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British Cinematographer @bcmag.bsky.social · 14h

"Our challenge was to create Nuremberg itself. We shot in the UK with a limited schedule and budget, so filming in a real stadium with many SAs wasn’t feasible. We knew from the outset that we’d be relying heavily on VFX to construct our Nuremberg Stadium." #filmsky

Annemarie Lean-Vercoe / Outrageous

Using high-speed Venice 2 photography, practical lighting and selective VFX, Outrageous evokes fractured memory.

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British Cinematographer @bcmag.bsky.social · 1d

"We studied old photographs taken by UN soldiers and watched old documentaries from the war to capture authentic movement patterns, body language and everyday details." #filmsky

Johan Hannu FSF / A Life's Worth

A Life’s Worth is a six-part drama inspired by the first Swedish UN battalion in Bosnia in 1993, shot by Johan Hannu FSF.

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British Cinematographer @bcmag.bsky.social · 2d

“Our approach to the photography on #ISwear was led almost entirely by the performances,” Blann explains. “We realised early on that Rob in particular needed space for his performance to work, to give him the freedom to tic and improvise.”

James Blann / I Swear

DP James Blann explains how he and director Kirk Jones put performance first in one of the year’s most powerful films, I Swear.

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British Cinematographer @bcmag.bsky.social · 4d

“James [Gunn] is very specific about how he sees things. The way I use the camera is so intuitive [but] yes a lot of these scenes are very designed. But within that [is] the greater idea of the way James sees and wants to tell that story.”

DP Henry Braham BSC on #Superman...

Henry Braham BSC / Superman

Cinematographer Henry Braham BSC has been collaborating with James Gunn since they were telling stories about certain galactic guardians.

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British Cinematographer @bcmag.bsky.social · 9d

“I go and film things the way I feel.”

Cinematographer Frida Marzouk AFC reunites with writer-director Erige Sehirion on #PromisedSky, capturing intimate performances in Tunis with a naturalistic, handheld style and Panavision lenses 🎥

Frida Marzouk AFC / Promised Sky

Writer-director Erige Sehiri reunites with cinematographer Frida Marzouk AFC on Promised Sky, capturing intimate performances in Tunis.

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British Cinematographer @bcmag.bsky.social · 11d

"When shooting a live-action film featuring a fully computer-generated character like #Paddington, the approach to lighting doesn’t change as drastically as one might expect... light the character as if they were physically present on set."

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Paddington on a mountain

British Cinematographer @bcmag.bsky.social · 14d

"This scene demanded a delicate balance of practical and visual effects, complex lighting for both day and night, and precise coordination across departments."

New horror Black Phone 2 boasts a climactic finale set on a frozen lake. DP Pär M. Ekberg FSF recalls how he and the team put it together 🎥

Pär M. Ekberg FSF / Black Phone 2

New horror Black Phone 2 boasts a number of shocking sequences, but none as memorable as the climactic finale.

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British Cinematographer @bcmag.bsky.social · 15d

“The [Dedolight] PB70 light is the key. You can put the light so close to the window, on the floor, shining upward.”

Read more about how gaffer Carolina Schmidtholstein used reflective lighting on the film #Firebrand 🎥

Reflective lighting

The field has advanced to the point where sufficiently clever setups can avoid the need for lifting machines.

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British Cinematographer @bcmag.bsky.social · 16d

"I needed a camera with a small form factor for the intimacy and spontaneity within the series’ visual grammar and thus used a Sony FX3."

In Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, Balazs Bolygo BSC HCA crafts a rigorous reconstruction.

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Camera crew filming people leaving a tube

British Cinematographer @bcmag.bsky.social · 23d

“For #F1, we didn’t want to use biscuit rigs, where someone else is driving and the actor is pretending. That always feels like it’s going a quarter of the speed.” 🎥

Claudio Miranda ASC ACC / F1: The Movie

Claudio Miranda ASC ACC details the method he and director Joseph Kosinski implemented when lensing in the fast lane.

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British Cinematographer @bcmag.bsky.social · 24d

“Guillermo’s collaboration with sound artists has elevated every story he’s told. We are thrilled to celebrate his contributions to the art form.” #filmsky

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Guillermo del Toro looking into camera. The words "Guillermo del Toro to receive Cinema Audio Society Filmmaker Award" are below

British Cinematographer @bcmag.bsky.social · Sep 30

"Having spent time working in the deserts of Jordan and Tunisia before this shoot, I knew that the heat and the sand can prove to be really challenging, especially when your crew is tiny."

DP Mikołaj Bakalarz runs through the challenges and joys of filming desert and underwater expeditions... 🎥

Mikołaj Bakalarz / Cleopatra’s Final Secret

Cleopatra's Final Secret heads to an underwater Mediterranean site. DP Mikołaj Bakalarz runs through the challenges and joys that presents.

