The Cinematography Podcast
Latest Episodes
Jesse Feldman, ASC Award-nominated DP of Interview with the Vampire
Interview with the Vampire on AMC+ is based on Anne Rice's novel of the same name. The new series changes and updates the material so that the main character, Louis, is now Black and a closeted gay ma
Oscar-nominated documentary All That Breathes cinematographers Ben Bernhard and Riju Das
All That Breathes follows the story of two brothers in New Delhi, India who run a home-based bird sanctuary dedicated to caring for black kites. Black kites are a common bird of prey in the city and h
Food and Country director Laura Gabbert, producer Ruth Reichl and cinematographer Martina Radwan
The documentary Food and Country, which premiered at the 2023 Sundance film festival, takes a close look at the broken food system in the United States through the lens of the COVID pandemic, as resta
Sundance 2023 films Fancy Dance and King Coal
The dramatic film Fancy Dance follows an indigenous woman named Jax, who hustles to get by on her reservation in Oklahoma. When her sister Tawi disappears, Jax is responsible for taking care of her ni
Award-winning Sundance films Bad Press and The Persian Version
We kick off our Sundance Film Festival 2023 interviews with the documentary Bad Press and the dramatic comedy, The Persian Version. - Bad Press follows the battle for a free press on the Muscogee Cree
Yule Log director Casper Kelly and cinematographer Alex Allgood
Yule Log is a crazy, surreal, comedic horror movie written and directed by Casper Kelly and with cinematography by Alex Allgood, made for Adult Swim and available on HBO Max. Even though it's a month
Russell Carpenter, ASC on Avatar: The Way of Water, working with James Cameron, creating realistic lighting for a virtual world
Our guest Russell Carpenter, ASC comes back for a second time on the podcast to talk about Avatar: The Way of Water. - When cinematographer Russell Carpenter began working on Avatar: The Way of Water,
Director Antoine Fuqua and cinematographer Robert Richardson on the Apple TV+ film, Emancipation
To tell the story of Emancipation, director Antoine Fuqua and cinematographer Robert Richardson were influenced by the colors in the famous photo "Whipped Peter," whose story and the photograph of his
Linus Sandgren, ASC, FSF on shooting Babylon with director Damien Chazelle
We welcome cinematographer Linus Sandgren, ASC, FSF for his third time on the podcast. On his latest film, Babylon, Linus was happy to work with director Damien Chazelle again. The two had previously
Matthew Libatique, ASC on shooting Don’t Worry Darling and The Whale
We welcome cinematographer Matthew Libatique, ASC for his third time on the podcast. For this interview, Matty, Ben and Illya have a more technical discussion about lenses, LUTs and cameras used on Do