Madelyn Most

Where Madelyn Most reports at Camerimage "whats goin on" in the film business today for the AFC (French Association of Cinematographers) - Part three

New York based cinematographer Frankie DeMarco began his career on commercials, documentaries and independent films and worked his way up through the grades in the industry to became director of photography on documentaries, feature films, commercials, and television. He received three Independent Spirit Award nominations for his work. How to Talk to Girls at Parties is his fourth film with John Cameron Mitchell.

Frankie DeMarco vit à New York. Il a débuté sa carrière sur des publicités, des documentaires et des films indépendants, et a gravi les échelons professionnels pour devenir directeur de la photographie sur des documentaires, des longs métrages, des publicités et pour la télévision. Il a été nommé trois fois aux "Film Independant Spirit Awards". How to Talk to Girls at Parties est son quatrième film avec le réalisateur John Cameron Mitchell.

Written, directed, and co-produced by Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master tells a story set in 1945 of a WWII veteran played by Joaquin Phoenix, who, while struggling to adjust to life in post war America, comes under the control of the leader, played by Phillip Seymour Hoffman, of a cult-like religious movement called "The Cause".

“Taking pictures was always a passion that I had. For me the best job on a film crew has always been operating a camera. I adore operating, I love the challenges. Capturing images that you hope and pray people will enjoy looking at gives me great satisfaction. It gives a feeling of joy looking through the viewfinder. I’ve been so lucky.”

Where Madelyn Most reports at Camerimage "whats goin on" in the film business today for the AFC (French Association of Cinematographers) - Part two

Since their last meeting at Camerimage 2012, Philippe Ros, AFC, and Roberto Schaefer, ASC, AIC, have an ongoing conversation about what really makes up the look of the captured image from various digital cameras, and how people in all disciplines of the industry are overlooking other important elements to be concerned with, other than 4K, or2K, or 8K capture or which camera to use, such as :
- How and when the debayering is implemented after the recording of the files
- The curves implemented in the camera (i.e. Arri Alexa or Sony F35), or those implemented in post (i.e. Lin to Log with the Sony F65)
- Which system to use to transcode and intake those image files.

Nous publions ci-dessous un entretien rédigé par Madelyn Most dans lequel le directeur de la photographie Phedon Papamichael, ASC, GSC, parle de son travail sur les films Nebraska, d’Alexander Payne, et Monuments Men, de George Clooney.

After Cannes in May and Camerimage in November, Alexander Payne’s Nebraska, photographed by Phedon Papamichael, ASC, GSC, was honored at the American Society of Cinematographers Awards in February where many attending delighted in the rumor that Nebraska would upset Gravity and steal the top prize. Afterall, cinematographers were voting for what they recognize to be the year’s greatest achievement in lighting and photography, not visual effects. The rich black and white imagery has a raw and simple beauty that is unique today ; it defiantly counterpoints the glossy, artificial, commercial-advertising look found in most other Hollywood Studio movies.

In a filmed interview, cinematographer Nancy Schreiber discusses her experience at Cameraimage, her concerns regarding the increased accessibility of the profession and the loss of craftsmanship that this has engendered. She ends the interview with her fears regarding the loss of control over the integrity of the image from its production to the final version.

In a filmed interview, cinematographer Michael Seresin, BSC, discusses his philosophy and his passion for lighting, he mentions the advantages of Cameraimage’s diversity, continues with his experiences on shooting a film in digital. He misses film…, the most important thing is to tell a story.

Dans un entretien filmé, en anglais, le directeur de la photographie Michael Seresin, BSC, parle de sa philosophie et de sa passion de la lumière, il évoque les avantages de mixité de Camerimage, poursuit sur son expérience de tournage de film en numérique. La pellicule lui manque..., l’important étant de raconte une histoire.

Dans un entretien filmé, en anglais, la directrice de la photographie Nancy Schreiber, ASC, parle de son expérience à Camerimage, de son inquiétude concernant l’accessibilité du poste de directeur de la photo et de la perte de l’expérience. Elle termine en s’inquiétant sur contrôle de l’intégrité de l’image de la production à la version finale.

Dans un entretien filmé, en anglais, le directeur de la photographie Ed Lachman, ASC, parle de son expérience, des différences, pour lui, entre film et pellicule, précisant qu’il n’est pas contre le numérique mais qu’il ne souhaite pas être limité dans ses outils de création. Ed termine en faisant part de son plaisir de venir à Camerimage.

Camerimage 2014.

In a filmed interview in English, cinematographer Stephen Goldblatt, ASC, discusses what, according to him, has changed in the way that one makes movies nowadays.

Dans un entretien filmé, en anglais, le directeur de la photographie Matthew Libatique, ASC, parle de son expérience sur Noah, entre autres, et aborde le problème du maintien de l’intégrité de l’image.

Dans un entretien filmé, en anglais, le directeur de la photographie Stephen Goldblatt, ASC, évoque la question de savoir ce qui a, pour lui, changé dans la façon de faire du cinéma aujourd’hui.

Super Friday : what better way to wrap up an invigorating week immersed in "all things cinematographic" than to have an entire day devoted to female cinematographers with screenings, workshops and master classes by women that culminated with an animated panel discussion on Gender and Diversity entitled “What Works”.