Left to Right: A-Cam 1st AC: Chip Byrd, A-Cam 2nd AC: Rob Salviotti, A-Cam-Op: Jeff Greely, DP: Richard Rutkowski, B-Cam 2nd AC: John Hamilton, B-Cam OP/Steadicam: Harry Garvin, B-Cam 1st AC: Gabe Pfeiffer Far Rear L to R: Digital Loader:...
Icons now, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, DJ Ren, MC Yella and Eazy-E began their storied lives just trying to survive and prosper in the meanest ‘hood in L.A. “I was watching TV in a New York hotel room when I...
(L-R) Publicist Spooky Stevens, A-camera 2nd AC Tonja Greenfield; DP Barry Ackroyd; A-camera 1st AC Markus Mentzer; B-camera 1st AC Chris Fisher; still photographer Jaap Buitnendjik (in mirror); loader Dan McKee; B-camera 2nd AC Justin Cooley; SEATED: B-camera operator Josh...
Sundance indie David Lanzenberg leaps forward in size and budget for the time-travel drama The Age of Adaline. By Kevin H. Martin. Unit Photography by Diyah Pera / Frame Grab Courtesy of Lionsgate Pictures. In The Age of Adaline, beautiful Adaline Bowman...
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, starting what amounted to a four-year hands-on apprenticeship...
Russell Carpenter, ASC, joins the Marvel “colony” for its latest page-to-screen hero, the mighty, tiny Ant–Man Concluding Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) rollout, Ant-Man travels a road not taken, and a hero not even visible to the...
Dueling panels at this year’s Sundance Film Festival reflect sky-high interest from indies in new aerial format. By Valentina I. Valentini. A visit to Park City this year left no doubt in anyone’s mind that the next generation of filmmakers will...
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, Crowley worked as 1st Assistant Director on such...
John Schwartzman, ASC, returns to paradise (run amok) with the fourth installment of Steven Spielberg’s epic action franchise More than two decades ago, Steven Spielberg introduced filmgoers to living, breathing photo-realistic dinosaurs in his landmark roller-coaster action ride, Jurassic Park....
Claudio Miranda, ASC, takes the (theme park) ride of his life for Disney’s new family adventure, Tomorrowland For more than half a century, the name Walt Disney has been synonymous not only with feature films and animation, but with theme...
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 in high school taught Dunkerley the basics...
left to right On couch Unknown Stand in J. Renee Thompson stand in Alex Hooper. B cam 2nd AC On floor Justin Warren DIT Michael Negrin, ASC DP Agnes Rodriguez-Sebek A cam 2nd AC Standing in Back Bonnie Blake, SOC...