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British Cinematographer @bcmag.bsky.social · Sep 29

“These lenses revealed themselves to be quite beautiful and subtle. They fell off in such a natural way, and I especially appreciated how they rendered skin tone,” revealed Greig Fraser ASC ACS, who tested the new set #filmsky

American Society of Cinematographers unveils ASC Todd-AO lenses

The newly refurbished set of vintage primes was rediscovered in the Society’s historic Hollywood clubhouse, “a rare cinematic treasure”.

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British Cinematographer @bcmag.bsky.social · Sep 26

"The schedule was tight, and we had to make the limitations work for us."

Ian Forbes explains how he worked with director Dean Puckett to bring British folk horror film #TheSeveredSun to life 🎥

Ian Forbes / The Severed Sun

The Severed Sun is a British folk horror film directed by Dean Puckett – DP Ian Forbes explains how he lensed it.

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British Cinematographer @bcmag.bsky.social · Sep 25

“Colourists are the hidden jewels of our art form. They complete our creative utterances and are foundational to the life of a moving image.” #filmsky

Bradford Young ASC named 2025 FilmLight Colour Awards jury president

FilmLight has finalised the 2025 FilmLight Colour Awards jury, with Bradford Young ASC named as this year’s president.

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British Cinematographer @bcmag.bsky.social · Sep 23

“To be elected president of the Directors Guild of America is one of the greatest honours of my career.” 🎥

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Christopher Nolan holding a trophy, with the words "Christopher Nolan elected DGA president" below

British Cinematographer @bcmag.bsky.social · Sep 22

Jury member Callan Green ACS NZCS on the FilmLight Colour Awards: "It gives me the chance to celebrate the artistry of colourists, whose work is often invisible to the audience but absolutely vital" 🎥

Jury member Callan Green ACS NZCS on the FilmLight Colour Awards

Callan Green ACS NZCS explains why he became a judge for the FilmLight Colour Awards and what makes a good colourist.

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British Cinematographer @bcmag.bsky.social · Sep 12

#ZurichFilmFestival announces high-profile guests including Claire Foy and Russell Crowe 🎥

Zurich Film Festival announces high-profile guests

Zurich Film Festival has revealed the high-profile guests that will appear to present their latest films in person.

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British Cinematographer @bcmag.bsky.social · Sep 11

Love. Sex. Religion. Death. The Complete Films of Terence Davies will run at BFI Southbank from 20 October-30 November. Will you check it out? #filmsky

BFI announces major Terence Davies celebration

The BFI has announced a major celebration of Terence Davies, titled Love. Sex. Religion. Death. The Complete Films of Terence Davies.

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British Cinematographer @bcmag.bsky.social · Sep 8

Congratulations to Matthew Lewis, Jessica Lee Gagné and Adam Newport-Berra for scooping the big prizes for cinematography at the Creative Arts #Emmy Awards–and to everyone who was nominated!

2025 Creative Arts Emmy Awards cinematography winners revealed

The winners of the 2025 Creative Arts Emmy Awards have been revealed, including in the cinematography categories.

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British Cinematographer @bcmag.bsky.social · Sep 4

Will you check out #OneBattleAfterAnother in VistaVision?

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Leonardo DiCaprio sat at a desk under a light. The words below read: Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another to play in VistaVision

British Cinematographer @bcmag.bsky.social · Sep 4

"Bury Your Gays appealed to me to shoot because I love a genre-bending idea, and the chance to do multiple looks and styles."

@dalemccready.bsky.social BSC NZCS reveals how she worked with Charlotte Serena Cooper to bring this short to life.

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People looking shocked at a wedding

British Cinematographer @bcmag.bsky.social · Sep 3

Highlights from this year's #LondonFilmFestival include Hikari’s Rental Family, Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly and Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet

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Two people stood in the woods. Text below reads: BFI London Film Festival announces full 2025 programme

British Cinematographer @bcmag.bsky.social · Sep 2

Voices and Visions of Sudan offers new programme of Sudanese cinema #filmsky

Voices and Visions of Sudan offers new programme of Sudanese cinema

Film curator and producer Talal Afifi has unveiled Voices and Visions of Sudan – A Cinematic Reflection.

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British Cinematographer @bcmag.bsky.social · Sep 1

"I was looking for glass that could give me the kind of imperfections we typically try to avoid, such as barrel distortion, exaggerated flares, and soft corners."

Debojeet Ray explains his process for #KesariChapter2...

Debojeet Ray / Kesari Chapter 2

For cinematographer Debojeet Ray, Kesari Chapter 2 was less about revisiting history and more about how to visually inhabit it.

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