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DP Lily Grimes on Horsepolish
London-based cinematographer, and NFTS graduate, Lily Grimes wrote in with details about her work on the artist film Horsepolish. “I always say ‘yes’ to artist films, they’re full of brilliant surprises. These are people who don’t know how to think inside a box. They...
DP Erik Messerschmidt ASC on Mank
LA Story By Ron Prince Earning your stripes as a cinematographer can be hard enough. But the prospect of shooting your first movie with a Golden Globe, Primetime Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning director, about one of the greatest films of all time, starring some of the...
DP Roger Horrocks on My Octopus Teacher
Natural history films have a reputation for entertaining viewers with breathtaking images of the natural world, whilst informing them about the lives of the animals and plants they are watching. But the best films are also able to engage their audiences emotionally –...
Dariusz Wolski ASC on News Of The World
Read All About It By Ron Prince Whilst director Paul Greengrass addresses themes about personal discovery, belonging, the power of fake news and propaganda, in News Of The World, he has also, together with renowned cinematographer Dariusz Wolski ASC, fashioned what...
Michał Sobociński PSC on shooting The Disciple
Heart's Desire By Darek Kuźma With director Chaitanya Tamhane’s Venice, Toronto and Lisbon-awarded film The Disciple, Polish cinematographer Michał Sobociński PSC is proving to be one of the most versatile young cinematographers out there. But how does a 33-year-old...
DP Darran Bragg on shooting PLATZSPITZBABY
DP Darran Bragg wrote in about his work on Platzspitzbaby (Needle Park Baby), a £3million, Zurich-set story, directed by Pierre Monnard, about a drug-dependent mother, Sandrine (Sarah Spale), who is relocated to the countryside, along with her long-suffering child,...
Joshua James Richards on shooting Nomadland
GOD’S BEST LIGHT By Ron Prince Universally-admired as a sublime contemporary Western, and a hauntingly-beautiful character study, director Chloé Zhao’s remarkable, hybrid, docu-fiction drama, Nomadland, follows Fern, a woman who has lost pretty much everything -...
Discover how Erik Messerschmidt ASC used Cinefade as a visual storytelling device on David Fincher’s Mank
Mank (2020) was beautifully shot by Erik Messerschmidt ASC in black and white, with scattered visual references to Citizen Kane (1941) - often cited as the best film ever made. The original cinematographer for Citizen Kane, Gregg Toland was incredibly influential,...
Sean Ellis shares his experiences about making the beautiful, bone-chilling movie Eight For Silver, shot on Kodak 35mm film
Filmmakers always want their stories to stand out from the crowd. And, when they’re magnanimous in sharing details about their practices, they can inspire others to set their sights on achieving the same. A pertinent example is Sean Ellis, the writer, director and...
Sam Care goes 2:1 with Sony Venice on Marcella – Season 3
Cinematographer Sam Care wrote in with details about his work on ITV’s ‘Nordic-noir’ detective series Marcella (season 3), starring Anna Friel as Detective Sergeant Marcella Backland, which airs on ITV from Tuesday 26th January 2021. “When director Gilles Bannier...
