Mississippi Burning

Novelist Rodes Fishburne’s new series, Paradise Lost, for Spectrum Originals is a rich, Southern slow burn in front of the camera, and a path toward inclusivity behind the lens. by David Geffner / Photos and Framegrabs Courtesy of Paramount Network / Spectrum Originals...

Riding In The Car With Allen

Union members pay tribute to award-winning Director of Photography Allen Daviau, ASC. by Pauline Rogers / Featured Image Courtesy of Bruce McBroom    The internet blew up on April 15th, 2020 when it was announced that cinematic icon Allen Daviau,...

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Michael Alden Lloyd digs deep for indie gold in the new Lionsgate feature, The Quarry. by Pauline Rogers / Photos and Framegrabs Courtesy of Lionsgate   “It’s a classic setup – a stranger rolls into town, claiming to be someone he’s...

And The Winner Is…For Real!

Game engine technology is showing up all over the film and TV industry, and now it takes a bow in the world of live awards shows.  by Debra Kaufman   Hollywood and game engines have forged an interesting alliance. The...

The Real-Life Superhero

Harriet Tubman was the toughest freedom fighter that ever lived. Just ask John Toll, ASC, director Kasi Lemmons, and the dedicated indie team who brought Harriet to the big screen. By David Geffner / Photos by Glen Wilson, SMPSP / ©2019 Focus Features,...

Stand and Deliver

  Inclusivity Behind The Lens Is A Powerful # These Days – Here are two voices from the Netflix series, On My Block, to help deepen the conversation by Margot Carmichael Lester / Photos by Nicola Goode, SMPSP I don’t remember when...

The Voice

Zoran Veselic left us this summer, but anyone who ever worked with or met him will carry deep and wonderful memories forever forward. by Pauline Rogers     “In 1983, when I landed in New York with two small suitcases,...

Words To Film By

  Here’s What The 2018 Emerging Cinematographer Award Honorees Have To Say About…Everything! by Margot Lester / Photos Courtesy of ECA Honorees  Writing is more like filmmaking than you may think. One of the more striking similarities is how much gets left...

Ruff and Ready

The Guild team behind the indie comedy, Dog Days, sniffed out valuable lessons from their unpredictable canine stars. by Pauline Rogers / Photos by Jacob Yakob Any pet owner knows dogs can frustrate the heck out of you: chewing on your...

Into The Wild

Media-based journeys push technological limits at Sundance 2018 In the six years since Sundance’s New Frontier program debuted Nonny del la Peña’s iconic virtual reality (VR) experience, Hunger in L.A., the festival’s carefully curated collection of new media productions has...

Bedrock of New York

The impact of Sol Negrin, ASC, SOC, on the film and television industry will live on long after his passing, as his peers, colleagues, friends, family and students recall in this loving tribute. By Pauline Rogers It was 1976. The...

Peaks and Valleys

Local 600-shot films in Park City this year rise to new heights (and emotionally challenging depths). By David Geffner. All photos courtesy of The Sundance Institute unless otherwise noted.  Fans of indie cinematography will find much to celebrate at the 2017 Sundance...