Industry cinematographers weigh in on film vs. digital

Posted by · 11:18 am · January 2nd, 2015

In a recent interview, Mike Leigh bashed Quentin Tarantino’s celluloid crusade as “bollocks.” HitFix rounds up a series of viewpoints on the ongoing film vs. digital debate with a number of the industry’s top cinematographers.

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ASC awards Emmanuel Lubezki and 'The Tree of Life' best cinematography of 2011

Posted by · 8:57 pm · February 12th, 2012

The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) held its annual awards ceremony this evening, honoring achievement in feature film photography.

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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Cinematography

Posted by · 12:53 pm · January 26th, 2012

The cinematographers’ branch didn’t search far and wide for contenders in this category, settling on four Best Picture nominees, as well as four previously nominated DPs — in keeping with this year’s unofficial theme of sticking with the familiar.

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DPs indulge in some mutual appreciation

Posted by · 3:00 pm · January 9th, 2012

The American Society of Cinematographers announce their nominees tomorrow. Emmanuel Lubezki has swept the precursors for “The Tree of Life,” but it’s no sure thing that the Academy will follow suit — though a recent Variety feature makes it clear a lot of his peers are in his corner.

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Tech Support: 'Tree of Life,' 'The Artist' lead a field of 'pretty' pictures in Best Cinematography

Posted by · 9:55 am · October 6th, 2011

This year’s Best Cinematography category is lively already. Great work from Emmanuel Lubezi (“The Tree of Life”) and Lawrence Bennett (“The Artist”) has already been seen, while still-to-come entries in “J. Edgar” and “War Horse” could easily enter the conversation. We dive into the field in this week’s edition of Tech Support.

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