Naomi Pfefferman Magid
July 2025
ArticleShooting Happy Gilmore 2: A Cinematographer’s First Swing at Comedy
The film's director of photography details how he approached a new genre for the first time in his career, sharing a look at the color process and a lighting plot for a key scene....more
July 2025
ArticleAmerican Cinematographer's 2025 Rising Stars of Cinematography
AC spotlights eight up-and-coming artists working behind the camera....more
July 2025
New ProductsDJI Releases Power 2000
The portable power station is rechargeable to 80 percent in 55 minutes, expandable up to 22,528Wh and controllable by app....more
July 2025
ArticleInside the Aerial and Underwater Cinematography of Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning
Cinematographer Fraser Taggart details the rigorous prep, camera rigs, lighting and lens choices, and collaboration across departments that made the film's biplane and submarine sequences possible....more
July 2025
New ProductsIkegami Unveils UHK-X700RF
The wireless portable camera has the same feature set, operational ergonomics, compact size and light weight as its wired sister model, the UHK-X700....more
July 2025
New ProductsSony Announces RX1R III
The camera features a 61-megapixel 35mm full-frame Exmor R CMOS image sensor, the latest Bionz XR image-processing engine and a Zeiss Sonnar T* 35mm F2 lens....more
July 2025
New ProductsSmallHD Introduces Quantum 27
The 26.5" Quantum-Dot OLED monitor is ideal for multi-monitor setups....more
July 2025
New ProductsNanlite Releases Pico
The pocket-size solution is powered by Nanlite’s Nebula C4 Light Engine and has an output of 4,211 lux at 1' (5,600K)....more
July 2025
New ProductsVenus Unveils PL-Mount Laowa 10mm Zero-D Cine Lens
The rectilinear full-frame lens delivers a 130.3-degree diagonal angle of view and is ideal for gimbals, drones and handheld rigs....more
July 2025
HistoricalDream Thieves: Wally Pfister, ASC and Christopher Nolan on Inception
Dive deep into the making of the landmark film with this account from AC's visit to the set, commentary from the cinematographer-director team, a lighting plot for the iconic hallway scene, and more....more
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