A sobering look at Trump’s shadow over Hollywood’s awards season, plus exclusive insights into the new films Saturday Night and the cinematography of The Fire Inside. “One word came up again and again when I asked European officials about the stakes of the American election: existential. ‘The anxiety is massive,’ Victoria Nuland, who served until recently as under-secretary … Read more
The GBCT (Guild of British Camera Technicians) and the ACO (Association of Camera Operators) announced the 2021 nominees for The Operators Award. The award is presented in two categories – Features and TV Drama. The winners will be announced at the British Society of Cinematographers Awards Evening on 26 February in London. Congratulations to all … Read more
The extended line-up for EnergaCAMERIMAGE, including Main Competition, Cinematographers’ Debuts Competition, TV Series Competition, Polish Film Competition, Documentary Feature Competition and Director’s Debuts Competition, has officially been announced. The line-up is as followed: Main Competition: The Main Competition with the Golden Frog Award has been the most important part of the EnergaCAMERIMAGE Festival from its beginning. The Competition exists since 1993 i.e. since … Read more
New ASC member Barry “Baz” Idoine was raised in New Zealand and made a name for himself as a talented camera operator before transitioning to director of photography on the popular Disney Plus series The Mandalorian, which presented a watershed in moving-image production with its use of LED-volume technology. Baz Idoine, ASC (far left) on the … Read more
CJP Broadcast has announced the completion of a new 4K-UHD virtual studio for the University of Sunderland. The system includes a Mo-Sys StarTracker Studio with a camera tracking unit, wireless-linked handheld StarTracker Viewfinder and Cartoni JibO lightweight jib. CJP Broadcast has also provided and integrated Kinoflow Diva Lite 401 LED luminares and a Zero 88 … Read more
AN INNOVATIVE ARTIST With a lifelong passion for blending art and science, John Knoll, ILM executive creative director and senior VFX supervisor, has evolved the visual effects world and the craft of filmmaking. Early in life, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) executive creative director and senior VFX supervisor John Knoll (Pacific Rim) was exposed to the blending of art and science as his father was a Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological … Read more
A NEW REALITY LED volumes are an exciting new tool in the cinematographer’s toolbox, mixing the real with the unreal. Four cinematographers who have already embraced the technology share their experiences. The term “virtual production” encompasses practices like pre-visualisation and remote location reccies, but its most exciting branch is in filming itself: the ability to shoot … Read more
Nominations for the 73rd Emmy Awards have been announced, recognising a wealth of innovative storytelling, exceptional new programs, and a robust and diverse group of talent nominees. The live virtual ceremony was hosted by father-daughter duo Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us) from Los Angeles and Jasmine Cephas Jones (Blindspotting) from New York along with Television … Read more
In April, the new US $4.3 billion, 3,500-room Resorts World Las Vegas luxury destination launched its ‘Stay Fabulous’ campaign with an immersive short film featuring Celine Dion, Carrie Underwood, Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, Tiësto, and Zedd. Created by Hooray Agency and Psyop to build excitement for the resort’s recent grand opening and convey the astounding … Read more
Bild Studios has announced a strategic delivery partnership with Los Angeles-based Lux Machina, to create one of the industry’s leading US-UK virtual production teams. The new joint venture aims to provide the film, television, and live event production industry with game changing real-time VFX production technology. Renowned media technologists, Bild Studios have a heritage of … Read more
Outstanding achievement in cinematography was championed at the 35th annual American Society of Cinematographers Awards. Taking place at the the historic ASC Clubhouse in Hollywood and hosted by TCM’s Ben Mankiewicz, the virtual ceremony saw the nominees’ outstanding talent and creativity recognised and the winners revealed. The live ceremony included the presentation of the ASC … Read more
At the core of every project that ILM has utilised performance capture for over the last few decades lies a technology that helps push the boundaries of visual effects: Vicon motion capture systems. The latest example of this work is one of ILM’s most challenging and ambitious projects ever: The Mandalorian. Following the Emmy Award-winning season one, … Read more
2020 AND ALL THAT The bongs of the famous Westminster bell have now fallen silent after midnight, and the year 2020 has finally been put to rest. Perhaps one the strangest and most frustrating years the world has experienced outside of wartime, yet 2020 has left many casualties along the way. Most of us either … Read more