April 2019
Shot CraftUnderstanding Polarizing Filters
The effects of these special filters cannot be easily mimicked with digital tricks, making the understanding of their use important for every creative cinematographer.
The effects of these special filters cannot be easily mimicked with digital tricks, making the understanding of their use important for every creative cinematographer.
“Frankly, I am not aware of cinematographers trying to pry credit from directors, but it does occur that directors pry credits from cinematographers, including with the ‘film by’ credit.”
Two videos from the Imago Cinematography Awards Festivities in Belgrade, Serbia.
Second-unit crewmembers are among the unsung heroes of production.
“A few years ago, I got a phone call from a director with whom I had collaborated on an independent feature...”
Keeping a long-running TV series looking fresh is a constant challenge for cinematographers working season-to-season.
“The phenomena of light and dark long ago inspired Plato, as he expressed in his allegory of the cave...”
The cinematographer shares some practical and aesthetic approaches of his cinematography.
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