This month marked Oliver Stapleton BSC’s first BSC Expo as president of the Society! At the event, we sat down with the new boss to discuss how he felt taking on the role – and much more. Massive thanks to Diverse Made Media and Chris Lynch for their support with the video and throughout BSC Expo.
A conceptual short recently nominated at the BSC Short Film competition, the film explores photographer James Pearson-Howes’s journey of self-discovery through his craft, inspired by the legacy of his late father. Director: Donell Atkinson-Johnson Director of photography: Trey Joél Robinson Producers: Candice Shona Robinson & Trey Joél Robinson Gaffer: Nathan Campbell Grip: Michael Farrell
In this video for Panavision, cinematographer Dariusz Wolski ASC discusses shaping the visual language of Nuremberg, from shooting intimate prison scenes with a single bare bulb to orchestrating complex, multi-camera trial sequences rooted in historical reality.
In this video, Autumn Durald Arkapaw ASC shares insight into her work on the stunning Sinners during a Panavision seminar session at Camerimage. Autumn discussed the creative processes, collaborations and filmmaking tools that helped bring Ryan Coogler’s original vision to the screen. In conversation with moderator Zoe Mutter (British Cinematographer magazine’s Editor-in-Chief), Autumn also talked the audience through the techniques and inspirations behind key scenes…
Step behind the camera and into the remarkable 50-year career of Geoffrey Glover GBCT, the cameraman who helped bring some of cinema’s most iconic films to life. From his early days in the industry to finding himself on the set of Star Wars, Geoff’s journey is anything but the glamorous Hollywood fantasy many imagine.
Led by Ole-Aleksander Nordby, compositing supervisor, creative lead/CG supervisor Tim Kilgour and VFX supervisor Simon Carr, the Vine FX team have returned to The Witcher with a multi-episode VFX delivery “spanning creature development, close-up FX, environment extensions, combat enhancements, and established magical effects”. The team worked on seven episodes of the season, and delivered nearly 70 VFX shots across…
In this wide-ranging conversation for Panavision and Warner Bros., cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw ASC sits down with Panavision senior vice president of optical engineering Dan Sasaki to break down the visual language of Sinners — from early format experiments to shooting large-format IMAX film with lenses designed to have personality, texture, and what Autumn calls…
The Union VFX team, led by creative director and VFX supervisor Simon Hughes, VFX producer Sean Power, DFX supervisor Jane Paton, and CG supervisor Noel O’Malley, collaborated closely with Ronan Day-Lewis throughout the creative development of the visual effects for his debut feature, Anemone. The work involved incredibly long shots and required the team to…
In a feverish riff on Louis Malle’s 1981 comedy My Dinner with Andre, a dinner between friends derails at a beloved New York restaurant when Brian’s friend John begins to copy him in real time. Directed by Blake James Reid, lensed by Leia Jospé, and starring American musician and composer John Maus, alongside performance artist Brian…
