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Cinematographer
@DOPSenthilKumar
, ISC details the filming of India’s ultimate (fictionalized) historical fairy tale —
@RRRMovie
— about real-life revolutionaries Komaram Bheem and Alluri Sitarama Raju:
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Hope today's posts have offered some interesting Sunday reading. Back to work now on our upcoming Nov. issue... featuring
@RRRMovie
. Subscribe today to get this issue:
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Many congrats to ASC member Roger Deakins — honored with knighthood for his outstanding artistic accomplishments:
@teamdeakins
@BSCine
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The
@TheCW
series
@cw_spn
returns this week to begin the final episodes of its finalé season. Get the backstory on all 15 seasons with cinematographer/ assoc. producer
@SergeLadouceur
, CSC — who shot 320 episodes of the show since 2005:
#Supernatural
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After 15 seasons, the
@TheCW
genre show
#Supernatural
(
@cw_spn
) is headed to its series finale on May 18. Join us with cinematographer
@SergeLadouceur
, CSC as we discuss his end-to-end creative run over shooting 320 episodes:
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The cover of American Cinematographer 100 years ago in May 1922.
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K.K. Senthil Kumar, ISC details the filming of India’s ultimate (fictionalized) historical fairy tale about real-life revolutionaries Komaram Bheem and Alluri Sitarama Raju.
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We recently rediscovered a cashe of 52 35mm negs from the set of The Shining that have not been seen since 1980. We look forward to sharing these images. Until then, enjoy our vintage coverage on Stanley Kubrick's horror classic, shot by John Alcott, BSC:
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“We started shooting today,” says
@SergeLadouceur
, CSC. “It feels strange to think we’re on our last run on Supernatural.” In our March issue, AC will publish a feature story on his creative and technological evolution shooting more than 300 episodes over 15 seasons.
@cw_spn
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We are very sorry to hear that cinematographer Owen Roizman, ASC has died at the age of 86 following a long illness. Nominated five time for his camerawork, he was presented in 2017 with an honorary Academy Award for his contributions to cinema. We are preparing a full memorial.
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The ASC has welcomed Quyen Tran as a new member. The cinematographer’s credits include the critically acclaimed Netflix miniseries Unbelievable and hit indie sci-fi comedy Palm Springs. Full profile:
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Some backstory on the production of
@RRRMovie
with cinematographer
@DOPSenthilKumar
:
Less than 48 hours until tickets go on sale for the greatest screening in the history of cinema.
@RRRMovie
.
@ChineseTheatres
IMAX. 1.9, 7 PM.
S.S. Rajamouli, Jr NTR, Ram Charan, composer M.M. Keeravaani in person.
Tix available Wednesday, noon PST
@am_cinematheque
.com
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Cinematographer Jarin Blaschke shoots with black-and-white negative, vintage lenses and custom filters to emulate the orthochromatic film stock of old for
@LighthouseMovie
:
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Director
@taylorswift13
and Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC on making “The Man” — filmmakers discuss their collaboration on the popular music video for her song about gender inequality. Full story:
#TheASC
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At top: K.K. Senthil Kumar, ISC on set of RRR. Read more in the Nov. issue.
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Happy 40th anniversary to Blade Runner — directed by
Ridley Scott and photographed by Jordan Cronenweth, ASC:
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Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS speaks with AC’s Tara Jenkins about his nominated work on The Batman (Warner Bros.).
Fraser is nominated in the Theatrical Feature Film category (Category sponsored by Keslow Camera).
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Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC has won the ASC Award for Theatrical Release for Blade Runner 2049, presented by ASC members Emmanuel Lubezki and Matty Libatique. Accepted by his wife, James.
#ASCAwards
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Cinematographer Dean Cundey, ASC (Halloween, Apollo 13, Jurassic Park) discusses his camerawork in The Mandalorian — Emmy-nominated for the episode “Chapter 20: The Foundling.” Watch now:
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Many congrats to Jarin Blaschke for winning Best Cinematography at the
@filmindependent
#SpiritAwards
for his brooding black-and-white camerawork in
@LighthouseMovie
. He also won the ASC Award for this film. You can read our full story on his work here:
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We’re sorry to report the passing of Wilmer C. Butler, ASC at the age of 101. The Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated cinematographer’s work includes Jaws, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Grease and The Conversation.
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One of the true greats of cinematography — Giuseppe Rotunno, ASC, AIC — has passed away at age 97. AC will honor his memory both online and in print, but the best tribute is to watch or re-watch the great films he shot.
