Cinematography

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Yevheniia Aleskerova
Horror movies recommendations

Hey everyone! Any horror lovers here? Looking for some good Halloween movie recs—let me know your favorites!

Maurice Vaughan

Hey, Yevheniia Aleskerova. Some of my favorites are A Nightmare on Elm Street, Get Out, and Cujo. Here’s a blog I wrote with more of my favorites if you want to check it out: www.stage32.com/blog/my-1...

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Yevheniia Aleskerova

Maurice Vaughan I absolutely love A Nightmare on Elm Street and Get Out! But I still haven’t seen Cujo — it’s hard because of the poor dog :(

The last two are new to me and sound like great choices....

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Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Yevheniia Aleskerova. Yeah, poor Cujo. :( Ghost Game and Don’t Move both have really unique concepts.

Yevheniia Aleskerova

Maurice Vaughan it’s my pleasure to watch something fresh <3

Maurice Vaughan

I like watching fresh stories, Yevheniia Aleskerova. A lot of people are hungry for fresh stories.

Pat Alexander
To craft the visual mood of ‘Disclaimer,’ Alfonso Cuarón turned to his ‘alchemist’

Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, Cuarón’s longtime friend and collaborator, was key to the creation of the director’s Apple TV+ miniseries that stars Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline.

(https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-10-11/disclaime...)...

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Ashley Renee Smith
10 Tools & Consumables That Every DP & Filmmaker Needs

In this great video from In Cepth Cine, he's breaking down 10 Tools & Consumables That Every DP & Filmmaker Needs.

What do you think community, have they left any out that deserve a mention? Something that you can't be without while on set?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMVkk7sH8AY...

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Ashley Renee Smith
Next Week's In-Person Stage 32 Meetups!

Hey, DPs!

There are 2 FREE Stage 32 in-person networking meetups coming up next Thursday, October 17th! I'm including links to the meetup pages for you all below. If you live in any of these cities or are nearby, be sure to RSVP and seize this opportunity to meet with other creatives in person and he...

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John January Noble
Techniques for your movie Ep1

 When the director and his team go to the shot with the script in hand, they have a technical plan for the lighting. Do you have your own technique, gentlemen? Here are some of the techniques they use.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkbto1oLAnE

Richard Mark Bazley
British Cinematographer article

British Cinematographer have published an article of mine, now online.

https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/richard-bazley-on-confines-and-ment......

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Suzanne Bronson
Phoenix Metro Area Cinematographers!

October S32 In Person Meetup

https://www.stage32.com/meetups/1998

John January Noble
Enjoy a good cup of coffee with ALIEN

This 1999 documentary takes a good look at the making of the original ALIEN. The documentary features interviews with Ridley Scott, Ron Cobb, H.R. Giger, Dan O'Bannon and others. Behind the scenes, production design, they talk about how much work it was to make the movie.

Enjoy and a good coffee! h...

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Ashley Renee Smith

This is an awesome share, John January Noble! I LOVE Alien and I've been gobbling up content about the making of the films since Romulus was released.

John January Noble

Ashley Renee Smith the truth is a beautiful documentary to devour !

Ashley Renee Smith
Don't Miss This Wednesday's Ask Me Anything in the Filmmaking Lounge!

Hey, DPs!

This Wednesday (10/2) Stage 32 is hosting a FREE virtual Ask Me Anything event with Chris Debiec in the Stage 32 Filmmaking Lounge! Chris is an Emmy-Winning Production Executive, CEO of Civilized Entertainment, & Stage 32 Educator (EXPEDITION: BISMARCK, THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, THE GREEN KNIGH...

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John January Noble
Lighting helps tell the story

The director of photography who isn't a fan of digital. Well, for me every director has their own take, but Janusz Kamiński has a great affinity for making the image as real as possible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fp8X6CZwwo...

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Ashley Renee Smith

This is an awesome share, John January Noble! Thank you! I've always loved Kamiński's work, especially AI, Minority Report, and Catch Me If You Can. His visuals in those films are so undervalued!...

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John January Noble

@Ashley Renee Smith Glad you liked it! He's on my list of great filmmakers.

Debbie Croysdale

@John Awesome, thanks for the share. Lighting truly is another character to any film.

John January Noble

Debbie Croysdale you're welcome, GOOD TO KNOW YOU'RE AN ENLIGHTENMENT APPRECIATOR !

Ashley Renee Smith
Understanding Diffusion Filters

What are diffusion filters and why are they used so often on professional film sets by cinematographers? Learn more in the video below!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln96h26Exao

Ashley Renee Smith
Blackmagic Introduces Camera for Android 1.3: Anamorphic and High FPS

Blackmagic Design has announced the Camera for Android 1.3 app adding support for recording timecode with clips, anamorphic de-squeeze, higher frame rate recording on Pixel phones, and support for additional Samsung and Xiaomi phones.!

Learn all about it here: https://ymcinema.com/2024/09/13/blackmag...

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Blackmagic Introduces Camera for Android 1.3: Anamorphic and High FPS - Y.M.Cinema Magazine
Blackmagic Introduces Camera for Android 1.3: Anamorphic and High FPS - Y.M.Cinema Magazine
Blackmagic announced Camera Android 1.3. Timecode clips, anamorphic de-squeeze, high frame rate on Pixel, support for Samsung and Xiaomi.
John January Noble

Ashley Renee Smith Thanks for sharing... A great application... it will be a support for those who are starting out in audiovisual or already are. I would put the Blackmagic Ursa 4K or 12K as the cent...

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