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Cinematography Podcast - Cam Noir — 421 episodes
DP Greta Zozula on the look of The Testaments
The scrappy, indie production of Hunting Matthew Nichols
Two horror films, one DP: They Will Kill You, Faces of Death
Ted Hope, Hope For Film: the rebirth of independent cinema
Two DPs, one vision: creating the look of Pluribus
Lawrence Sher, ASC reimagines Frankenstein for The Bride!
2026 Academy Awards nominations with Jenelle Riley
James Whitaker: Good Luck Have Fun Don’t Die’s visual chaos
Danny Cohen, BSC: Slow Horses ‘dirty London’ cinematography
Into the Dark Ages: the gothic vision of The Dreadful
Special Episode: Frederick Wiseman, acclaimed filmmaker
Adolpho Veloso: capturing memory, naturalism in Train Dreams
Sean Bobbitt on 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’s madness
Russell Carpenter, ASC: Lighting the world of Fire and Ash
DP Michael Bauman on One Battle After Another’s improv style
Amy Vincent, ASC on the visual heart of Song Sung Blue
Caleb Heymann: the cinematic playground of Stranger Things
Steve Yedlin’s gothic look for Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man
BONUS EPISODE: Sinners DP Autumn Durald Arkapaw, ASC
Bryan Fuller and Nicole Whitaker: Dust Bunny’s nightmare whimsy
Eric Lin and Lyle Vincent tell a tragic story in Rosemead
Alice Brooks, ASC returns to Oz in Wicked: For Good
DP Jess Hall’s retro look on The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Jeff Cutter: melding the alien worlds of Predator: Badlands
Jeff Cronenweth, ASC: stepping out of the grid on TRON: ARES
Cinematographer Dan Laustsen brings Frankenstein to life
Tobias Datum: creating the sci-fi world of Murderbot
Pål Ulvik Rokseth: forging the fiery world of The Lost Bus
Ula Pontikos, BSC captures unease in The Man in My Basement
Cinematographer Kira Kelly, ASC on the unique visuals of HIM
Bryn Mooser and Paul Trillo of Asteria on AI in filmmaking
Matty Libatique: the NY of Highest 2 Lowest, Caught Stealing
John Conroy on grounding the political thriller Zero Day
Alien: Earth director/DP Dana Gonzales reimagines a classic
Larkin Seiple on shaping the horror of Weapons
Matthew Chuang: bringing an authentic look to Chief of War
Art of the one shot: Adolescence cinematographer Matt Lewis
Cinematographer Matt Ball’s recipe for Tucci in Italy
Art of Deception: DP Christopher Ross, The Day of the Jackal
Michael Dallatorre: creating claustrophobia in Locked
Mihai Mălaimare Jr.: creating poetic reality in Megalopolis
Adam Newport-Berra on capturing chaos in The Studio
Stephen Murphy, BSC, ISC: embracing darkness in Say Nothing
Color, light and menace: DP Kim Ji-yong, Squid Game season 2
Luke Cormack’s unseen magic on David Blaine: Do Not Attempt
Christophe Nuyens on crafting the world of Andor: Season 2
The Last of Us Season 2 DPs Ksenia Sereda & Catherine Goldschmidt
Jacques Jouffret, ASC: American Primeval’s frigid frontier
Descent into darkness: Baz Irvine on Silo Season 2
Scott Siracusano’s inventive cinematography on Control Freak
Jessica Lee Gagné: Pushing Boundaries in Severance Season 2
Special: Hacks DP Adam Bricker, Live Podcast in Las Vegas
Johanna Coelho: creating intense ER reality on The Pitt
Daredevil: Born Again DPs Hillary Spera and Pedro Millán
Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna director Rachel Mason
Grace Point indie film director Rory Karpf & DP Al Francesco
Stephen Murphy, BSC: balancing love and terror in Heart Eyes
Andrew Bird: editing The Seed of the Sacred Fig in secret
2025 Academy Awards nominations with Jenelle Riley, Variety
Paul Guilhaume, AFC: opera and realism in Emilia Pérez
Sugarcane filmmakers Emily Kassie and Christopher LaMarca
Pierre Gill, CSC: lighting the darkness in Dune: Prophecy
The beauty of The Brutalist: Lol Crawley, BSC
Rina Yang, BSC: Igniting The Fire Inside
Jarin Blaschke: Crafting Darkness in Nosferatu
Media and the Munich massacre: September 5 DP Markus Förderer
Phedon Papamichael: Unveiling Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown
Lawrence Sher, ASC on ShotDeck, Joker: Folie à Deux
Anora’s distinctive style: cinematographer Drew Daniels
The whimsical world of Wicked: Alice Brooks, ASC
Special Episode: A tribute to Adam Somner, Assistant Director, Producer for Ridley Scott, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Paul Thomas Anderson, Alejandro González Iñárritu
From grunge to Gladiator II: John Mathieson, BSC
Capturing the Chaos of Saturday Night: Eric Steelberg, ASC
Action comedy redefined: Thelma director Josh Margolin and DP David Bolen
Jules O’Loughlin: Balancing action and character in The Old Man Season 2
The creepy cinematography of Smile 2: DP Charlie Sarroff
Capturing the essence of The Substance: Benjamin Kracun, BSC
House of Spoils haunting beauty: DP Eric Lin
Lensing Longlegs: DP Andrés Arochi
Creating the underworld of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: DP Haris Zambarloukos
The Thicket director Elliott Lester on his Western epic
Shotcraft: A Masterclass in Cinematography with Jay Holben
