Light is a strange and powerful phenomenon — in what we do with it as cinematographers, and in reference to the very essentials of life and the intricacies of nature that inspire us as image makers.
What the New Wave taught us — and what the bobbing camera reminds us — is that we should not be slaves to the medium.
“What would have happened to the art of painting if at one point in time someone had told Rembrandt how to better paint eyes by means of some new “technical” parameters?”
Shades of Picasso: When we talk about color in our craft, Vittorio Storaro, ASC, AIC perhaps best characterizes its use and implications.
Kees van Oostrum, ASC offers his thoughts on the Academy Awards and the judging of cinematography.
Thoughts and memories upon the eve of the 25th edition of the Camerimage International Film Festival.
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.”
Memories of a life spent dreaming of and working with Arri cameras.
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