The Cinematography Podcast

The Cinematography Podcast


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Jay Rosenblatt, independent filmmaker, artist and professor on being a jury member of CamerImage
November 10, 2021

Our host Illya Friedman had the opportunity to speak to one of his former film instructors, Jay Rosenblatt at CamerImage back in 2019. Jay taught Super 8 Filmmaking at San Francisco State University a

Dan Attias, Emmy-nominated director and author of Directing Great Television: Inside TV’s New Golden Age
November 03, 2021

Dan Attias has directed dozens of episodes of critically acclaimed television shows such as The Wire, The Sopranos, Homeland, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Americans, Billions, and many more. His yea

Ruth Platt, director of Martyrs Lane on writing and directing the horror thriller
October 27, 2021

When director Ruth Platt first wrote and developed Martyrs Lane, it started off as much more of a horror film rather than a psychological thriller. She had the opportunity to develop the film into a f

Robert Yeoman, ASC on The French Dispatch, working with director Wes Anderson for 25 years, Drugstore Cowboy, Bridesmaids and more
October 20, 2021

After working together for 25 years, cinematographer Robert Yeoman, ASC and director Wes Anderson share a similar aesthetic and creative process. Bob finds he can anticipate what Anderson wants to see

Old Henry director Potsy Ponciroli and cinematographer John Matysiak
October 13, 2021

Director and writer Potsy Ponciroli was scouting a location for another movie in the countryside just outside Nashville, Tennessee when he saw a historic old house built in the early 1900's at the bot

Cinematographer Maz Makhani on the Netflix film The Guilty, directed by Antoine Fuqua
October 06, 2021

The new Netflix movie, The Guilty follows Jake Gyllenhaal as Joe Baylor, an LAPD police detective who has been demoted to working at a call center as a 911 dispatcher. The film was shot during the hei

Special Episode: Project management tools for content collaboration with Nate Watkin, CEO of Assemble
October 03, 2021

Using content collaboration tools and being able to share assets remotely has certainly become essential these days. Guest Nate Watkin walks us through his new software, Assemble, which is a complete

DP Panel Discussion: Ana Amortegui, Byron Kopman, Bryant Fisher and Julia Swain discuss their creative processes, challenges and careers
September 29, 2021

In our first ever panel series, Ben and Illya speak to cinematographers Ana Amortegui (Resident Alien), Byron Kopman (Demonic), Bryant Fisher (Lenox Hill), and Julia Swain (Lucky) as they discuss thei

Cinematographer John Guleserian on Candyman, working with director Nia DaCosta, Like Crazy, About Time, An American Pickle
September 23, 2021

Cinematographer John Guleserian has never liked to be pigeonholed into one genre. He's shot several romantic films, comedy movies and TV series, and with his latest film, Candyman, he can add horror m

Director Wyatt Rockefeller and cinematographer Willie Nel, SASC on the indie science fiction movie Settlers
September 15, 2021

The film Settlers is a blend of science fiction and western, about a mother, father and little girl who have created a peaceful homestead on a desolate part of Mars until another band of colonists inv