The Departed, Michael Ballhaus, ASC (GoodFellas, Gangs of New York) revisits the gangster genre with longtime collaborator Martin Scorsese in this Stateside remake of the 2002 Hong Kong crime film Infernal Affairs.

All the King’s Men, Pawel more...

Babel, Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC was behind the camera on this drama from director Alejandro González Iñárritu (21 Grams, Amores perros) that weaves together three intersecting stories set in Africa, Mexico and Japan. In an effort to give each of the three more...

Casino Royale, British superspy James Bond is back, and cinematographer Phil Meheux, BSC was behind the camera for Agent 007’s 21st big-screen outing. This turbo-charged action film, which concerns Bond’s first assignment, is intended to “reboot” the more...

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Highly regarded German cinematographer Frank Griebe (Run, Lola, Run) reteamed with director Tom Tykwer on this epic and visually stunning adapatation of the critically acclaimed 1985 “historical horror” novel by Patrick more...

Letters From Iwo Jima
Tom Stern will detail his work with director Clint Eastwood on this WWII battle drama, which serves as a companion piece to their recent feature Flags of Our Fathers. This time around, the Battle of Iwo Jima is retold from the perspective of more...

Zodiac
Harris Savides, ASC will discuss his use of digital Viper cameras on David Fincher’s hotly anticipated thriller Zodiac, which bases its drama on Robert Graysmith’s true-crime books about the notorious serial killer who terrorized San more...

Spider-Man 3

Bill Pope, ASC swings back into action with director Sam Raimi’s third installment of the hugely popular superhero franchise, which once again stars Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker and his crime-fighting alter ego, Spider-Man. This time around, a more...

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

Dariusz Wolski, ASC will discuss his work with director Gore Verbinski on the latest installment of this blockbuster Pirates franchise, focusing on the show’s demanding logistics and the integration of more...

Live Free or Die Hard
Simon Duggan, ACS reveals how he captured all the action for the fourth film in the ever-popular Die Hard franchise. AC’s Australian correspondent, Simon Gray, will debrief Duggan about staging a series of explosive and more...

This issue of American Cinematographer magazine, has a special focus on integrating CG effects into live-action footage.

Sunshine
Alwin Küchler, BSC reveals the technical tricks he used on this visually stunning sci-fi drama from director Danny Boyle more...

The Bourne Ultimatum

Oliver Wood gives a full account of his work with director Paul Greengrass (United 93) on the third film in the internationally popular Bourne franchise, in which the rogue spy of the title (played by Matt Damon) attempts to more...

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and No Country for Old Men
In a wide-ranging Q&A, Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC discusses his approach to two films with similar settings and themes. Based on a novel by Ron Hansen, Jesse more...

I’m Not There

Ed Lachman, ASC analyzes the intriguing challenges he faced on this adventurous and experimental Todd Haynes feature, which traces the life of musical icon Bob Dylan in unorthodox fashion. Different aspects of Dylan’s persona are embodied more...