Hollywood’s rainbow: Hollywood Pride author Alonso Duralde
Creating the galaxy of The Acolyte: DP Chris Teague
Strange Darling cinematographer Giovanni Ribisi, pt. 2
From Actor to Auteur: Strange Darling DP Giovanni Ribisi, pt. 1
Lessons in Chemistry: DP Zachary Galler’s visual formula
House of the Dragon & Jim Henson: Idea Man cinematographer Vanja Černjul, ASC
Echo: Breaking barriers with Kira Kelly, ASC
Illuminating In The Arena: Serena Williams with DP Ayana Baraka
Capturing terror in THEM: The Scare with DP Brendan Uegama
Building the world of Fallout: cinematographer Stuart Dryburgh, ASC, NZCS
BONUS EPISODE: Fancy Dance director Erica Tremblay and DP Carolina Costa
Baby Reindeer cinematographer Kryzsztof Trojnar
Bringing 3 Body Problem to life: DP Jonathan Freeman, ASC
Tokyo Vice producer/director Alan Poul
Shogun director Jonathan van Tulleken and cinematographer Christopher Ross, BSC
VFX pioneer Scott Ross, founder of Digital Domain
Griselda cinematographer Armando Salas, ASC
True Detective: Night Country cinematographer Florian Hoffmeister, BSC
Late Night with the Devil cinematographer Matthew Temple, ACS
Hundreds of Beavers director Mike Cheslik and cinematographer Quinn Hester
Working in small markets: DP Kyle Roberts
Amy Vincent ASC on A Nice Indian Boy, Hustle & Flow, Eve’s Bayou
Strada CEO Michael Cioni: Using AI to simplify workflows
Dune: Part Two cinematographer Greig Fraser, ACS, ASC
Dynamics of a Working Camera Department with Greg Irwin, SOC
Masters of the Air cinematographer Richard Rutkowski, ASC
House of Ninjas showrunner and executive producer Dave Boyle
Jenelle Riley, Variety’s Deputy Awards and Features Editor, discusses the 2024 Academy Awards nominations
Bonus Episode: To Kill a Tiger director Nisha Pahuja and editor Mike Munn
Maestro cinematographer Matty Libatique, ASC
Bonus Episode: Past Lives cinematographer Shabier Kirchner
Bonus Episode: Bobi Wine: The People’s President directors Moses Bwayo and Christopher Sharp
Oppenheimer cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema, ASC
El Conde cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC
American Fiction cinematographer Cristina Dunlap
Napoleon cinematographer Dariusz Wolski, ASC
Poor Things cinematographer Robbie Ryan, BSC, ISC
Ferrari cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt, ASC
House of the Dragon cinematographer Catherine Goldschmidt, BSC
Flamin’ Hot director Eva Longoria and cinematographer Federico Cantini
Saltburn cinematographer Linus Sandgren, ASC, FSF
Crew Me Up CEO and DGA Assistant Director Joshua A. Friedman
Loki season 2 cinematographer Isaac Bauman
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret cinematographer Tim Ives, ASC
Asteroid City, Roald Dahl shorts cinematographer Robert Yeoman, ASC
Special Episode: John Bailey, ASC on Groundhog Day, Ordinary People, and his past tenure as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Holdovers cinematographer Eigil Bryld
The Pigeon Tunnel cinematographer Igor Martinović
Wildcat cinematographer Steve Cosens, CSC
Ahsoka cinematographer Eric Steelberg, ASC
The Creator cinematographers Greig Fraser ASC, ACS and Oren Soffer
Silo cinematographer Mark Patten, BSC
River Wild director and writer Ben Ketai
Talk to Me cinematographer Aaron McLisky, ACS
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty cinematographer Todd Banhazl, ASC
Killing It cinematographer Judd Overton
Director Alex Winter on his documentary, The YouTube Effect
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie cinematographers C. Kim Miles, Clair Popkin and Julia Liu
Black Bird cinematographer Natalie Kingston
Cabinet of Curiosities cinematographer Anastas Michos, ASC, GSC
The Martian, Valiant One cinematographer Dan Stilling, DFF
Junk Film: Why Bad Movies Matter author Katharine Coldiron
Star Trek: Picard and Schmigadoon! Cinematographer Jon Joffin, ASC
The Blackening cinematographer Todd A. Dos Reis, ASC
Jurassic Punk, Life After Pi, Midnight Son director Scott Leberecht
Beef cinematographer Larkin Seiple
Abbott Elementary, The Office, Parks and Recreation director, producer and cinematographer Randall Einhorn
Jimmy Kimmel Live! cinematographer George Feucht
Ted Lasso cinematographers David Rom and Vanessa Whyte
Evil Dead Rise cinematographer David Garbett
Dead Ringers cinematographer Laura Merians Gonçalves
Cinematographer Xavier Dolléans, AFC on the Peacock series, Mrs. Davis
Comedian and director W. Kamau Bell on the new HBO documentary, 1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed
David “Gribs” Gribble, ACS on his long career and films Cadillac Man, The World’s Fastest Indian, The Quest, Jesse Stone
Mark H. Harris, film critic and author of The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar
Michael Zink, President, UHD Alliance discusses Filmmaker Mode for television sets
Director Jon S. Baird on the new Apple TV+ movie, Tetris
Rye Lane director Raine Allen-Miller and DP Olan Collardy
Jenelle Riley, Variety’s Deputy Awards and Features Editor, discusses the 2023 Academy Awards nominations
