+++ Hey Robin Williams I salute the intelligence, emotion, generosity of your humor and acting Oh Captain, my captain I thank you for the speed, intuition and poetry of your insights to everything human in Dead Poets Society, Good Morning Vietnam, Deconstructing Harry, The Fisher King, Good Will Hunting, Mork and Mindy, and all the [...]
— It’s summer, hopefully you’re in a place with darkness at night, and you can shoot the stars! Ian Norman from lonelyspeck.com shows some of his beautiful night skyscapes, and also tells us how to shoot our own using the ETTR (Expose To The Right Method) and then process them to get nice images even [...]
– I posted an interview I did 7 years ago with the late, great cinematographer Harris Savides about the filmmaking process with director Gus van Sant for their masterful Death Trilogy: Gerry, Elephant, Last Days. The post is on my blog on theasc.com. Here’s an excerpt: BB: And for you as a cinematographer, does freedom [...]
– The director of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes reveals 2 interesting tidbits in a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) online dialogue: 1. Reeves wanted to shoot anamorphic, in part because of the narrower depth of field. But Reeves was told he couldn’t shoot anamorphic because the lenses didn’t match closely enough for [...]
— This 6-minute video reportage of the Ukrainian plane crash by VICE is simple, effective and graphic (some brief images of dead people). It shows the horrible reality of the wreckage but the reporter does not accuse anyone, and does not disrespect the victims. An example of good journalism. +++ Watch on
— VICE Media’s Director of Photography Jake Burghart and Segment DP Jerry Ricciotti show us how they configure their Canon C300s for their rugged and sometimes dangerous documentary shoots. The video is on vimeo +++
— Xavier Dolan’s film is about a flamboyant mother who home-schools her turbulent teenage son with the help of school teacher neighbor. This inventive feature was shot on 35mm film in the unusual 1:1 format by André Turpin. Dolan’s film shared the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival with Jean-Luc Godard’s 3D film, Goodbye [...]
The 2014 World Cup is using a 7-camera system to calculate the ball’s position near the goal line within a few millimeters. The cameras run “up to” 500 fps. The system was developed by a German company, and also sends a “Goal” message one second after the action to a watch worn by the referee. [...]
This classic 2010 commercial directed by Alejandro Iñarritu with cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki shows hilarious alternative futures for world cup players, including Cannavaro, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo and Rooney. These frames of Wayne Rooney facing either defeat or glory might ease the pain of England’s dire straits in the current world cup, with a little humor. +++ +++ [...]
Director Guy Ritchie tells the story of a player’s difficult progression from a small club to the World Cup. The short film is a series of POV shots, with cameo appearances by soccer greats. This is the 3-minute director’s cut. Watch on YouTube +++ — +++