“Life in slow motion,” Dame Cleo Laine once sang, “suits me fine.” Of course, we’ve been bifurcated between a blur of ceaseless events – pandemics, putsches, elections, vaccines and variants – contrasted with a year spent mostly… at home. It is that latter “quarantine” mode that lends itself to the seemingly endless “slow motion” of … Read more
This latest honour is the fifth Academy Award in the last seven years for visual effects leader. Acclaimed global visual effects and animation company DNEG was recognised at the 93rd Academy Awards with the Oscar for Best Visual Effects for its work on Tenet, directed by long-term collaborator Christopher Nolan. DNEG’s VFX team, led by overall … Read more
Alien Friend Meet the New Wave / James Friend Alien Friend Meet the New Wave / James Friend Filmography (so far): The Liability (2012), Papadopoulos & Sons (2011), Piggy (2011), Turnout (2010), Ghosted (2010), The Academy (TV). When did you discover you wanted to be a cinematographer? I always wanted to be a filmmaker … Read more