Oscar-nominated documentary Fire of Love director Sara Dosa, editors Erin Casper and Jocelyne Chaput
Jesse Feldman, ASC Award-nominated DP of Interview with the Vampire
Oscar-nominated documentary All That Breathes cinematographers Ben Bernhard and Riju Das
Food and Country director Laura Gabbert, producer Ruth Reichl and cinematographer Martina Radwan
Sundance 2023 films Fancy Dance and King Coal
Award-winning Sundance films Bad Press and The Persian Version
Yule Log director Casper Kelly and cinematographer Alex Allgood
Russell Carpenter, ASC on Avatar: The Way of Water, working with James Cameron, creating realistic lighting for a virtual world
Director Antoine Fuqua and cinematographer Robert Richardson on the Apple TV+ film, Emancipation
Linus Sandgren, ASC, FSF on shooting Babylon with director Damien Chazelle
Matthew Libatique, ASC on shooting Don’t Worry Darling and The Whale
Cinematographer Sayombhu Mukdeeprom on the film Thirteen Lives and working with director Ron Howard
Cinematographer Abraham Martinez on Queen of the South, the Disney+ show National Treasure: Edge of History, the upcoming Netflix series Obliterated and more
Florian Hoffmeister, BSC on TÁR, working with director Todd Field and Cate Blanchett
Autumn Durald Arkapaw, ASC on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Loki, and more
Ben Davis, BSC on The Banshees of Inisherin, My Policeman, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Guardians of the Galaxy, and more
Trevor Kossack, WPA partner and commercial agent for cinematographers, production designers, editors, costume designers and more
Checco Varese, ASC on his Emmy winning work for the Hulu series, Dopesick
Cinematographer Eric Branco on the new Showtime series, Let The Right One In
Court Crandall, writer and director of the buddy comedy Bromates
Charlie Sarroff, cinematographer of the horror films Smile and Relic
Mike Prickett, Emmy-winning surf cinematographer of HBOs 100 Foot Wave
Cinematographer Alicia Robbins on the Netflix series Keep Breathing, Grey’s Anatomy and the upcoming season of Bridgerton
Kays Al-Atrakchi: director, composer, colorist, VFX artist and filmmaker of the upcoming short film, Everbliss Inn
Brendan Uegama, CSC on Moonshot, Riverdale, Truth Be Told, Child’s Play and Mike, the Hulu Mike Tyson dramatic series
Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul director Adamma Ebo, producer Adanne Ebo, and cinematographer Alan Gwizdowski
Director Steve Pink and cinematographer Bella Gonzales on the indie film The Wheel
Cinematographer Cybel Martin on A League of Their Own, Black As Night, horror movies and more
Girl Picture director Alli Haapasalo and cinematographer Jarmo Kiuru, FSC
Cinematographer Larkin Seiple on shooting Everything Everywhere All At Once, Swiss Army Man, and the Emmy nominated Gaslit
Jules O’Loughlin ASC, ACS on shooting the FX series The Old Man and Disney+ series Ms. Marvel
Marcel The Shell With Shoes On cinematographers Bianca Cline and Eric Adkins
Cinematographer Paula Huidobro on CODA, Pam & Tommy, Physical
Cinematographer Chris Teague on the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building
Director Jim Archer, actors and writers David Earl and Chris Hayward on the offbeat film, Brian and Charles
Director Chloe Okuno and DP Benjamin Kirk Nielsen, DFF on directing and shooting the film Watcher
Director Carey Williams and DP Mike Dallatorre on directing and shooting the film Emergency
Michael FitzMaurice, aerial cinematographer for Top Gun Maverick, shooting second unit on The Dark Knight, and more
Filmmakers James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte on their new documentary series, The Big Conn
Cinematographer Eric Koretz on shooting the last season of Ozark and more
Gregory Middleton, ASC, CSC on Moon Knight, shooting reflections and lighting for imaginary characters, Watchmen, Game of Thrones
Special Episode: Directors of festival docs To The End, TikTok, Boom. TV pilot Chiqui and short film Daddy’s Girl
Cinematographer Eliot Rockett on the period horror film X, working with director Ti West, techniques of shooting horror
DP Jendra Jarnagin on the film Asking For It, tips on working with short prep time, developing a DP/director bond, how to light for women
Special Episode: Snehal Patel, head of cinema sales for ZEISS lenses, on the ZEISS lens line and their new lenses
Cinematographer Jessica Lee Gagné on Severance, working with Ben Stiller, Escape at Dannemora, Mrs. America
Cinematographer Panel Discussion: Fernando Argüelles, ASC, AEC, Tom Magill and Greg Middleton, ASC, CSC discuss their creative processes, challenges and careers
Jenelle Riley, Variety’s Deputy Awards and Features Editor, discusses the 2022 Academy Awards nominations
Director Mariama Diallo and cinematographer Charlotte Hornsby on the horror film Master
Haris Zambarloukos, BSC, GSC on Belfast, working with Kenneth Branagh, Death on the Nile, Locke and more
Judith Weston, author of Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film and Television, 25th Anniversary edition
Martin Ruhe, ASC on The Tender Bar, working with George Clooney, Catch-22, The Midnight Sky, and Counterpart
