When you build a successful body of work as a cinematographer, it is incredibly easy to fall into the trap of repeating your own successes. You find a lighting setup that works, you get comfortable, and you stop taking risks. Dan Laustsen, ASC actively fights against this stagnation. In his recent collaboration with Guillermo del […]
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“A man who has been through bitter experiences and traveled far enjoys even his sufferings after a time.” —Homer, The Odyssey How do you adapt a story that forms the very bones of Western culture? For over two millennia, Homer’s epic has influenced every tale of a lost hero trying to find their way home. […]
“I wish for you to love me more than anyone in the fucking world.” —Bear In an industry currently suffocating under the weight of bloated studio budgets and recycled intellectual property, the most terrifying film of 2026 arrived from the most unlikely of places. Curry Barker, a 26-year-old filmmaker who cut his teeth making […]
Space on film has suffered from a chronic case of digital sterility. For the last two decades, interstellar blockbusters have leaned heavily into cold blues, desaturated grays, and the clinical perfection of the digital sensor. Then came Project Hail Mary. Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, and based on the best-selling novel by Andy […]
Movie Lighting: The Fly Swatter Moonbounce Recreating the soft, ethereal glow of moonlight in film production is a challenge that has tested cinematographers for decades. You can’t simply point a powerful light at your scene and call it a night. Natural moonlight is diffused, bounces off surfaces, and fills shadows in a way that a […]