
December 31, 2020
Erik Messerschmidt, ASC believes that cinematographers get too much credit for how a movie looks and not enough for how the story is told. When you break a scene apart and assemble a sequence, the cinematographer has a huge part to play in the process of deciding when to move the camera, what lenses are used, how it flows and…

October 13, 2020
Cinematographer Eric Branco discovered early on that he enjoyed translating people's stories into visuals. Eric started out as an actor in high school, but quickly realized no one had any interest in holding the camera except himself. While in film school, he developed an eye and shot several student projects, then found work…

April 13, 2020
BONUS EPISODE: Jeff Sengpiehl, chief technologist at Key Code Media, gives tips for remote editing and other post production options from home Finding the right technologies and new ways to work from home is becoming a necessity right now. Jeff Sengpiehl discusses ways to remotely access your work edit bay from your computer,…

November 24, 2016
The Cinematography Podcast Backlight TOUR - Episode 7 - DP, Ryan Eddleston Ryan Eddleston is a BAFTA Cymru winning Director Of Photography & double nominee. Ryan’s work has screened at international Film Festivals, and has broadcast credits on both national & international television. Ryan sat down with the Cinematography…

May 31, 2016
The Cinematography Podcast Backlight TOUR - Episode 6 - NAB 2016 Finally, a short MACRO perspective of NAB 2016! Around the web, most everything you'll see about NAB focuses on very specific products, not this time. Now that NAB is behind us, we've asked three industry insiders to share their thoughts and predictions for our…

May 30, 2016
The Cinematography Podcast Backlight TOUR - Episode 5 - Jacques Thelemaque We sit down with multihyphenate Jacques Thelemaque. Perhaps best known as the co-founder of the important filmmaking organization Filmmakers Alliance , Mr. Thelemaque explains what he sees as emerging trends in filmmaking in 2016. If you are looking for…

April 25, 2016
The Cinematography Podcast Backlight TOUR - Episode 4 - Key & Peele At a pre-release screening of their new movie Keanu we asked stars Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele about working with "Key & Peele" series cinematographer, Charles Papert and director Peter Atencio . Watch the Podcast

April 10, 2016
The Cinematography Podcast Backlight TOUR - Episode 3 - Jean-Marc Vallée Backlight Tour attended the U.S. Premiere of the new feature film, Demolition. The movie stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper and is Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. We asked Mr. Vallée to discuss working with his frequent collaborator, Academy…