In Depth Cine

INTRODUCTION Each of his beautifully composed tableau frames is like a photographic still - which in and of itself can tell a story through the image alone.

INTRODUCTION Guy Ritchie has long been one of modern cinema’s most recognizable visual stylists.

INTRODUCTION Camera technology is constantly evolving, and filmmakers likewise evolve and develop new trends with it.

INTRODUCTION It’s interesting when filmmakers dealing with massive budgets - who have the option to shoot everything on a Technocrane, a Steadicam, or any other piece of incredibly expensive gear - instead decide to instead shoot handheld.

INTRODUCTION In 2007, Kodak released what was, without a doubt, their most technically proficient 35mm negative cinema film stock ever created.

INTRODUCTION From the largest swopping crane movements to the subtlest tracking shot, or even a shot mounted directly onto a vehicle, grips are responsible.

INTRODUCTION Every filmmaker has images playing in their head.

INTRODUCTION Before a single frame of a feature film is shot, you may find the Director of Photography in a darkened room, staring at a monitor, watching test footage.

Introduction As a cinematographer, there’s one line in a script that always makes me pause.

INTRODUCTION There is something that happens when colour disappears from a film frame.

INTRODUCTION Across contemporary screen musicals, cinematographer Alice Brooks has established a look defined by textured anamorphic lenses, delicate softness, vibrant palettes and an instinct for placing emotional performance at the very heart of the ima…

INTRODUCTION There’s something undeniably cinematic about anamorphic.

INTRODUCTION There’s a certain prestige attached to “practical filmmaking”.

INTRODUCTION If you’ve ever taken a filmmaking course, you’ve likely been taught a set of rules, guidelines presented as things to follow, or mistakes to avoid.

INTRODUCTION Films are often praised for their natural lighting, images that feel honest, unforced, as if the camera simply happened to be there when life unfolded.

INTRODUCTION Josh and Benny Safdie are independent filmmakers with a filmmaking language that’s instantly recognisable: abrasive sound design, telephoto lenses, real locations, and stories driven by panic, desperation, and momentum.

INTRODUCTION When you hear the word IMAX, one filmmaker almost inevitably comes to mind: Christopher Nolan.

INTRODUCTION When you watch a movie, you’re not just looking through a camera, you’re looking through a lens that has a specific viewpoint, a specific way of interpreting depth, scale, and distance.

INTRODUCTION Many, many decades before full frame cameras became all the rage, VistaVision emerged as the original, old school, magical, large format option.

INTRODUCTION Dan Laustsen’s cinematography feels less like a collection of images and more like an atmosphere you step into.

INTRODUCTION The photography in acclaimed director Paul Thomas Anderson's films feels alive: not because it’s perfect, but because it’s honest.

INTRODUCTION If you look at footage of a scene lit by cool light and then one lit by warm light, how does each frame make you feel?