Case Studies

RAW ATTRACTION

01/04/2010
Russell Carpenter ASC shares his experiences shooting the anamorphic feature Killers using ARRIRAW with the D-21 Killers is the first Hollywood motion picture to be photographed with anamorphic lense...Read more

THE HURT LOCKER

01/04/2010
After winning a staggering six Academy Awards® and six BAFTA’s, including recognition for British Director of Photography, Barry Ackroyd BSC for his outstanding Cinematography, The Hurt Lock...Read more

Bones. High quality images on a tight tv schedule

25/11/2009
Bones is a police procedural television series with two seemingly incompatible characters at its heart. Emily Deschanel plays a brilliant forensic anthropologist whose empirical, literal worldview cla...Read more

A new approach to filmmaking in Morocco that combines restricted budget and 35mm shooting

25/11/2009
Casanegra is an ode to friendship, in which dreams and hopes grow in a new generation of Moroccans,” declares award-winning cinematographer Luca Coassin, AIC ( L’estate di mio fratel...Read more

The White Ribbon, Palme d’Or 2009

25/11/2009
Christian Berger’s career has been full of rich experiences as a producer, director and author of many feature-length films and documentaries but, without doubt, he is best known, in France, as ...Read more

Going Postal - An interview with cinematographer Gavin Finney BSC

13/11/2009
Following the hugely popular adaptations of Hogfather and The Colour of Magic, Sky has brought yet another novel from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series to life. Produced by The Mob Film Company...Read more

Caleb Deschanel uses film on My Sister’s Keeper

12/11/2009
\r\n \\r\\n My Sister’s Keeper is an independent feature film based on a novel by Jodi Picoult. Caleb Deschanel, ASC filmed the story in widescreen anamorphic format and guided the images throug...Read more

New series of Merlin looks spellbinding on film

12/11/2009
DP Dale McCready is busy completing the final episodes of Merlin at the moment. Shot in blocks of three, mainly in Northern France and Cardiff, the final scenes are almost done. Dale was the DP for mo...Read more

The Informers: A Dark Look at 1980s Los Angeles

12/11/2009
The Informers follows several jaded, disillusioned denizens of 1980s Los Angeles whose stories eventually converge and intertwine. Based on a collection of short stories by Bret Easton Ellis, the scri...Read more

Above Suspicion: The Red Dahlia

12/11/2009
An interview with cinematographer Nigel Willoughby BSC Hot on the heels of a highly successful first series, British crime drama Above Suspicion recently completed production of a second seas...Read more

Wendy and Lucy: A Sweet Tale Simply Told

11/11/2009
Sam Levy loved the independent feature Old Joy, directed by Kelly Reichardt. When executive producer Phil Morrison called to ask if he was interesting in shooting Reichardt’s next project, Wendy...Read more

New camera gives a fresh Turn of the Screw

11/11/2009
DP Tony Miller has just completed shooting on the Henry James classic The Turn of the Screw for BBC Drama. It was the first use of Aaton’s new Penelope camera in the UK. “Of course,...Read more

Uncovering the secret world of the Spooks

11/11/2009
Now in its eighth series, Spooks returned to the BBC this autumn. Director of Photography, James Welland shot the first and last two episodes. He explains why film is the right medium for the of...Read more

The making of Collision, shot on 16mm for ITV HD

10/11/2009
Written by Foyle’s War creator Anthony Horowitz, Collision was a five-part drama series shown over one week on ITV1 and the ITV HD channel telling the story of a major road accident and a group ...Read more

Taking lessons from The Master of Suspense. Poliakoff is back with the period thriller Glorious 39

10/11/2009
Shot on 35mm 3-perf, writer-director Poliakoff’s first cinema feature for 10 years is a thriller about family secrets, betrayal and murder set in London and the idyllic Norfolk countryside when ...Read more

How John Buchan’s espionage classic The 39 Steps was shot on film for the small screen

10/11/2009
When trying to recall moments from Buchan’s timeless spy thriller, it’s sometimes difficult to differentiate between what was actually in his original 1915 book and subsequently created on...Read more

Micro-budgeted Shifty reveals life on the edge

17/07/2009
Nominated for five British Independent Film Awards late last year, including Best Achievement in Production and Best Director Debut, Shifty follows the themes of friendship and loyalty over the ...Read more

Cannes triumph for Hunger

17/07/2009
Shot entirely on 2-perf 35mm, Hunger is the debut feature film from Turner Prize-winning British artist Steve McQueen, and the 2008 Camera d’Or winner at Cannes. DP Sean Bobbitt B...Read more

The Wrestler - An interview with cinematographer Maryse Alberti

10/05/2009
The Wrestler, director Darren Aronofsky’s tale of a broken-down professional wrestler trying to repair his personal life as his body fails him, has been one of the most successful and cr...Read more