American Cinematographer Magazine ( February 2024)

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American Cinematographer Magazine ( February 2024)

TheFebruary 2024issue presents a special focus onlightingthat includes coverage ofGriselda,Drive-Away DollsandThe Taste of Things. Also featured are an analysis ofthe art of the music video; reportage from Kyiv onfilmmaking in Ukraine; a discussion ofworking with HDR; and a look atvisual effectsinIm a Virgo.

• Presidents Desk:ASC President Shelly Johnsonconsiders the unique qualities of theASC familythat make the Clubhouse a true home.

• Armando Salas, ASCand directorAndrs Baizdiscuss their work on the period crime dramaGriselda, and Salas details hislighting strategyfor the nightclub that serves as the epicenter of the action.

• CinematographerAri Wegner, ASC, ACS, director/co-writerEthan Coenand co-writer/editorTricia Cookeoffer their perspectives on creating a B-movie aesthetic for the action-comedyDrive-Away Dolls and Coen and Wegner also share howlightingfactored into the approach.

• Jonathan Ricquebourg, AFCexplains howlighting key spacesin Trn Anh HngsA Taste of Thingscontributes to the period dramas tactile quality, and he and gafferGeorges Harnackreveal how they approached an especially romantic sequence.

• Six-time MTV Video Music Award nomineeChristopher Probst, ASCintroduces a look at theart of the music videothat includes interviews with ASC cinematographersCrescenzo Notarile,Natasha BraierandMarcell Rv. Notarile and directorMeiert Avisrecall creating a spontaneous look forU2s classic videoWhere the Streets Have No Name; Braier discusses how she emphasized naturalism inEd Sheerans Eyes Closed; and Rv explains how he shotMiley Cyrus Flowersat a singular L.A. location.

• ACvisits Kyiv to explore how theUkrainian cinematography communityis navigating the war.

• Shot Craft:An overview ofhigh dynamic range including interviews with ASC membersCraig Kief,Armando SalasandErik Messerschmidtilluminates why cinematographers must understand the technology.

• The VFX Perspective:Visual-effects supervisorTodd Perryexplains how his team created a teenage giant and situated him in downtown Oakland, Calif., forIm a Virgo.

• Clubhouse News:The latest bulletins from the Society feature new memberEben Bolter, ASC, BSC; the Societysbicoastal holiday gatherings, including the unveiling of a vintage Path Studio camera used byBilly Bitzer;James Neihouses election to the Giant Screen Cinema Association board of directors;Clubhouse ConversationsonOppenheimer,Napoleon,Poor ThingsandThe Zone of Interest; the Societys lighting demo for theIATSE Latinx Caucus; an ASC panel atCine Gear Atlanta; and anEducation & Outreachevent with Loyola Marymount University.

• Wrap Shot:Smith Goes to Washington(1939), shot byJoseph B. Walker, ASCand directed byFrank Capra