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Shot Craft
The Entrance Pupil of the Lens
While the definition of the entrance pupil seems simple, the practical implications are not.
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John's Bailiwick
The Pipa and the Kamancheh
As we hunker down in this surreal international pandemic of COVID-19, the global journeys of the pipa and the kamancheh serve as a timely reminder of the common bonds we humans share. This intimate, haunting music, so different to our Western ears, celebrates the diverse voices in the international language of music.
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President's Desk
President’s Desk: The Art of Cinematography Part One — The Tail That Wagged the Dog
“In Art, the dog can wag the tail just as forcefully as the other way around.”
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Shot Craft
Smart Lenses
It’s not the future of technology anymore. It’s here now, and it can help your production in many ways!
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John's Bailiwick
The Booksellers
The idiosyncratic men and women who sell books in Manhattan are the focus of D.W. Young's wry documentary The Booksellers.
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Shot Craft
The Cinematographer’s Reel
If you are a cinematographer seeking work who doesn’t have a reel, you are significantly hindering your chances of obtaining gainful employment.
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President's Desk
President’s Desk: Via Della Luce
In Rome, I was guided through the Via Della Luce — the “Street of Light” — and I was smiling.
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John's Bailiwick
Parasite and Bong Joon-ho
When 50-year-old South Korean director Bong Joon-ho walked onto the stage of the Dolby Theatre for the final award at the 92nd Academy Awards Feb. 9, the audience rose to its feet, lauding him for the fourth time that night as if by reflex — except that the shrieks of surprise and delight came from the heart.
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