Special Episode: Sundance 2022- Sirens director Rita Baghdadi
Catch The Fair One director Josef Kubota Wladyka and actor/screenwriter Kali Reis
Academy award winning cinematographer Linus Sandgren, FSF, ASC on No Time To Die and Don’t Look Up
Special Episode: Sundance 2022- Blood director Bradley Rust Gray and cinematographer Eric Lin
Special Episode: Sundance 2022- Gentle directors Anna Eszter Nemes and László Csuja
Cinematographers Daniel Grant, CSC and Steve Cosens, CSC on shooting the series Station Eleven on HBOMax
Special Episode: Sundance 2022- My Old School documentary director Jono McLeod
Special Episode: Sundance 2022- God’s Country director Julian Higgins, writer Shaye Ogbonna and cinematographer Andrew Wheeler
Cinematographer Ari Wegner, ACS on shooting The Power of the Dog, working with director Jane Campion
Quyen Tran, ASC, on directing and shooting episodes of the Netflix limited series Maid
Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS on Dune, using digital technology, working with director Denis Villeneuve and director Kathryn Bigelow
Seamus McGarvey ASC, BSC on the musical adaptation of Cyrano, shooting in Sicily during the pandemic and on an active volcano
Dan Laustsen, ASC, DFF on Nightmare Alley, working with director Guillermo del Toro
Oscar winning cinematographer Robert Elswit, ASC on King Richard, Nightcrawler, Boogie Nights and Magnolia
Jeff Cronenweth, ASC on Being the Ricardos, working with Aaron Sorkin, shooting a 1950s period film
Eduard Grau, ASC on shooting Passing, working with director Rebecca Hall, A Single Man with director Tom Ford, shooting Buried
Cinematographer Mihai Mălaimare Jr. on shooting the stylized Western film, The Harder They Fall
Jay Rosenblatt, independent filmmaker, artist and professor on being a jury member of CamerImage
Dan Attias, Emmy-nominated director and author of Directing Great Television: Inside TV’s New Golden Age
Ruth Platt, director of Martyrs Lane on writing and directing the horror thriller
Robert Yeoman, ASC on The French Dispatch, working with director Wes Anderson for 25 years, Drugstore Cowboy, Bridesmaids and more
Old Henry director Potsy Ponciroli and cinematographer John Matysiak
Cinematographer Maz Makhani on the Netflix film The Guilty, directed by Antoine Fuqua
Special Episode: Project management tools for content collaboration with Nate Watkin, CEO of Assemble
DP Panel Discussion: Ana Amortegui, Byron Kopman, Bryant Fisher and Julia Swain discuss their creative processes, challenges and careers
Cinematographer John Guleserian on Candyman, working with director Nia DaCosta, Like Crazy, About Time, An American Pickle
Director Wyatt Rockefeller and cinematographer Willie Nel, SASC on the indie science fiction movie Settlers
Emmy-nominated cinematographer Donald A. Morgan, ASC on The Upshaws, The Conners, Last Man Standing, shooting multi-camera television shows
Director Ferdinando Cito Filomarino and DP Sayombhu Mukdeeprom discuss the Netflix film, Beckett and their close collaboration
Emmy-nominated Mark Doering-Powell, ASC on grown-ish, challenges of single camera comedies, lighting setup tips, the early days of HD video
Checco Varese, ASC on THEM and working in the horror genre
Special Episode: A tribute to DP Dan Kneece- on Quentin Tarantino, David Lynch, Scream, and the early days of Steadicam
Cinematographer Flavio Labiano on Jungle Cruise, Timecrimes, Day of the Beast, and more
Director Braden King and cinematographer Declan Quinn, ASC on The Evening Hour
Cinematographer Adam Bricker on shooting the Emmy-nominated series Hacks, Chef’s Table and more
War Stories Vol. 7: Tales from the Set featuring Wally Pfister, Phedon Papamichael, Ross Emery, Shane Hurlbut, Alice Brooks, Robbie Ryan, Christian Sebaldt, Lachlan Milne, Armando Salas, Jas Shelton, and Brandon Trost
Jake Polonsky, BSC on The Sparks Brothers documentary, working with director Edgar Wright, The World’s End, Black Mirror and Billions
Cinematographer Stuart Biddlecombe on The Handmaid’s Tale Season Four
Cinematographer Alice Brooks on shooting In The Heights, Home Before Dark, working with director Jon M. Chu
Cinematographer Dan Stoloff on shooting The Boys on Amazon Prime, The Americans and Suits
Jeffrey Jur, ASC on shooting Bridgerton, working with Shonda Rhimes, Dirty Dancing, The Big Picture, The Last Seduction, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, and more
Polly Morgan ASC, BSC on shooting A Quiet Place Part II, Legion, working with John Krasinski, Ellen Kuras, Wally Pfister and more
Jess Hall, ASC, BSC: Marvel’s WandaVision, Hot Fuzz, working with Edgar Wright, Wally Pfister and more
War Stories Vol. 6: Tales from the Set featuring Jim Frohna, Bruce Van Dusen, Randy Thom, Adam Somner, Paul Cameron, Xavier Grobet, Eric Branco, Tommy Maddox-Upshaw, Maryse Alberti, John Benam, Roberto Schaefer and Ben Rock
Adam Somner, first assistant director, on Ridley Scott, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Paul Thomas Anderson, Alejandro González Iñárritu, movies Black Hawk Down, War of the Worlds, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Revenant, and more
