Cinematography

Director of Photography Matthew Williams leans into his long-time filmmaking partners to visualize the new Apple TV+ series, Amber Brown. by Margot Lester / Photos by James Daniel Nell...

Hello everyone and welcome to this week's podcast.  We are looking at a recent commercial shot in a studio set up with a few interesting twists along the way.We...

Making digital footage look like film is entirely possible with the right tools and workflow. It’s all about finding the right balance in camera choice, lighting, color, and texture,...

Andrew Dominik waited 14 years to get Blonde made; his new Netflix feature, shot by Chayse Irvin ASC, CSC, renders Hollywood’s most famous starlet from the inside out.      by...

After 154 episodes we are revisiting one of the most popular shows the podcast has ever produced.  The survey of the Patreon group to find out how much everyone...

I’ve written a lot about creative color grading here on the blog, but today I want to cover the most essential technical settings you should consider before mastering any...

With COVID (hopefully) in the rear-view mirror, the only awards event devoted to new cinematographers returns to an in-person gathering.  by Margot Lester / Framegrabs Courtesy of Local 600 members/ECAs   It’s...

As expected last week's episode was a massive success and this week we are wrapping up the 2022 Cinematography Survey.Lots of interesting information shared by all of the people...

Below, you will find a detailed aspect ratio and resolution guide. Among other things, you can use it to help identify which resolution to use in post-production when setting...

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We are back at it with top guests as we sit down with cinematographer Lol Crawley BSC on this week's episode.Lol goes over his approach on his latest film...

Below you’ll find the best Fuji X-T4 settings that I recommend for any high end video production. Use them when capturing maximum image quality is essential. I’ve long been a...

Sitcom specialists talk about how much the genre has changed in recent years.  by Pauline Rogers   When Donald A. Morgan, ASC, first started to shoot sitcoms at Metromedia (Good Times and...

We are honoured to have back on the show for the second time cinematographer Charlie Sarroff.He is back on to discuss his latest work on the smash hit Smile....

Beautiful cinematography is within reach for virtually any narrative film – even those shot with no-budget at all. But to maximize production value when working on a small scale,...

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This week on the show we are continuing our series of breakdown episodes with other cinematographers.Josh Hill is the featured guest and he takes us through a recent commercial...

In this article, I share a definitive list of every available digital video/cinema camera that is capable of recording to ProRes internally. Almost any camera with a clean HDMI/SDI output...

Guild Lighting Designer Tom Sutherland on crafting the look for Nicki Minaj’s 2022 VMA performance. by Pauline Rogers / Photos Courtesy of MTV/Paramount Global   It’s a 10-minute television extravaganza highlighting MTV’s...

This week on the podcast we are taking a behind the scenes look at a recent tv spot where things didn't always go exactly as we had planned.Weather is...