March 2024
HistoricalShooting The NeverEnding Story
The arduous task of creating the effects-heavy creature feature, and lighting one of the planet’s largest bluescreen stages to date. ...more
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March 2024
HistoricalManhattan: Black-and-White Romantic Realism
Gordon Willis, ASC details his visual approach to this monochrome love letter to the Big Apple....more
February 2024
HistoricalThe Sopranos: Mob Psychology
Cinematographer Phil Abraham aims for both drama and humor on HBO’s popular and critically acclaimed gangster series....more
February 2024
HistoricalMalcolm X: One Man’s Legacy, to the Letter
Spike Lee and Ernest Dickerson, ASC craft an epic vision retaining the humanity of a figure who has been turned into a political icon....more
February 2024
HistoricalPresident’s Desk: Sarah Jones
“Will we just make note of Sarah’s passing, bow our heads for a moment and then carry on?”...more
February 2024
HistoricalThe Special-Effects Cinematographer
“Contrary to the general impression, the studio special-effects cinematographer must be decidedly more than merely an engaging young person with a pleasant smile and a knack of doing strange things with a motion-picture camera.”...more
January 2024
HistoricalRe-crafted Noir: Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Cinematographer Michael Chapman explains some of the challenges of pairing Steve Martin with screen icons of the past, intercutting scenes from 20 different films. ...more
January 2024
HistoricalWhy Renoir Favors Multiple-Camera, Long-Sustained-Take Technique
French director Jean Renoir’s camera techniques for 1959’s Picnic on the Grass....more
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