The Magic Man

Pete Kozachik, ASC, was that rare filmmaker whose creativity and technical knowledge matched a drive for innovative storytelling. by Jimmy Matlosz / Photos Courtesy of Katy Kozachik/Anthony Scott   I met  Pete Kozachik, ASC, (a 30-year member of this Guild)...

Dead Reckoning

Oscar-winner Erik Messerschmidt, ASC, draws a bead on the mind of an assassin in David Fincher’s The Killer by Kevin Martin / Screengrabs Courtesy of Netflix    Consider this promotional material for the 1969 assassin-at-a-crossroads film Hard Contract: “Everything they do...

Rise of the Machines

The 2023 class of ECA honorees has a lot to say about how A.I. (and other new technologies) will impact their craft, along with strong words of solidarity for the ongoing work actions staged by their union brothers and sisters....

Drive, He Said

Nicolas Cage “leaves” Las Vegas in a big way, thanks to ICG Director of Photography Steve Holleran and his facility with the LED Volume (on an indie budget, no less!) by Kevin Martin / Photos/Screengrabs Courtesy of Steve Holleran/RLJE Films ...

They’re Back!

In-person gatherings of HPA and NAB 2023 confirm the industry’s technology footprint has touched back down with hefty numbers and super-engaging IP. by David Geffner / Photos Courtesy of HPA and NAB   The tip-off was easy. Arriving an hour...

Anything is Possible

The 60th Annual Publicists Awards “gives back” love and recognition to the union members who have given everything to their craft. by Pauline Rogers / Photos by Trae Patton and Evans Vestal Ward   Inspiring speeches, an emphasis on giving...

Carmageddon

Sporting a distinctive visual aesthetic established by Guild Director of Photography Jay Hunter, NBC’s American Auto roars off in high gear for Season 2. by Kevin Martin / Photos by Greg Gayne/NBC   Showrunner /EP/Writer Justin Spitzer developed the initial...

All Things Go

Guild Lighting Designer Tom Sutherland on crafting the look for Nicki Minaj’s 2022 VMA performance. by Pauline Rogers / Photos Courtesy of MTV/Paramount Global   It’s a 10-minute television extravaganza highlighting MTV’s Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award winner Nicki Minaj,...

Stars of Comedy

Sitcom specialists talk about how much the genre has changed in recent years.  by Pauline Rogers   When Donald A. Morgan, ASC, first started to shoot sitcoms at Metromedia (Good Times and The Jeffersons), they were stage-bound with old Norelco...

ECA 2022 Honorees

With COVID (hopefully) in the rear-view mirror, the only awards event devoted to new cinematographers returns to an in-person gathering.  by Margot Lester / Framegrabs Courtesy of Local 600 members/ECAs   It’s been a minute since ICG’s annual Emerging Cinematographer...

Skin Deep

Andrew Dominik waited 14 years to get Blonde made; his new Netflix feature, shot by Chayse Irvin ASC, CSC, renders Hollywood’s most famous starlet from the inside out.      by Valentina Valentini / Photos by Matt Kennedy, SMPSP / Netflix...

Child’s Play

Director of Photography Matthew Williams leans into his long-time filmmaking partners to visualize the new Apple TV+ series, Amber Brown. by Margot Lester / Photos by James Daniel Nell / Apple TV+   “My mom always told me there’s a...