July 2023: Capturing the zeitgeist

Fresh from the faux cityscapes of the Paramount backlot, our LA columnist Mark London Williams reflects on another bustling Cine Gear Expo and delves into the lensing choices of two ASC cinematographers.   The first thing to note, in this dispatch from the side of the pond kicking off the month celebrating July 4th, with … Read more

Cooke Lens Systems depict different worlds for David Makes Man and The Perfection

David Makes Man is the first TV series written by Tarell Alvin McCraney, who won an Academy Award for co-writing the 2017 Best Picture winner Moonlight based on his play, “In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue”. McCraney, serving as the series executive producer along with Michael B. Jordan and Oprah Winfrey, tells a semi-autobiographical story … Read more