The Cinematography Podcast

The Cinematography Podcast


Latest Episodes

Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna director Rachel Mason
March 26, 2025

Rachel Mason's documentary, Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna, is not a sensationalist recounting of tragedy. It's a deeply personal exploration of the life and untimely death of cinematographer

Grace Point indie film director Rory Karpf & DP Al Francesco
March 19, 2025

For director Rory Karpf, a core philosophy is that things are going to change- a lesson learned from years of documentary filmmaking. This flexibility proved invaluable when crafting his indie feature

Stephen Murphy, BSC: balancing love and terror in Heart Eyes
March 12, 2025

Heart Eyes isn't your typical horror film or romantic comedy. It's a genre-bending fusion of sweet romance and chilling slasher horror. Cinematographer Stephen Murphy, BSC, ISC has crafted a film that

Andrew Bird: editing The Seed of the Sacred Fig in secret
March 05, 2025

Mohammad Rasoulof, the Iranian director whose films have consistently challenged the authority of the Islamic Republic, has faced imprisonment and persecution for his artistic vision. While serving ti

2025 Academy Awards nominations with Jenelle Riley, Variety
February 26, 2025

Long-time friend and colleague Jenelle Riley of Variety magazine chats with Ben and Illya for our SIXTH annual Oscar nominations special. With a focus on cinematography, they discuss what they liked,

Paul Guilhaume, AFC: opera and realism in Emilia Pérez
February 19, 2025

Emilia Prez is about a Mexican cartel leader, Manitas Del Monte (Karla Sofa Gascn) who hires a lawyer (Zoe Saldaa) to help him disappear, undergo gender affirming surgery, and transition into a wo

Sugarcane filmmakers Emily Kassie and Christopher LaMarca
February 12, 2025

Sugarcane is a powerful documentary film that delves into the dark history of abuse and murder at a Canadian residential school. These Catholic boarding schools in North America and Canada have caused

Pierre Gill, CSC: lighting the darkness in Dune: Prophecy
February 06, 2025

Dune: Prophecy, the six-episode prequel series to the Dune films, now streaming on Max, delves into the origins of the Bene Gesserit. The series is set 10,000 years before the events of the movies. Br

The beauty of The Brutalist: Lol Crawley, BSC
January 29, 2025

The Brutalist tells the story of Lszl Tth (Adrian Brody) a Hungarian-Jewish architect who survives the Holocaust and emigrates to the United States. He meets a wealthy industrialist, Harrison Lee V

Rina Yang, BSC: Igniting The Fire Inside
January 22, 2025

The Fire Inside is the true story of Claressa "T-Rex" Shields, a boxer from Flint, Michigan and her trainer, Jason Crutchfield. She became the first American woman to win Olympic gold in boxing. The F