American Society of Cinematographers Awards: Michael Bauman Wins Film Prize for ‘One Battle After Another’

American Society of Cinematographers Awards: Michael Bauman Wins Film Prize for ‘One Battle After Another’

One Battle After Another’s Michael Bauman has won the American Society of Cinematographers’ top prize for work on a theatrical feature-film, setting the Oscar nominee up as the front-runner to win the Academy Award in exactly one week. To this point, the race has been considered a nailbiter: Bauman also won the BAFTA, Train Dreams’…

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#Camerimage: ‘The New Boy’ Claims Golden Frog

#Camerimage: ‘The New Boy’ Claims Golden Frog

The New Boy — the story of a young Aboriginal Australian orphan boy that was written, directed and lensed by Warwick Thornton — collected the Golden Frog in the main competition of the 31st EnergaCamerimage international cinematography film festival, which closed Saturday night in Torún, Poland. Cinematographer Ed Lachman received the Silver Frog for Pablo…

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#Camerimage: How ‘Black Panther 2’ DP Autumn Durald Arkapaw Used Light to Convey Grief, Rebirth

#Camerimage: How ‘Black Panther 2’ DP Autumn Durald Arkapaw Used Light to Convey Grief, Rebirth

Camerimage: How ‘Black Panther 2’ DP Autumn Durald Arkapaw Used Light to Convey Grief, Rebirth Describing lighting as “a character in the movie,” DP Autumn Durald Arkapaw said her approach to Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was about creating a “texture of grief throughout the film.” She spoke about her work on the Marvel…

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#‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ Cinematographer Aimed for “Beautiful Isolation” While Filming on Remote Island

#‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ Cinematographer Aimed for “Beautiful Isolation” While Filming on Remote Island

‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ Cinematographer Aimed for “Beautiful Isolation” While Filming on Remote Island Location and scenery play a big role in the tone of a film and were especially important for writer and director Martin McDonagh with The Banshees of Inisherin.   The movie, set on a remote island off the west coast of…

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#How ‘Elvis’ DP Mandy Walker Re-created Those Iconic Performances by the King of Rock ’n’ Roll

#How ‘Elvis’ DP Mandy Walker Re-created Those Iconic Performances by the King of Rock ’n’ Roll

How ‘Elvis’ DP Mandy Walker Re-created Those Iconic Performances by the King of Rock ’n’ Roll Reteaming with Baz Luhrmann to make his audacious musical biopic Elvis, cinematographer Mandy Walker began with meticulous planning and testing to bring the iconic singer’s most memorable performances to the big screen. The Warner Bros. picture is currently one…

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#Observations on the Visual Style of Terrence Malick

#Observations on the Visual Style of Terrence Malick

“#Observations on the Visual Style of Terrence Malick” Welcome to The Queue — your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we’re watching a video essay on the visual style of Terrence Malick. Saying anything concrete about the work of Terrence Malick is like trying to cup water in your hands. He…

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#The Simple Majesty of Dietrich Lighting

#The Simple Majesty of Dietrich Lighting

“#The Simple Majesty of Dietrich Lighting” Welcome to The Queue — your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we’re watching a video essay on the lighting system attributed to Marlene Dietrich, known as Dietrich Lighting. There’s an excellent 1999 documentary by Werner Herzog called My Best Fiend that charts…

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