S.J. Clarkson – The Defenders July 31, 2017 S.J. Clarkson has been a very busy director in the last decade, tackling assignments that have had her crossing back and forth across the Atlantic. Having started her career in England her work crosses gen... Read More...
Edgar Wright – Baby Driver June 13, 2017 Of his frequent partner in creative crime, Edgar Wright, cinematographer Bill Pope, ASC, describes the director as someone who remains open to collaboration that expands on his vision. “You can always suggest s... Read More...
Damien Chazelle – La La Land December 14, 2016 Whiplash, the Oscar-winning Sundance hit that rocketed director Damien Chazelle to the top of every producer’s must-call list, was not necessarily a good predictor for the stunning follow-up that is La La Land,... Read More...
Jonathan Nolan – Westworld November 10, 2016 Jonathan Nolan has film in his blood. His older brother, Chris, is known for a total and complete commitment to shooting celluloid, something “Jonah,” as he is known, has found ingrained in his psyche as a prod... Read More...
Jon Favreau – The Jungle Book April 18, 2016 Actor/Director Jon Favreau loves movie magic, and he loves creating it. Whether it’s flying Robert Downey, Jr. around in his high-tech suit of iron in 2008’s Marvel blockbuster, Iron Man, and its 2010 sequel, o... Read More...
Ryan Murphy – The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story February 25, 2016 Writer-producer-director Ryan Murphy is more than a hyphenate simply by title – he is also one in style. Murphy has made a career of fashioning dramatic, bizarre and creatively frightening imagery with Michael ... Read More...
Melissa Rosenberg – Jessica Jones January 7, 2016 Superheroes are so much in vogue in Hollywood, one is even apt to find them behind the cameras. Case in point is Melissa Rosenberg, creator of the new Netflix streaming series Jessica Jones and friend to writer... Read More...
Sammy Sheldon Differ – Ant-Man July 24, 2015 After attending art college, a 19-year-old Sammy Sheldon Differ found herself unable to enroll in a degree program. So she joined the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, UK, in the costuming department, start... Read More...
Patrick Crowley – Jurassic World June 11, 2015 Jurassic World producer Patrick Crowley comes from a heritage of moving camera – his grandfather, Walter Rubner, worked both as Alfred Hitchcock’s dolly grip and Orson Welles’ crane grip. Through the 1980s, Cro... Read More...
Ross Dunkerley May 29, 2015 Like many of his generation, Ross Dunkerley’s interest in film began with Star Wars and George Lucas’s ability to pull back the curtain on the filmmaking process. Camera operating for local television studios i... Read More...
Angelina Jolie – Unbroken December 30, 2014 Lovers of the art of cinematography will find a kindred soul in Angelina Jolie. That was obvious three years ago when the Oscar-winning actress presented Dean Semler, ACS, ASC, with an ASC Lifetime Achievement ... Read More...
Bennett Miller – Foxcatcher October 29, 2014 Bennett Miller’s first film, The Cruise (1998), was a nonfiction portrait of Timothy “Speed” Levitch, a tour guide for Manhattan’s Gray Line double decker buses, and it won awards at the Berlin and Newport Inte... Read More...
