Frank G. DeMarco on Capturing Punk Rock Grit in ‘How To Talk To Girls At Parties’
We chat with the cinematographer behind John Cameron Mitchell's latest phantasmagorical punk rock fable. Read More...
Cinematography
Roger Deakins Is Bullish on the Future of Digital Cinematography
Where Janusz Kaminski was concerned about losing himself, Deakins is ever the pragmatist. Read More...
How ‘Breaking Bad’ Turns the Camera into a Character
An ode to the show's brilliant POV shots. Read More...
The Cinematographic References of ‘Annihilation’
The creepy, captivating sci-fi film has strands of Andrei Tarkovsky and the 'Alien' franchise in its DNA, but here are some influences you might have missed. Read More...
A Brief History of Movies Shot With Phones
Grab your phone and start shooting. The audience is waiting. Read More...
The 35 Most Beautiful Roger Deakins Shots
In celebration of his first Oscar win (on his 14th try), let's celebrate by counting down the most beautiful shots in Roger Deakins' prolific career. Read More...
The Ever-Changing Aspect Ratios of the Jurassic Park Franchise
Aspect ratios killed the dino-awe. Read More...
Celebrate Rachel Morrison’s Historic Oscar Nomination with this Video Essay
The Academy has finally nominated a female cinematographer. Read More...
Troubling Sounds and Cursed Images: ‘Eyes Without a Face’
Can awful sounds offer a learning experience?
It’s uncommon that video essays emulate the mood of the topic they cover. IT should be more common, but often the Read More...
The Psychology of the Close-up in ‘The Passion of Joan of Arc’
Proximity and personality become entwined.
The close-up is a cinematography technique used often on faces to show nuanced emotions or to hammer in broad emotio Read More...
