• Heaven Sent, Stephen Golblatt, ASC helps HBO bring Angels in America to television.
• Hell or High Water, Master and Commander, shot by Russell Boyd, more...
  

• Monster Hunter, Allen Daviau, ASC returns to the big screen with Van Helsing
• The Mind of a Madman, Helter Skelter, shot by Don FlauntLeRoy, ASC, reexamines the infamous more...
  

• A Retro Future, Eric Adkins pays homage to serial cliffhangers with Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.
• Soul Searching Sleuths, Peter Deming, ASC tackles karmic comedy in I Heart more...
  

• Warrior King, Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC accompanies Oliver Stone into battle on Alexander.
• The World on a String, Bill Pope, ASC shoots a true mini-epic: the marionette action movie more...
  

• High Life, Robert Richardson, ASC evokes the turbulent adventures of Howard Hughes in The Aviator.
• Behind the Mask, John Mathieson, BSC crafts romantic grandeur for The Phantom of more...
  

Pathfinder Daniel Pearl, ASC was behind the camera for this epic adventure about a Viking boy 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...

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...

Atonement

Seamus McGarvey, BSC was behind the camera on this romantic drama based on the acclaimed novel by Ian McEwan. The story begins in the summer of 1935, when 13-year-old Briony Tallis (Saoirse Ronan) sets off a chain of events that will alter several lives more...

There Will Be Blood

Robert Elswit, ASC reteamed with director Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love) on this audacious period drama about an obsessive oil prospector (Daniel Day-Lewis) whose misanthropic nature leads him into more...

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Russell Carpenter, ASC (an Oscar winner for Titanic) placed his bets on Panavision’s digital Genesis camera while shooting this suspense-filled gambling drama, which is based on the true story of six MIT students who were trained to count cards and more...