On the eastern side of Mojave Desert, near the California-Nevada border hides the tiny unincorporated town of Amargosa. With summer temperatures soaring into the 100-120s, perhaps its unsurprising the town’s...
October 11, 2024
Setting out to film the second season of Henson Group’s Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock!, Gavin Smith, CSC (Wynonna Earp, Ginny and Georgia, Jane) knew he had some changes...
October 3, 2024
When Austin-based cinematographer David Wells was handed the treatment for the C4 Energy sweepstakes featuring rapper and actor Ludacris, he knew this commercial would require out of the box thinking....
August 27, 2024
DP Henderson BTS on "Sue Bird: In the Clutch" When cinematographer Carissa Henderson joined director Sarah Dowland to shoot the award-winning documentary “Sue Bird: in the Clutch,” she had no...
August 7, 2024
In Spring 2024 documentary filmmaker Jennifer Cox received a pre-launch set of ZEISS Nano Prime lenses. These first ever high-speed (T1.5 throughout) cine lenses were designed specifically for mirrorless full...
July 2, 2024
DP Bongani Mlambo & Director Freddie Wong on set When independent filmmakers Freddie Wong and Matt Arnold approached Bongani Mlambo about their new film, We’re All Gonna Die, the Zimbabwean...
May 22, 2024
Scenario 2.0 introduces pre-calibrated lens templates and the Lens Template Finetuner, increasing flexibility and compability while also saving a great amount of time. CinCraft Export 1.0, released at the same...
April 3, 2024
Cinematographer Will Turner operates with ALEXA 35 and ZEISS Supreme Prime Radiance As volume stages and virtual production become ever more prevalent, cinematographers face new questions of how to make...
January 31, 2024
Filmmakers Elaine McMillion Sheldon and Curren Sheldon have received accolades including an Oscar nomination and Emmy Award for their documentary filmmaking which frequently seeks to shine a light on their...
December 19, 2023
Cinematographer Yamit Shimonovitz is known for hard-hitting documentary work that often focuses on telling the stories of women or giving a voice to trauma. Cultural touchstones she has lensed include...