Seamus McGarvey, ASC on HBO’s The Nevers, Flying Saucer Rock ‘n’ Roll, Bad Times at the El Royale, Harry Dean Stanton, Oliver Stone and more
Randy Thom, Oscar-winning Director of Sound Design at Skywalker Sound, on The Midnight Sky, Apocalypse Now, The Right Stuff, The Empire Strikes Back, and more
Dana Gonzales, ASC, director and cinematographer of Fargo and Legion, on creatively rich television, moving into directing, and more
Bonus Episode: The Truffle Hunters documentary filmmakers Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw
Jenelle Riley, Variety’s Deputy Awards and Features Editor, discusses the 2021 Academy Awards nominations
Matthew Libatique, ASC, PART 2: Tigerland, The Fountain, working with Spike Lee, Straight Outta Compton, Iron Man, A Star is Born
Matthew Libatique, ASC, PART 1: The Prom, Pi, working with director Darren Aronofsky and his early career
Cinematographer Maryse Alberti on Hillbilly Elegy, working with Ron Howard, Velvet Goldmine, Happiness, The Wrestler, Creed, documentaries, Michael Apted
Dariusz Wolski, ASC on News of the World, working with Paul Greengrass, music videos, The Crow, Dark City, Pirates of the Caribbean, and more
Tommy Maddox-Upshaw, ASC on Snowfall, working with the late John Singleton, Spike Lee, Straight Outta Compton, Tales, Kalushi and more
Benjamin Kracun, cinematographer of Promising Young Woman, on shooting the dark comedy and working with director/writer Emerald Fennell
Andrew Dunn, BSC, on The United States vs. Billie Holiday and his past work on The Bodyguard, Precious, Monkeybone, L.A. Story
Sean Bobbitt, BSC, on Judas and the Black Messiah, working with director Shaka King, working with director Steve McQueen on Hunger and Shame
Lachlan Milne, ACS, NZCS, cinematographer of Minari, Stranger Things, Hunt for the Wilderpeople and more
Director Barry Alexander Brown on his film Son of the South, a civil rights movie inspired by the life of activist Bob Zellner
Director Ryan White and cinematographer John Benam on the documentary Assassins
BONUS Episode: Director and cinematographer John Bailey, ASC on Groundhog Day, Ordinary People, and his past tenure as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Cinematographer Quyen Tran on Palm Springs, Unbelievable, A Teacher, baking for charity, shooting during the pandemic, and more
War Stories Vol. 5: Tales from the Set featuring Newton Thomas Sigel, Lije Sarki, Dan Kneece, Jeff Cronenweth, Tony Liberatore, Trevor Forrest, Iris Ng, Bill Totolo, Johnny Derango and Alex Winter
Tami Reiker, ASC on One Night in Miami, working with director Regina King, The Old Guard, early career on High Art, Pieces of April
Jake Swantko, DP and producer of The Dissident, on working with director Bryan Fogel and shooting the controversial documentary
Best Of 2020 featuring Bradford Young, Kira Kelly, Greig Fraser, Anthony Dod Mantle, Wally Pfister, Brendan Davis, Don Coscarelli, Frederick Wiseman, Iris Ng, Bruce Van Dusen, Julie Taymor and Ron Howard
Erik Messerschmidt, ASC: Mank, Mindhunter, Legion, Raised By Wolves, working with David Fincher
Bruce Van Dusen, director of over a thousand TV commercials, three films and a documentary, on his career and new book, 60 Stories about 30 Seconds
Frederick Wiseman, acclaimed documentary filmmaker of City Hall, Titticut Follies, High School, Hospital, and more
Anthony Dod Mantle, Academy Award winning cinematographer on the HBO series The Undoing, 28 Days Later, Slumdog Millionaire, Rush, Danny Boyle, Lars von Trier and more
Charlotte Bruus Christensen: Black Narcissus series director and cinematographer on doing both jobs, shooting A Quiet Place and The Banker
Wally Pfister, director/cinematographer PART 2: Inception, Moneyball, The Dark Knight Rises, winning an Oscar, moving into directing, and listener questions
Wally Pfister, director/cinematographer PART 1: working with Christopher Nolan, Memento, Insomnia, Batman Begins, The Prestige and more
Iris Ng, documentary cinematographer of Stories We Tell, Shirkers, Making a Murderer, and more
Ross Emery, ACS, on Raised By Wolves, The Matrix movies, Dark City, shooting second unit and more
Don Coscarelli, indie horror director and screenwriter of Bubba Ho-tep, Phantasm, The Beastmaster and John Dies at the End
Director Ángel Manuel Soto on Charm City Kings, working with young actors, and directing a stunt-heavy film
Phedon Papamichael, ASC on The Trial of the Chicago 7, working with writer/director Aaron Sorkin, and more
DP Eric Branco on The 40-Year-Old Version, Clemency, shooting black and white film, working with director Radha Blank, and more
War Stories Vol. 4: Tales from the Set featuring Quyen Tran, Mike Figgis, Dan Laustsen, Abe Martinez, Bill Wages, Larry Fong, Vanja Černjul, Rachel Morrison, Linus Sandgren, Stefan Ciupek, Matty Libatique
Rodrigo Prieto, ASC on The Glorias, Frida, working with Julie Taymor, Martin Scorsese, Alejandro González Iñárritu
