new edition of British Cinematographer magazine – digitally* via our website, or in print**, from 11th November 2019 onwards. On the Cover Rodrigo Prieto AMC ASC on The Irishman In our latest cover feature, Rodrigo Prieto AMC ASC speaks to us about work on director Martin Scorsese’s new epic, The … Read more
Shining a light on… Gaffers ‘R’ Us / David Smith Shining a light on… Gaffers ‘R’ Us / David Smith Header Photo: Julian Bucknall BY: David Wood Fact file: Age: 48 Born: London School: Wanstead High School Training: Lee International, Wembley Early career: Commercials and music videos Lives: East London Hobbies/passions: Travel, cycling, taking his … Read more