The ASC Clubhouse in Hollywood has been the site for insightful discussion about cinematography since the Society made it their home in 1936. Here’s a selection of recent conversations that have taken place there over the past year as part of an ongoing program.

Each of these clips below is the first portion of multi-part series on each event. The complete collections — as well as more than 400 other instructional and informative videos — are available to Friends of the ASC members.


Adriano Goldman, ASC, ABC, BSC visited the Clubhouse for a discussion focusing on his ASC Award-winning work in the Netflix series The Crown:



Ed Lachman, ASC was the featured guest and speaker at during a discussion focusing on his work in the drama Wonderstruck:



Gregory Middleton, ASC, CSC discussed his work in HBO’s epic fantastical series Game of Thrones:



Mandy Walker, ASC, ACS arrived to discuss her work in the drama The Mountain Between Us:



Philippe Le Sourd, ASC, AFC was on hand to discuss his work in the suspenseful period drama The Beguiled, directed by Sofia Coppola:



Dan Laustsen, ASC, DFF arrived to talk about his Oscar- and ASC Award-nominated camerawork in the period sci-fi film The Shape of Water:



Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC discussed his Oscar- and ASC Award-winning camerawork in Blade Runner 2049, the sequel to the 1982 sci-fi classic:



Rachel Morrison, ASC was on hand to talk about her Oscar- and ASC Award-nominated camerawork in the Post War drama Mudbound:



Hoyte van Hoytema, ASC, NSC, FSF discussed his work in the World War II drama Dunkirk, directed by Christopher Nolan:



The interviewer for each of these sessions was American Cinematographer contributor and filmmaker Jim Hemphill.


Each of these clips above is the first portion of multi-part series on each event. The complete collections — as well as more than 400 other instructional and informative videos — are available to Friends of the ASC members.