Director Julie Taymor on her new biopic film, The Glorias, her work on Frida, Titus, Across the Universe and the Broadway theatrical production of The Lion King
Ben Kutchins, Emmy-nominated cinematographer of Ozark, on creating the look of the show, working with Jason Bateman, the Veronica Mars movie, Mozart in the Jungle
Armando Salas, ASC, on Ozark season 3, his Emmy-nominated episode, shooting the series Mr. Mercedes, From Dusk Til Dawn, Strange Angel
Mandy Walker, ASC, ACS on Mulan, Hidden Figures, Australia, Tracks, Shattered Glass, working with directors Niki Caro and Baz Luhrmann
Jas Shelton, Emmy-nominated cinematographer on Homecoming Season 2, working with the Duplass brothers, Keanu with Key and Peele, The Stanford Prison Experiment
Emmy-nominated director and cinematographer Paul Cameron, ASC: Westworld, 21 Bridges, Man on Fire, Gone in 60 Seconds, Collateral
Director and DP Brandon Trost: directing An American Pickle, shooting Crank: High Voltage, Halloween II, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, HBO pilot for Barry, comedy films MacGruber, The Interview and The Disaster Artist
Director Ron Howard and DP Lincoln Else on the documentary Rebuilding Paradise
Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS on The Mandalorian, Lion, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and more
War Stories Vol. 3: Tales from the Set featuring Laura Merians Gonçalves, Seamus McGarvey, Charles Papert, Charlotte Bruus Christensen, Mike Dallatorre, James Laxton, Jaron Presant, Don Morgan, Roman Vas’yanov, Benoît Delhomme, and Thorsten Thielow
Alex Winter on his HBO documentary Showbiz Kids, experience as a child actor, moving from acting to directing, The Lost Boys, The Idiot Box, Freaked, Bill & Ted Face the Music, Zappa, and more
Jody Lee Lipes on shooting the HBO series I Know This Much Is True, A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood, Girls, Tiny Furniture, Martha Marcy May Marlene and more
John Brawley, DP of the Hulu series The Great, talks creating his visual manifesto for the satiric show and more
Serengeti director/producer John Downer and DP Richard Jones on the Discovery Channel series, the challenges and new technologies for shooting wildlife documentaries
Xavier Grobet, ASC on HBO’s Watchmen, going to film school with Mexican filmmakers Rodrigo Prieto and Alfonso Cuarón, early experience on films Total Recall, Revenge, Before Night Falls
BONUS Episode: Alexandra Cunningham, showrunner of Dirty John on adapting the popular podcast into a television series
Director Yance Ford, DP Alan Jacobsen on Oscar-nominated documentary, Strong Island and the importance of breaking your own rules
Bradford Young, ASC- PART 2: Arrival, directors Denis Villeneuve, Ron Howard, and Ava DuVernay, Solo: A Star Wars Story, When They See Us, working on long form episodic vs. movies
Bradford Young, ASC- PART 1: Selma, directors Dee Rees and Ava DuVernay, Pariah, Mississippi Damned, A Most Violent Year, bringing his personal voice to filmmaking
Suzie Lavelle, DP on the Hulu series Normal People, working with Lenny Abrahamson, BBC series Dr. Who, Sherlock, Vikings, A Discovery of Witches, His Dark Materials
Trevor Forrest talks Little Fires Everywhere, remembering producer/director Lynn Shelton, the TV series I Am the Night, critically acclaimed films Una Noche and Noble
BONUS Episode: Oscar-nominated cinematographer Xiaoding Zhao on the movie Shadow and working with director Zhang Yimou on eleven films, including House of Flying Daggers
Toby Oliver, ACS talks Dead To Me Season 2, working with Jordan Peele on Get Out, horror films The Darkness and Happy Death Day, Mötley Crüe movie The Dirt, and the upcoming Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar
War Stories Vol. 2: Tales from the Set featuring Walt Lloyd, Shana Hagan, Byron Werner, Claudia Raschke, Sal Totino and Ruben Fleischer
BONUS Episode: Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind director/producers Natasha Gregson Wagner and Laurent Bouzereau
Carlos González, SVC on working for Roger Corman, Raw Justice, Mutant Species, shooting films vs. TV series, Grey’s Anatomy, Party of Five and becoming a director
War Stories Vol. 1: Tales from the Set featuring Russell Carpenter, Jakob Ihre, Ellen Kuras, David Mullen and Kira Kelly
Jeff Cronenweth, ASC on David Fincher, Fight Club, growing up in Hollywood, music videos, Mark Romanek, One Hour Photo, Gone Girl, The Social Network and the new Amazon series Tales from the Loop
BONUS Episode: The Sound of Silence director Michael Tyburski
Producer Brendan Davis tells his story about fleeing China before it was shut down during the pandemic
BONUS EPISODE: Jeff Sengpiehl, chief technologist at Key Code Media, gives tips for remote editing and other post production options from home
DP Michael Dallatorre on Brightburn, Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, The Hive, working for Panavision and growing up in South Central Los Angeles
DP Laura Merians Gonçalves on Pacified, shooting in Brazil, starting out as best boy electric on Bully, music videos, her love of Super 8 film
