New Jan. Issue of AC Features Focus on Collaboration
First edition of 2025 showcases cinematographer-director collaboration — including coverage of Wicked, Conclave, Nosferatu and The Fire Inside.
Inside this issue, Vol. 106 No. 1:
• President’s Desk: Shelly Johnson, ASC considers the energy and spirit that inform imagery created by a strong cinematographer-director collaboration.
• Alice Brooks, ASC and director Jon M. Chu discuss their creative strategy for the musical Wicked, including large practical set builds, prototype Panavision lenses and meticulous color choices.
• Stéphane Fontaine, AFC and director Edward Berger detail how they infused the Vatican City drama Conclave with the mood and feel of classic paranoid thrillers of the 1970s.
• Cinematographer Jarin Blaschke and director Robert Eggers break down their approach to Nosferatu, which incorporated shooting on film, employing unconventional optics and using practical candlelight.
• John Mathieson, BSC and visual-effects supervisor Mark Bakowski discuss their work on the long-awaited sequel Gladiator II,
directed by Ridley Scott.
• Picture Partners:
Director Rachel Morrison, ASC and cinematographer Rina Yang, BSC discuss their collaboration on the fact-based boxing drama The Fire Inside.
• Shot Craft:
Inspired by the work of ASC associate member Tim Kang, a lighting test focuses on the fluorescent properties of laundry detergent and an LED fixture that includes a UV emitter.
• The Virtual World:
Craig Kief, ASC updates his 2021 findings on color fidelity in LED volumes by testing fixtures designed to achieve wide-spectrum distribution in a volume.
• Wrap Shot: The Wizard of Oz (1939), shot by Hal Rosson, ASC, with Technicolor cinematography by Allen Davey, ASC, and directed by Victor Fleming.
Print subscribers will be receiving this issue soon, and the digital edition will be live before the holiday.
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