July 2022 Issue of American Cinematographer

The July 2022 issue features a special focus on television cinematography — going behind the scenes on Halo, The Man Who Fell to Earth, The Offer and three recent pilots, and detailing virtual-production techniques employed on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

 

• AC speaks with cinematographers John Grillo (Tokyo Vice); Vanja Černjul, ASC, HFS (The Gilded Age); and Danny Cohen, BSC (Slow Horses) about how they establish a signature style on a show’s pilot.

 

• Tommy Maddox-Upshaw, ASC describes his approach to the series The Man Who Fell to Earth — a follow-up to Nicolas Roeg’s iconic 1976 film — including how he employed stylized in-camera techniques to help achieve the special look of the show.

 

• Karl-Walter Lindenlaub, ASC, BVK discusses his collaboration with director Otto Bathurst and production designer Sophie Becher on the sci-fi series Halo, based on the popular videogame.

 

• Salvatore Totino, ASC, AIC delves into his re-creation of 1970s Hollywood and New York for the series The Offer, about the tumultuous production of The Godfather.

 

• The Virtual World: Cinematographer Magdalena Gorka, ASC, PSC and VFX team members break down the virtual-production techniques employed on the series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

 

• Clubhouse News: The latest bulletins from the Society feature the welcoming of Sandra Valde-Hansen and Craig Wrobleski as new members; the first in-person ASC Master Class since 2019; ASC-led lighting workshops at NAB; an ASC partnership with Red Digital Cinema and Jackson Wild; and this year’s Pierre Angénieux Tribute to Darius Khondji, ASC, AFC at Cannes.

 

• Wrap Shot: A salute to Brianne Murphy, ASC, who in 1980 became the first woman cinematographer invited to join the Society.