Editing has often been regarded as one of the most stressful professions in the world — maybe ranked second only to neurosurgery. For Myron Kerstein, ACE, that stress becomes his fuel. From the indie-cool of Garden State to the massive, operatic scale of Jon M. Chu’s Wicked and Wicked: For Good, Kerstein has cemented himself […]
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In modern cinematography, there is a pervasive tendency to attribute the “look” of a film to the tools used to capture it. We talk about the “color science” of a specific camera brand or the “magic” of a specific film stock as if they are ingredients that simply need to be bought and mixed. Steve […]
Inside HBO Max’s The Pitt: Cinematography & Production In the high-stakes world of medical dramas, authenticity is key. But how do you create a visual language that captures both the frenetic energy of an emergency room and the internal lives of the doctors and patients who inhabit it? That was the challenge facing cinematographer Johanna […]
Deconstructing The Brutalist: Cinematography & Production Design In a captivating episode of Finding the Frame, host Chris Haigh dives deep into the visual world of Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist with two of the film’s key creative forces: cinematographer Lol Crawley, BSC, and production designer Judy Becker. Both Academy Award nominees, Crawley (known for Vox Lux, […]
Finding the Frame: The Making of ‘Good Girl Jane’ Get ready for an exciting new season of Finding the Frame! This season, we’re thrilled to welcome Chris Haigh as the new host of the series. Chris brings his unique insights and passion for the industry and dives deep into the world of film, chatting with […]
Advice every film producer should know with Jamee Ranta Grammy-nominated and award-winning producer Jamee Ranta visits Filmmakers Academy to share the moment she became a successful producer on the music video ‘Remind Me To Forget’ by Kygo, and the technical snags she overcame. She then gives some advice to producers young in their careers and […]
Navigate the Film Industry like an Entrepreneur with Edgar Esteves Award-winning filmmaker and activist Edgar Esteves drops into the Filmmakers Academy studio to chat with Brendan Sweeney about what it takes to create a successful business in the film industry. Listed in Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2020, Edgar discusses some serious truths about the […]
Cinematically Recreating the Life of Mike Tyson — DP Brendan Uegama, CSC Finding the Frame welcomes back its first guest, director of photography Brendan Kuroki Uegama, CSC, to talk about his nominations in three different categories by the Canadian Society of Cinematographers. His nominations are for Half Hour Drama on Hulu’s unauthorized Mike Tyson biopic […]
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Rafael Leyva specializes in feature films and focuses on capturing strong compelling stories on 35mm. In 2019 the International Cinematographers Guild of America named him as one of their Generation Next DPs. He has lensed for clients such as Disney Pictures, SONY Pictures, Netflix, FOX, NBC, Hallmark, Lifetime Channel Network, Syfy Channel Network, and many […]
Finding the Frame Podcast: Jason Baum Award-winning Producer/Director Jason Baum drops into the FA studio to talk about his career, most notably the epic Grammy win for his work on Kendrick Lamar’s HUMBLE and his experimental collaboration with Roman Coppola and his company on the feature film, The Seven Faces of Jane. Jason has […]
Hair Department Head Camille Friend stops by Filmmakers Academy for the latest edition of Finding the Frame to talk about her illustrious career, work on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and her recent Oscar nomination for Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling. WATCH FINDING THE FRAME WITH CAMILLE FRIEND Watch an excerpt from the interview with […]
The great Mandy Walker, ASC, ACS, visited Filmmakers Academy to sit down with Brendan Sweeney for the latest edition of Finding the Frame. Mandy discusses her career trajectory as a director of photography and her cinematic approach to the movie Elvis. Mandy was nominated for her work on Elvis by the American Society of Cinematographers, […]
Finding the Frame: Deborah L. Scott Deborah L. Scott stopped by Filmmakers Academy for the latest edition of Finding the Frame. (Yeah, the Deborah L. Scott!) It was such a pleasure welcoming to our studio the costume designer who won an Academy Award for her work on Titanic. On top of that, she furnished the […]
Finding the Frame: Smile with Charlie Sarroff and David Cole In our sixth episode of Finding the Frame, we chatted with cinematographer Charlie Sarroff and colorist David Cole about their collaboration on the hit film Smile. They discussed the DP and colorist relationship/workflow and how they brought the film’s visual language to life. Watch the […]
Finding the Frame with Natalie Kingston In the latest episode of Finding the Frame, our premium podcast series that focuses on the work of today’s industry-leading filmmakers, Filmmakers Academy’s Brendan Sweeney sits down with cinematographer Natalie Kingston. This interview focuses on how Natalie Kingston got started in her career and then she shares insider details […]
Michael Dallatorre worked his way up from prepping cameras at Panavision to lensing films like Brightburn, Studio 666, and the Amazon Prime Original film Emergency. Filmmakers Academy’s Brendan Sweeney sat down with Dallatorre to discuss his career from starting out in the prep room to his approach to lensing feature films. Watch the full interview! […]
Matthew Chuang, ACS visits Filmmakers Academy for the Finding the Frame interview series hosted by Brendan Sweeney. Chuang recently returned to Los Angeles after wrapping Of an Age in Melbourne, his second collaboration with writer and director Goran Stolevski. He sits down to talk about his journey as a filmmaker, shares inside details about the […]
Alice Brooks, ASC is the award-winning cinematographer behind some of the most recent musical hits like In the Heights and tick, tick… BOOM!, working alongside icons like Jon M. Chu and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Brendan Sweeney of Filmmakers Academy sat down with Alice to discuss her career and latest work on the film industry podcast, Finding […]
Anyone who has ever experienced a long-distance relationship knows it’s no easy matter. But, what if you and your better half resided on two separate planets? HBO Max’s latest film Moonshot explores that very idea! Moonshot is a romantic comedy that follows two college students (Cole Sprouse and Lana Condor) who embark on an interstellar […]