EnergaCAMERIMAGE | An interview with Julian Sands
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.
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.
Alik Sakharov ASC has performed double duty during his film career, working first as a cinematographer, then later becoming a director. He takes us through some of the highlights of his great career, from lensing the pilot of The Sopranos to sitting in the director’s chair for The Witcher.
Production designer Adam Stockhausen has worked his creative magic for directors like Wes Anderson, Steve McQueen and Steven Spielberg. He sheds light on his design process and the differences in his role when working in studio versus on location.
The winner of EnergaCAMERIMAGE’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020, Philippe Rousselot AFC ASC has also been honoured by BAFTA, the Césars and the Oscars. Here, he shares how he immersed himself in Tim Burton’s fantastical universe.