‘Thoroughbreds’ Created a Colorful Noir Using Natural Light and the Latest LED Technology
Cinematographer Lyle Vincent talks about how he used ARRI’s Sky Panels to create an unique neo-noir lighting scheme.
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‘I Can Only Imagine’ Filmmakers: Faith-Based Hit Is a ‘Cinderella Story’ of an Indie Film Rejected by the Studio System
Jon and Andy Erwin have their first bonafide hit, thanks to the indie distributor that saw the potential in a very different kind of niche market.
Roger Deakins’ Legacy is Bigger Than an Oscar: A Frank Conversation With the Cinematography Legend
After 14 nominations will the biggest name in cinematography really lose again? It’s a question everyone, except Deakins, is asking.
Oscars 2018: Here Are the Cameras Used to Shoot The Films Nominated for Best Cinematography
Oscar nominated cinematographers on the gear they used to create the look of this year’s Best Cinematography contenders.
‘The Shape of Water’: How Guillermo Del Toro Made a Fantasy Blockbuster for Under $20 Million
Here’s five key ways a careful approach to craft and preparation were used to squeeze the most out of every dollar.
‘Okja’: Bong Joon-ho’s Secrets for Capturing the Rhythms of a CGI Super Pig That Didn’t Exist
Bong Joon-ho’s camera movement is musical and precise, so how did he get in sync with action driven by a lumbering CGI super pig?
‘The Shape of Water’: Guillermo Del Toro Takes You Inside the Best-Designed Film of 2017
How Del Toro and his team created a romantic world shaped by water, color and movies that was the perfect container for an amphibian love story.
Jake Gyllenhaal on the Beautiful ‘Absurdity’ of Playing a Real-Life Character Whose Story Was Still Unfolding
Gyllenhaal’s collaboration with Boston Marathon survivor Jeff Bauman in “Stronger” forced him to reconsider his whole approach to making movies.
From ‘Black Mirror’ to ‘Westworld,’ Here Are the Cameras That Shot The Year’s Best TV Shows
Emmy-nominated cinematographers tell us how they chose the cameras and lenses that created the look.
Why Netflix Spent Millions So ‘The Crown’ Could Shoot in Very, Very Big Rooms
Director Steven Daldry and production designer Martin Childs on how they created the vastness of royal life and isolation of Queen Elizabeth.
‘Valerian’: Luc Besson Reveals Why Americans Resist Bold Cinema
The director of “The Fifth Element” and “Lucy” knows a lot about having commercial sensibilities that don’t fit Hollywood’s sci-fi franchise mold.
‘City of Ghosts’: How Documentarian Matthew Heineman Captured the Story of Heroic Citizen Journalists
The Oscar-nominated director of “Cartel Land” brings IndieWire inside how he filmed his latest documentary without a crew.
