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From 35mm to IMAX, in-camera effects to post processing: Hollywood directors are marketing their movies by nerding out – and we’re here for it.
In an age of ‘Fix it in Post’, committing to a look in-camera is making a comeback.
Sweet story, stunning visuals, and a helluva campaign for IMAX.
A look at the work of the director of photography on Sinners, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and Loki.
Lessons from the director and his influential masterpiece.
A technique for adding visual interest and enhancing storytelling.
When brands opt for physical craft over computer generation – and what that may tell us about class and the future.
Florence Pugh said “sex scenes are awkward”. What can we learn from the larger conversation?
When a tech giant chooses practical effects over CGI and AI.
Lessons from the production and portrayals of race, gender, and politics in Paul Thomas Anderson’s film about revolutionaries and supremacists, parents and children.
From basic idea, to technical demos, to masterclass: how the DP of Knives Out (2019), Glass Onion (2022), Wake Up Dead Man (2025), and The Last Jedi (2017) makes digital look like film.
“Everything that you see behind the actors”, in series and movies.
Ways to use your phone in film-making – and not just for filming.
Behind the scenes with the director at work.
The wide world of John DeMarsico’s sports.
Lessons in video game adaptation. Contains spoilers.
Using lighting and location to enrich style and storytelling.
The craft and impact of the four single-take episodes.
A masterclass on the medium of film from Maria (2024) cinematographer Ed Lachman.
A late-stage abomination with little thematic connection to anything that brought it into existence.
A necessarily messy successor to the perfect first instalment, just as much fun, and almost as devastating.
Why the obvious response to low light – to raise the ISO – isn’t the best for clean digital image capture.
Dev Patel really said: Be the movie you want to see.
Film-making lessons from the second instalment of the sci-fi epic.
How to create rising tension through classic coverage.
The polite first draft of a heartfelt tribute.
Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos: creating unique perspective.
Inside the cinematography, editing, and VFX of David Fincher’s thriller.
Lessons from Scorsese’s thesis statement.