BONUS Episode: J.D. Dillard, director of Sweetheart and Sleight
DP Stefan Ciupek on Guns Akimbo, the challenges of Russian Ark, working with Anthony Dod Mantle on Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours
BONUS Episode: Big Time Adolescence director Jason Orley and DP Andrew Huebscher
DP Kira Kelly on working with director Ava DuVernay, her Netflix series Self Made, 13th, Queen Sugar, East Los High
Jakob Ihre, FSF: Chernobyl cinematographer on shooting the incredible HBO series, his early career, working with director Joachim Trier
Sundance 2020-Coming of Age: Beast Beast director Danny Madden, DP Kristian Zuniga; Blast Beat director Esteban Arango, writer Erick Castrillon
Sundance 2020-Location, Location, Location: The Night House director David Bruckner, writers Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski; Black Bear director Lawrence Michael Levine
Sundance 2020-Documentary: Ron Howard: Rebuilding Paradise; Michael Dweck & Gregory Kershaw: The Truffle Hunters; Ron Cicero & Kimo Easterwood: Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story
Director Adam Rehmeier and DP Jean-Phillipe Bernier discuss their movie Dinner In America at Sundance 2020
McMillion$: Filmmakers James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte on their new six-part HBO doc series uncovering fraud behind the McDonald’s Monopoly game
Jenelle Riley, Variety’s Deputy Awards and Features Editor, discusses the 2020 Academy Awards nominations
James Laxton, ASC on Best Picture winner Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk: working with Barry Jenkins and Kevin Smith, his early career and influences
Cinematographer Byron Werner talks The Last Full Measure, working with director Todd Robinson and Ed Harris on Phantom, the latest tech and apps he uses as a DP
Director Lulu Wang talks The Farewell, developing her personal story for the screen, working with Awkwafina, shooting in China
DP Paula Huidobro on Barry, Tallulah, working with Bill Hader, Emmanuel Lubezki, and Norman Lear
Walt Lloyd, ASC on Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Kafka, Short Cuts, The Hitcher, The Perfect Storm, Pump Up the Volume, Empire Records, Alien Raiders, and much more
Alik Sakharov, DP turned director, on Game of Thrones, House of Cards, The Sopranos, Ozark, and the director/DP relationship
Phedon Papamichael, ASC talks Ford v. Ferrari, his love of racing and classic cars, working with director James Mangold
Lawrence Sher, ASC, talks about creating the look of Joker with director Todd Phillips
M. David Mullen, ASC: Emmy-winning cinematographer for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, films Twin Falls Idaho, Northfork, and more
Rodrigo Prieto, ASC: Oscar-nominated cinematographer for Silence and Brokeback Mountain, talks Martin Scorsese, The Irishman, The Wolf of Wall Street, Amores Perros, Argo and more
Mihai Mălaimare Jr.- DP of Jojo Rabbit, The Master, The Hate U Give, Youth Without Youth on working with Taika Waititi, Francis Ford Coppola, Paul Thomas Anderson
Mike Figgis, Oscar-nominated director of Leaving Las Vegas, Timecode, Internal Affairs, Somebody Up There Likes Me
Adam Lisagor, director and founder of Sandwich Video, on starting his commercial company, working with DPs Rachel Morrison and Charles Papert, using humor to sell products
Natasha Braier, ASC: talks Honey Boy, Neon Demon, Gloria Bell and more
Special Episode- Jojo Rabbit: Jason Chen, Dannelle Satherley and Ra Vincent tell the production stories behind the WWII comedy/drama
Benoît Delhomme, DP of The Theory of Everything, At Eternity’s Gate, The Proposition, The Scent of Green Papaya, Lawless, Free State of Jones
Ruben Fleischer, the director of Zombieland, Venom, 30 Minutes or Less and Gangster Squad
Salvatore Totino, ASC talks Any Given Sunday, Cinderella Man, Frost/Nixon, The Da Vinci Code, Spider-Man: Homecoming, working with Oliver Stone, Ron Howard, and more
Don M. Morgan, ASC: talks Starman, Christine, Seven, working with John Carpenter, Robert Zemeckis, Steven Spielberg, David Fincher, Joseph Sargent
Special Episode: IT Chapter Two- Cinematographer Checco Varese, ASC reveals the stories behind the biggest horror franchise of the year
Michael Gioulakis: on shooting Us, Glass, Split, It Follows, John Dies at the End, working with Jordan Peele, M. Night Shyamalan, David Mitchell and Don Coscarelli
Director and Cinematographer Ellen Kuras, ASC: Talks Swoon, I Shot Andy Warhol, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Summer of Sam, Ozark, Wormwood, Catch-22 and more
Bill Wages, ASC: Talks The Forgiven, Into the West, Sun Records, Burn Notice, Down in the Delta, and inventing Glimmerglass filters.
Ep 42 – Shana Hagan – Talks documentary work- Married in America, Won’t You Be My Neighbor, Shakespeare Behind Bars, working with Michael Apted, Parks and Recreation and more.
Ep 41 – Vanja černjul, ASC – Talks Crazy Rich Asians, The Deuce, 30 Rock, Orange is the New Black, and more!
Ep 40 – Oscar Winner Russell Carpenter, ASC – On Titanic, True Lies, James Cameron, Hard Target, John Woo, Ant-Man and more!