#TheASC
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The ASC Award for Theatrical Release goes to Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC for 1917. He accepts alongside his wife, James.
#asc34
#ascawards
#cinematography
#asc2020
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We're happy to report that there has been a change of heart at The Academy in regard to the upcoming Oscars presentation, in part due to ASC's open letter of protest and the many motion-picture professionals who backed it:
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Would love to know who created this illustration detailing the many technical and creative issues every cinematographer must understand and consider. Anyone know the original source?
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#ASCAwards
Winner – Feature Film
Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS for Dune
Category sponsored by Keslow Camera
#TheASC
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We’re deeply saddened by the news from Santa Fe regarding the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Safety on the set should always be of paramount concern to everyone, especially when working with firearms:
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To honor the 20th anniversary of Saving Private Ryan, cinematographer Janusz Kamiński discusses his Oscar-winning camerawork in this exclusive conversation for the AC Podcast. Listen now:
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We are sorry to learn that cinematographer John Bailey, ASC — a longtime Society board member and former AMPAS president — died on Nov. 9 at the age of 81. We will publish a full memorial, but this is our most recent discussion with him:
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Mandy Walker, ASC, ACS wins for Feature Film for
@ElvisMovie
at the 37th Annual
#ASCAwards
, presented by Hong Chau. (Category Sponsored by
@keslowcamera
)
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It's with great sadness that we must report the death of Michael Ballhaus, ASC. One of the true greats.
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#ThisIstheWay
: Cinematographers Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS and Barry “Baz” Idoine and showrunner Jon Favreau employ new technologies to frame the
@disneyplus
@starwars
series
@themandalorian
. Full story:
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On Our June Cover: AC visits the set of the
@neilhimself
miniseries
@GoodOmensPrime
& watches cinematographer Gavin Finney, BSC frame demon Crowley (David Tennant) & angel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) as they try to thwart the apocalypse. (Photo: Sophie Mutevelian/Amazon Studios)
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Twenty years after its release, cinematographer Peter Deming, ASC looks back on working with
@DAVID_LYNCH
on the mysterious neo-noir feature Mulholland Drive (2001):
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#Flashback
: Director of photography Jordan Cronenweth, ASC works to achieve the classical noir look director Ridley Scott wanted for his futuristic sci-fi masterpiece, Blade Runner (1982). Full archival story:
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The BTS on the making of E.T. was photographed by aspiring cinematographer (and future ASC member) John Toll — who would later shoot Legends of the Fall, Braveheart (winning back-to-back Oscars) and The Thin Red Line.
Steven Spielberg explaining why he used to wear sunglasses on set all the time.
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You can learn more about this exceptional shot here:
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Many congrats to Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC for earning the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for 1917
For our complete interview with him about the making of the film:
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Happy Mother's Day!
Rachel Morrison, ASC camera operating a shot while pregnant.
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#Flashback
: In this archival AC story from 1985, VFX supervisor Ken Ralston and his collaborators at
@ILMVFX
discuss their work in Back to the Future:
#TheASC
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#ASC100Films
– Celebrating our centennial year, the ASC has created a list of 100 films of the last century to serve as exemples of exemplary, influential cinematography. Are your touchstone titles on this list? Are they in the Top 10?
#ASC100
#TheASC
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In honor of Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC earning the ASC Award, Oscar and BAFTA Award for
@bladerunner
2049, we’ve made our complete archive of content about the production available to everyone, including our full seven-part interview from the ASC Clubhouse:
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#ACArchive
: ASC associate member and Steadicam inventor Garrett Brown and Stanley Kubrick walk through the hedge maze set while shooting The Shining (1980). If you like historical content, subscribe to our AC Archive for access to every issue since 1920:
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Many congrats to Alfonso Cuarón for his Best Cinematography Oscar win for his period drama Roma. You can read our complete production story here:
@ROMACuaron
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Many congrats to Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC for winning the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work in
@bladerunner
2049. You can see a part of a discussion regarding his work held at the ASC Clubhouse here:
#Oscars
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#InMemoriam
: Looking back on the exceptional career of Allen Daviau, ASC (1942-2020) — who photographed such outstanding and influential films as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, The Color Purple, Empire of the Sun, Avalon and Bugsy. Full story:
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Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the release of David Fincher’s influential thriller Seven (1995)? You'll find our complete story on the trend-setting cinematography — with Darius Khondji, ASC, AFC — right here:
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Cinematographer Rachel Morrison, ASC will be at the Clubhouse in Hollywood on Tues., Dec. 19, to discuss her period drama Mudbound. Join us and bring your questions. Click through for complete details and RSVP today!
