This week on the show we are chatting with cinematographer Sam McCurdy ASC BSC about his latest work on the series Shogun. Sam breaks down how he approaches a project as massive as this one, details what he does to be prepared for the shoot, and so much more. If you aren't familiar with Sam's work be […]

We are back at it this week looking at a recent commercial and doing a little breakdown.   Normally a job like this I wouldn't highlight the approach but after talking with Elliot Nieves on a recent episode about this series I thought it might be beneficial to look at what works and what doesn't work […]

This week on the show we sit down with cinematographer David Feeney-Mosier to discuss his latest work on the Oscar winning short documentary The Last Repair Shop. We chat about his approach to documentaries, how they differ from more traditional narrative projects, plus David shares his own journey of making the switch from camera assistant to […]

This week we welcome back cinematographer Geoff George to chat about the future of virtual production for cinematographers. Geoff was previously on the podcast in Episode #282 where you can hear all about his more traditional work and history in cinematography. All productions want better, faster, and cheaper and going virtual certainly offers two of these options […]

We brought back the Cinematography Survey for 2024.   The results are in. It isn't looking good but, by the sounds of it, many of you already know that.  The vast majority of respondents highlighted how 2023 was a massive struggle with changes in the market structure plus a drop in demand has left quite a few […]

So we were supposed to have an expert on the show to talk about Virtual Production, where it is going, and what it means for us normies in the cinematography space. Alas, those plans didn't work out so you get me ranting to myself for 40 minutes about the topic.  Definitely not an expert take but […]

Cinematographer Veronica Bouza is back on the show for her second visit this week and she talks us through her latest narrative project, The Gutter, which premiered at SXSW this week. She talks through how the job came about, what steps she took in prep to make sure she had a firm grasp of the material, […]

New week, new podcast. Breakdown episode. Let's go. Enjoy!Cinematography Course: Mastering ExposureMastering Exposure is out now.  It is the latest course in the line up and so far the reviews have been awesome. In the course I detail how I learned exposure and I share how I would get up to speed the fastest way possible if I […]

Up on the podcast this week we are chatting with veteran cinematographer Pat Scola about his latest work on the feature film We Grown Now. His work on the film was nominated for a 2024 Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography and he takes us through his approach.   Enjoy!Mastering Exposure - Latest Course is LIVECourse Link: […]

I was the first guest on a brand new podcast and I wanted to share the complete episode here to give you a little motivation to check out what Mack Taylor is doing with the Reasonable Doubt podcast. In this episode I am answering the questions rather than asking them and it is always fun jumping […]

Cinematographer Will Stone is our featured guest on the show this week. He talks us through his journey to becoming a cinematographer and lays out his work on his latest project Your Monster which was selected for Sundance. Enjoy!Mastering Exposure - The Latest CourseThe latest course is live and the feedback has been amazing.  It is amazing […]

Today on the podcast we sit down with cinematographer Danny Ruhlmann ACS to hear about his work the the film Anyone But You. Danny has a ton of experience in both the narrative and the commercial world and we chat about how he approached the movie, dealing with the elements, shooting a long form project in […]

Today on the show we sit down with cinematographer Elliott Nieves for a chat about coming up in the industry, trying to break in to commercial work, plus we go over a job that we worked on together. We haven't had someone on the show (unless you count the Wunderboi's handful of appearances) that has actually […]

The man, the myth, the legend returns to the podcast this week to tell us about his 2023 and the adventures of shooting a feature film aborad. Cinematographer Peter Mosiman is this week's featured guest and it is his 4th time on the show.  These episodes have become a continuation of the year in review episodes […]

This week on the podcast we sit down with cinematographer Benji Osborne.  We mixed in a bit of conversation on Benji's background and his start in the business alongside a little breakdown of some of his most recent work. I always try to get a broad range of DPs on the show and I think there […]

I took the opportunity over the holdiay break to analyze the numbers from the podcast last year.  The findings were pretty eye opening and as a result we are mixing up the format of the podcast this year. I've focused a lot on a fairly small subset of topics in cinematography and this year we are […]

New year, new commercial to breakdown. I was flicking through potential projects and saw one set up from this ad that I wanted to go over.  It is about using diffusion outside on wider shots and the pros and cons of doing so. Hopefully you learn something and you can go and try it out for yourself. Enjoy!New […]

2023 is officially in the books y'all.   Here is the year in review podcast. I hope you had a great year and enjoy the holidays before getting back to behind the camera in 2024. Enjoy!

Returning for a second time on the show we are chatting with cinematographer Matthew J. Lloyd about his most recent work on the film Origin directed by Ava DuVernay. If you'd like to check out Matthew's first appearance on the podcast check out Episode #169 where we go over in more detail his path in the […]

On the show this week we catch up with cinematographer Cristina Dunlap to discuss her latest work on the film American Fiction. We chat about adapting to different styles, working with first time directors, and so much more.   It was great chatting with Cristina and I highly encourage you to check out her other work and […]

On the show this week we are talking about a subject area inside of cinematography that doesn't normally get a lot of love in the public arena.  Money.  The upsides and the downsides of cinematography and being a cinematographer when it comes to money. It probably isn't the first thing you think about when it comes […]

This week on the show we have Oren Soffer back on for his third visit and the third time is certainly the charm. Oren recently teamed up with Greig Fraser ASC to lens The Creator for Gareth Edwards.   The film has received huge amounts of press around the style and the workflow and while that would […]

I am a simple man.  Give me a day of filming a nice little set up between 3 people in one location and I am happy. On the podcast this week we are breaking down a seemingly simple commercial and looking at how you can maximize your efforts based on the location and the weather on […]

Our guest on the show today is cinematographer Oliver Curtis BSC. He is here to tell us all about his latest work on The Buccaneers for Apple TV+.  It was awesome chatting with Oliver and hearing his approach to prep, on set workflows, and his outlook on cinematography in general. I know a lot of people out […]