January 2020
Shot CraftWhere Do You Put the Camera?
How you frame the shot, where you place the camera, and what subjects you choose to show in the frame — those are the nouns, verbs, adverbs and prepositions of the language of motion pictures.
January 2020
Letter From the PresidentPresident’s Desk: Film School Misery
“I found, in most instances, film school teaching was not always reaching an acceptable level of education.”
December 2019
TheFilmBookMaking Waves — A Conversation with Director Trey Edward Shults
Speaking in depth with the filmmaker about his dazzling third feature, with striking cinematography by Drew Daniels.
December 2019
Filmmaker’s ForumDon’t Panic, It’s Organic: A Swamp Thing Discovery Saga
The cinematographer details his experience while shooting this fantastical series based on the long-running DC Comics title — combining the Arri Alexa LF with Panavision T Series anamorphics for a distinctive look.
December 2019
Letter From the PresidentPresident’s Desk: Number “8”
A potential solution to how we identify ourselves as cinematographers might be to rely on numbers rather than abbreviations.
November 2019
TheFilmBookGemini Man: Building A Virtual Face
Guy Williams from Weta Digital details the creation of the face of the virtual character in Gemini Man, with comments by director Ang Lee and actor Will Smith.
November 2019
TheFilmBookPreview of EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2019
The biggest and best cinematography festival in the world begins Saturday, Nov. 9 in Torun, Poland.
November 2019
Shot CraftSound Track
Discussing the key on-set collaboration between the sound department and the camera crew.
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