@morrisondp
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ASC president Kees van Oostrum has responded to the controversy regarding the Academy's announcement that the Best Cinematography presentation will not be broadcast live during the Academy Awards: "We cannot quietly condone this decision without protest."
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Director John Huston wrote about the experience of making the film — and the importance of the director-cinematographer creative relationship — in this 1941 vintage AC article:
See Humphrey Bogart in the film that made him a star, THE MALTESE FALCON ('41)
This classic returns to theaters for its 80th anniversary today and on 1/27. Check your local theater for showtimes and their new health and safety guidelines:
#TCMBigScreen
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Support for the ASC's open letter regarding the Academy Awards controversy continues to grow, and we appreciate each and every person who has added their name to the impressive list of signatories:
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Bored? Thanks to our advertisers, you can read the April 2020 issue of AC for FREE right now via this QR code or link: (And please share with your friends...!)
#TheASC
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The Logmar Magellan 65mm Camera — Large-format “film” filmmaking with a new lightweight, shouldermount design, available to see in person at
@CineGearExpo
Booth 121 this weekend in Los Angeles! Lots more info! ->
#cinegear2018
#cinegear
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AC visits the set of the long-running
@GeneralHospital
to observe the finely tuned methods and marathon pace of daytime-drama production:
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Cinematographer James Laxton (Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk) is now an active member of the ASC. Many congrats to him! More here:
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Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC releases his photography book Byways, a collection of stills that documents a vanished postwar Britain, as well as the cinematographer’s focus on landscapes:
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Please share the April digital edition of AC for FREE using this link or the QR code:
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Vittorio Storaro, ASC, AIC discusses his Oscar-winning cinematography in the film right here:
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Many congrats to Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS for winning
@TheAcademy
Award for his work in
@dunemovie
— following his ASC Award win last weekend.
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An epic run.
Stay tuned for our upcoming interview with cinematographer and co-producer Serge Ladouceur, CSC — who will guide us through 14 seasons of tech choices and creative decisions.
@cw_spn
The CW's
#Supernatural
currently ranks as the longest-running sci-fi/genre series in the history of American broadcast television
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@steveyedlin
@rianjohnson
Steve, thanks for sharing this video. We have made Parts 2 and 3 open to the public as well. Enjoy everyone!
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A look at the cover of the April issue of American Cinematographer--
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The ASC Award for the inagural Documentary goes to Fejmi Daut and Samir Ljuma for Honeyland
#asc34
#ascawards
#cinematography
#asc2020
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At top: Cinematographer Darius Khondji, ASC, AFC (left) and director Alejandro Iñárritu plan their next shot on the sand set built by production designer Eugenio Caballero and his crew for Bardo. Read more in the Jan issue of AC.
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Angelina Jolie is the recipient of the 2018 ASC Board of Governors Award. This honor is given to individuals whose body of work has made significant and indelible contributions to cinema. The presentation will be made to her on Feb. 17.
#ASCAwards
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Greig Fraser ASC, ACS on the set of Dune.
What was your favorite part of the Oscar winner's work on the sweeping Sci- Fi drama?
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Director Baz Luhrmann describes his longtime creative partnership with cinematographer Mandy Walker, ASC, ACS in distinctly musical terms. “Mand and me, we are riffing,” says Luhrmann, referring to Walker by his nickname for her.
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At top: Michael B Jordan, director of Creed III, operates a camera rig dubbed “Fighter Mode”. Read about his work along with Kramer Morgenthau, ASC in the March issue of AC.
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Director Quentin Tarantino presents the ASC Lifetime Achievement Award to Bob Richardson, ASC
#ascawards
#ascawards2019
#ascawards33
#asc100
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Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS's
#ASCAward
for
@dunemovie
was accepted by Katelin Arizmendi, who served as his 2nd-unit cinematographer and was an ASC nominee last year for her camerawork in the feature Swallow.
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The latest edition of the Camera Comparison Chart, created by ASC associate member Tom Fletcher and Gary Adcock, has arrived!
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The 38th Annual ASC Award for Theatrical Feature Film (Category sponsored by Keslow Camera) goes to…
Hoyte van Hoytema, ASC, FSF, NSC for Oppenheimer.
(Photo by Johan Bergmark)
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#ASCAwards
Winner – Motion Picture, Limited Series, or Pilot Made for Television Award
James Laxton, ASC for The Underground Railroad, “Chapter 9: Indiana Winter”
Category sponsored by ARRI
#TheASC
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Gordon Willis, ASC on supervising a set: The veteran cinematographer explains his approach to workplace collaboration and managing production issues.
