October 2023
FeatureSaw X: Traps From the Past
“I’m really fascinated by beauty and brutality — I think they kind of walk alongside each other.”...more
“I’m really fascinated by beauty and brutality — I think they kind of walk alongside each other.”...more
“Darkness can be used as a storytelling or tension-building device. In horror, what you don’t see is sometimes more.”...more
“What something looked like in a wide shot versus an insert or a close-up is irrelevant. There is no lighting continuity other than general atmospheric mood.”...more
“The driving factor for how we wanted to amplify the horror and the terror was by actually introducing a source of light that wasn’t there to begin with.”...more
Cinematographer Todd A. Dos Reis, ASC, discusses some of the strategies he uses to frighten audiences....more
This groundbreaking solution fuses the tangible world with the virtual one – in real time – a technological feat that is hard to comprehend as it requires an entire ecosystem to come together....more
The director shares some of the cinematic strategies he pursued with cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema, ASC, FSF, NSC....more
Jacques Jouffret, ASC and director Neill Blomkamp capture high-speed, high-stakes racing action for this true-life tale of triumph....more
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