The work involved transforming locations and studio sets into Eastern European rooftops, Parisian streets, views of Shanghai, Beirut, and full CG environments, as well as collisions between the characters that were surrounded by driving shots filmed in-studio, topped with immersive sci-fi and explosions.
The German-born DP Martin Ruhe ASC BVK on servicing the vision of two-time collaborator Anton Corbijn (Control, The American), and his transitioning approach between working on music videos and films.
CAMERIMAGE is something of a homecoming for Polish director Lech Majewski. Here, he speaks about his filmography, including co-writing and co-producing Julian Schnabel’s Basquiat, and the synergies between the worlds of painting and filmmaking.
British actor Julian Sands waxes lyrical on his passion for poets Keats and Shelley, and how his poetry readings are providing a different acting challenge to his normal film and television work.
As one of just four cinematographers to win back-to-back Oscars, John Toll ASC has enjoyed a long and glittering career behind the camera. He talks about his approach to camera movement and his collaborations with directors like Braveheart’s Mel Gibson.
British director Joe Wright reflects on how he brings classic novels like Anna Karenina and Pride & Prejudice to the screen, and how two directorial Davids – Lean and Lynch – have shaped his style.
Winner of CamerIMAGE’s Award to Production Designer with Unique Visual Sensitivity in 2019, Jan Roelfs has won plaudits for his work on features big and small – perhaps most notably, two instalments of the Fast & Furious saga. He also talks about his approach to working on remakes, such as 2017’s Ghost in the Shell.
Fresh from lensing 2019’s The Lion King, cinematographer Caleb Deschanel ASC explains how technological advances mean the role of the cinematographer is ever-evolving, and reflects on his time working on the original series of Twin Peaks.
In his collaborations with directors like the Coen brothers (Inside Llewyn Davis) and Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amélie), cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel ASC AFC has developed his signature soft-lit style. He shares how he helps bring a filmmaker’s vision to the big screen, working with the production and costume designers to do so.
