This episode's guest is Matthew Libatique ASC, the cinematographer of many films including Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, Native Son, Mother!, Straight Outta Compton, A star is Born. We recorded this over an insta-live in June 2020. In this episode we talk about Matty's views and stories on race issues and look at his less-discussed projects (Rashid Johnson's 'Native Son', Alex Prager's short films and Spike Lee's Mike Tyson standup). --- Send in a voice message:...

Anton Dolin is a dear old friend of mine. Coincidentally he's also the biggest Russian film critic and author. He's one of the nine critics to vote on the Screen International's jury award at the Cannes Film festival. Anton's the author of a dozen books on film and directors (Dogma 95, Jarmusch, Roy Anderson and other auteurs), as well as the editor-in-chief of the bi-monthly 'The Art of the Film' magazine. The man is well-read and well-watched. So I grilled him on the trials and...

15 questions answered. A bonus episode based on the questions sent in by my Instagram followers. Apprentice-mentror schemes, are these too archaic? What do most cinematographers overlook when shooting? What's the best way (and the worst) to meet new directors? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/openfilmmakerstalk/message

Cinematographer Edgar Dubrovskiy interviews producer Jenni Haberstock and the managing director/executive producer of Pulse Films US commercials arm Hillary Rogers. How do directors get (or not get!) signed? Do we need showreels? Why is digital better than film for the young directors? Jenni: https://www.instagram.com/jennihabs Hillary: https://www.instagram.com/hils.alive Edgar/Open: https://instagram.com/edgardubrovskiy --- Send in a voice message:...

Benedict Spence has shot The End Of The F***ing World (season 2), In My Skin, Gameface, Charlie Brooker’s Wipe, as well as commercials for Visa, Samsung, Playstation, Microsoft and Mastercard. Edgar Dubrovskiy has shot feature documentaries including The The Mystery Of DB Cooper (HBO/BBC), Mark Ronson: From the Heart (BBC), Running in North Korea (Vice/Olympic Channel), as well as commercials for Bentley, Adidas, Cos, Swarovski and Beats. I've recently discovered Ben has a file where he...

Cinematographer Edgar Dubrovskiy interviews Paul Dugdale, multiple Grammy nominated director of music feature documentaries, concert films and global live events. He studied at Central Saint Martins School of Art in London. How many cameras angles does it take to film Taylor Swift at the stadium, what's Ed Sheeran's Groundhog Day like and why does he include audience shots in his films. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/openfilmmakerstalk/message

Cinematographer Edgar Dubrovskiy interviews his colleague, an Emmy, Bafta and Sundance-nominated documentary director John Dower. Working with Louis Theroux, chasing DB Cooper and destroying books. An honest chat about the filmmaking career. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/openfilmmakerstalk/message

OPEN podcast is a collection of discussions about the film industry, moderated by cinematographer Edgar Dubrovskiy. Filmmaking professionals from around the world share their industry experiences. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/openfilmmakerstalk/message