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An open letter from the ASC regarding the Academy Awards controversy, including a growing list of the many supporters of cinematographers everywhere:
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#Flashback
: In this archival article from 2007, director of photography Larry Fong, ASC and director Zack Snyder revisit the Battle of Thermopylae while filming the action-packed adaptation of Frank Miller’s graphic novel 300. Full story:
#FBF
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Halyna Hutchins was awarded honorary ASC membership posthumously on November 14 in recognition of her work as a cinematographer. Full report:
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#InMemoriam
: Remembering Michael Chapman, ASC (1935-2020), his life and expert camerawork in such memorable films as The Last Detail, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and The Fugitive. Full story:
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Behind the scenes of the
@AmazonStudios
sci-fi series Tales From the Loop with Jeff Cronenweth, ASC and director Mark Romanek — shooting with the
@Panavision
DXL2 camera with Primo 70 and Panaspeed 70 lenses:
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#ACArchive
: In this photo by unit photographer Peter Sorel, DoP Darius Khondji, ASC, AFC adds bit of light to a handheld shot on actor Brad Pitt while filming the stylish serial killer drama Seven (1995), directed by David Fincher.
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Congratulations to Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC who will be honored at this year’s Manaki Brothers International Cinematographers Film Festival as the laureate of the Golden Camera 300 Award for Lifetime Achievement. Read more:
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#InMemoriam
: The ASC is very sorry to report that visual effects virtuoso Bill Taylor, ASC has passed away at the age of 77. His credits include The Hindenberg, Blade. Runner, The Thing, Star Trek: The Next Generation, What Dreams May Come, Miami Vice and many others.
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Damián García is joined by Dave Perkal, ASC to discuss his work on Andor — the limited-series prequel to the Star Wars features Rogue One (2016) and A New Hope (1977).
García was nominated for an Emmy for his work on the 12th episode of the series.
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The ASC Award for best cinematography in a theatrical release goes to -
Łukasz Żal, PSC for Cold War
#ascawards
#ascawards2019
#ascawards33
#asc100
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#ClubhouseConversations
: In this new 75-min video, DoP Sean Bobbitt, BSC and interviewer Steven Fierberg, ASC discuss shooting director Shaka King’s Judas and the Black Messiah (
@JATBMFilm
). Full video:
#JudasAndTheBlackMessiah
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At top: Wilmer C. Butler oversees multiple cameras on the set of Jaws (1975).
Butler died on the evening of April 5, at the age of 101, just days short of his birthday. Butler is well known for his work on The Conversation (1974), Jaws (1975) and three Rocky sequels.
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Many congrats to Erik Messerschmidt, ASC for his Academy Award win for Best Cinematography — the Oscar will look quite nice paired with the ASC Award he took home last Sunday. Our full story on
@MankFilm
with him and director David Fincher:
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At top: Russell Carpenter, ASC and James Cameron shoot live-action footage with the Cameron-Pace Fusion 3D camera rig. (Unit stills by Mark Fellman. All images courtesy of 20th Century Studios)
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We were very sorry to hear that cinematographer, educator and entrepreneur Geoff Boyle, NSC (
@cmlgeoff
) has passed. Founder of the Cinematography Mailing List () he helped bring together a global community of artists, and will be missed.
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For the diner scene we were choosing the focal length of our lenses to tap into the scene’s level of intimacy, by starting on a wide lens closer to the actors and then slowly switching to tighter lenses from more of a distance, and the other way around.-- Marcell Rev on Euphoria
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For our complete interview with Nimoy about directing Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home:
I can't get enough of photos of Leonard Nimoy directing Star Trek IV in full Spock wardrobe and makeup.
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Shooting “large format” is one of the most popular current trends in cinematography, but there are quite a few misconceptions about LF and its usage. Brush up on your knowledge of LF with Jay Holben's Shot Craft on the subject.
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“Halyna was a bright, talented, determined cinematographer. She had a big career in front of her and a supportive family to share her success with,” says ASC President Stephen Lighthill in this memorial for the cinematographer killed on set yesterday:
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#Flashback
: From the AC Archives, our full article by Néstor Almendros, ASC on his Academy Award-winning camerawork in writer-director Terrence Malick's period drama Days of Heaven (1978):
#TBT
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Cinematographer Benjamin Loeb brings intense lighting and color techniques to director Panos Cosmatos’ Mandy, a tale of supernatural mayhem.
@MandyTheFilm
@panoscosmatos
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