New Nov. AC Issue Offers Focus on Virtual Production, Prep
Exclusive production documentation details creative approach for Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS on Dune: Part Two.
Our November 2024 issue of American Cinematographer presents a special focus on tools for virtual production, including coverage of how the Dune: Part Two camera team used Unreal Engine for planning, an overview of how virtual art departments function, and a look at real-time ray tracing for virtual production. Also featured in the issue are coverage of September 5 and Emilia Pérez; a discussion with Robert Richardson, ASC about color grading and his collaborations with colorists; and a 75th-anniversary pictorial tribute to the British Society of Cinematographers.
Inside:
• President’s Desk: Shelly Johnson, ASC considers the origin and evolution of the previsualization process.
• Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS and director Denis Villeneuve illuminate their approach to Dune: Part Two, including how Unreal Engine was integrated into the cinematography department to facilitate planning. In an AC exclusive, the filmmakers also share an excerpt from the full visual document created by virtual-cinematography technician Tamás Papp.
• Markus Förderer, ASC, BVK discusses creating suspense in a single setting for the fact-based drama September 5, directed by Tim Fehlbaum.
• Paul Guilhaume, AFC details his strategies for the ambitious musical production Emilia Pérez, directed by Jacques Audiard.
• Robert Richardson, ASC shares his perspective on the past, present and future of color grading, and colorists Élodie Ichter, Yvan Lucas, Stephen Nakamura and Stefan Sonnenfeld discuss some of their collaborations with the lauded cinematographer.
• BSC President Christopher Ross introduces AC’s pictorial tribute to the 75th anniversary of the British Society of Cinematographers.
• Shot Craft: A look at cinematographers’ creative interactions with the virtual art department, including observations from Michael Goi, ASC, ISC and Christopher Probst, ASC.
• The Virtual World: Richard Crudo, ASC and producer/VFX supervisor Christopher Nichols discuss real-time LED-volume ray tracing and the demo short film Ray Tracing FTW.
• Clubhouse News: The latest bulletins from the Society feature the 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards; ASC Master Classes in Los Angeles and New York; a Birns & Sawyer presentation on filtration; an Education & Outreach event for Hollywood CPR; Bradford Young, ASC in conversation with Mark Lee Ping-bing; and a John Bailey Heritage Screening of The Innocents (1961).
• Wrap Shot: A look back at Dune (1984), shot by Freddie Francis, BSC and directed by David Lynch.
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