Ep 39 – Manuel Billeter – Talks the Marvel/Netflix series Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Orange is the New Black and working with Alfonso Cuarón
Ep 38 – Matthew Clark – Talks Late Night, 30 Rock, working with Vanja Cernjul, Tina Fey, Nisha Ganatra, Emma Thompson and much more
Seamus McGarvey, ASC, BSC: Multi-Oscar Nominated Cinematographer Talks Joe Wright, Avengers, Nocturnal Animals, Atonement, High Fidelity and The Greatest Showman
Special Episode – Checco Varese, ASC – Live Podcasting at Hot Rod Cameras “Cine Beer” 2019 Summer Bash
Ep 36 – Dan Laustsen, ASC, DFF – The Oscar Nominated Cinematographer of Shape of Water, Dives into John Wick 3, Shooting Film and His Career
Ep 35 – Linus Sandgren, ASC, FSF – The Oscar Winning Cinematographer Talks First Man, Damien Chazelle, Gus Van Sant, David O. Russell and Storyboarding
Ep 34 – Lije Sarki – The Writer, Director and Producer, discusses making the beautiful new movie, Concrete Kids
Sundance 2019 Special Podcast Pt. 4 (of 4) – Midnight Movies, the Occult and Horror
Sundance 2019 Special Podcast Pt. 3 – DRAMA
Sundance 2019 Special Podcast Pt. 2 – The Genre Found at Every Festival “Coming of Age”
Sundance 2019 Special Podcast Pt. 1 – Our Favorites: Jackie Chan, Michael Tyburski w/The Sound of Silence & Lulu Wang w/The Farewell, The Blair Witch Project Anniversary
Ep 33 – Matthew Libatique, ASC – Two time Academy Award nominated Cinematographer talks A Star is Born, craft, philosophy, collaborating with Bradley Cooper, Darren Aronofsky, Spike Lee and Jon Favreau
Ep 32 – Robbie Ryan, BSC, ISC – Oscar nominated Cinematographer for The Favourite, talks shooting with natural light, short films and more
Ep 31 – Barry Alexander Brown – Oscar nomination for BlacKkKlansman, collaborations with Spike Lee and the magic of editing.
Ep 30 – Newton Thomas Sigel, ASC – Working with Directors, Haskell Wexler, George Clooney, Bryan Singer & David O. Russell, and crafting the look of Usual Suspects, 3 Kings, Drive, X-Men, Bohemian Rhapsody and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Ep 29 – Vittorio Storaro, ASC, AIC discusses his early career, and the revolutionary data archiving system DOTS
Ep 28 – Leonard Maltin – author and critic, deep dive into movies and cinematography
Holiday Special 2018 with Alonso Duralde
Ep 27 – Shane Hurlbut, ASC talks DSLR Revolution, His Working Process, Collaborating with Director Gabriele Muccino and Professional Gimbals.
Claudia Raschke, cinematographer for “RBG” talks about her latest project, and 3+ decades of television and feature films.
Ep 24 – Robert McLachlan, ASC, CSC – The cinematographer behind Game of Thrones, Westworld, Ray Donovan gives us stories from the set of “The Affair.”
Ep 23 – Jaron Presant, ASC – Talks Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rampage, Brick, USC Film School, 1st Unit vs. 2nd Unit and Working with Director Rian Johnson
SPECIAL PODCAST- Phedon Papamichael, ASC – LIVE at Hot Rod Cameras “Cine Beer” Summer Bash! Talks about his films with Alexander Payne, Oliver Stone, James Mangold and more.
Ep 22 – Johnny Derango – Discusses shooting “Small Town Crime,” being an American Cinematographer “Rising Star of Cinematography,” SXSW, Shooting Reality TV, Re-shoots and Film School.
Ep 21 – Larry Fong, ASC – Talks Kong: Skull Island, Watchmen, Zack Snyder, Gal Gadot, shooting Super 8 with JJ Abrams and much more
Ep 20 – Dan Kneece – his career, Quentin Tarantino, David Lynch and the early days of Steadicam
SPECIAL EPISODE – Academy Award Winning Feature “Icarus” DP Jake Swantko
Ep 18 – Suny Behar – Speaks with us about his journey, HBO, cinematography, technology and changing the industry
Cinematographer Charlotte Bruus Christensen on Thomas Vinterberg, Aaron Sorkin, Molly’s Game, Girl on a Train and Fences
Ep 16 – Jim Frohna – Explains his craft, working with Jill Soloway, Amazon Studios and shooting one of the memorable commercials ever made
Ep 15 – Christian Sebaldt, ASC – Shooting CSI, Resident Evil, Rush Hour and more
Ep 14 – Rodney Charters, ASC – Talks about his amazing career including the highly influential “24”
Ep 13 – Roman Vas’yanov – On film school, working with David Ayer and Suicide Squad
Ep 12 – Anthony Liberatore
VIDEO PODCAST! Backlight Tour – Episode 7 – DP, Ryan Eddleston
Ep 11 – Charles Papert
Ep 10 – Roberto Schaefer, ASC, AIC
VIDEO PODCAST! Backlight Tour – Episode 6 – NAB 2016
VIDEO PODCAST! Backlight Tour – Episode 5 – Jacques Thelemaque
VIDEO PODCAST! Backlight Tour – Episode 4 – Key & Peele
Cinematography Podcast – Backlight Ep.4
VIDEO PODCAST! Backlight Tour – Episode 3 – Jean-Marc Vallée
VIDEO PODCAST! Backlight Tour – Episode 2 – Sundance
VIDEO PODCAST! Backlight Tour – Episode 1 Sundance
Ep 9 – Bill Totolo
Cinematography Podcast – Backlight Ep.3
Cinematography Podcast – Backlight Ep.2
Cinematography Podcast – Backlight Ep.1
Ep 8 – Mike Mickens
Ep 7 – Sundance Wrap-Up
Ep 6 – Jendra Jarnagin
Ep 5 – David Leitner
Ep 4 – Abraham Martinez – Director of Photography of USA Networks “Queen of the South” and Showtime’s “The Chi” discusses his career path and more
Ep 3 – Frazer Bradshaw
Ep 2 – Chris Chomyn, ASC
Ep 1 – Jason Wingrove