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
Brian Kronner
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
InterviewRidley Scott: “I’m Not Doing Radio Plays, I’m Making Cinema”
The director comments on Napoleon and his longtime collaboration with cinematographer Dariusz Wolski, ASC....more
January 2024
InterviewRace Opera: Ferrari
Director Michael Mann shares how he and Erik Messerschmidt, ASC explored the grandiosity and humanity of Enzo Ferrari....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
January 2024
FeatureSaltburn: Weaving a Web of Obsession
Linus Sandgren, ASC, FSF and writer-director Emerald Fennell’s Gothic drama explores the dark corners of an aristocratic estate, where a strange loner goes on holiday....more
January 2024
HistoricalWe Are Not Alone: Contact
Director Robert Zemeckis and cinematographer Don Burgess, ASC propose an answer to one of humanity's most profound queries....more
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