The
April 2023 issue presents coverage of the series
The Last of Us and
Daisy Jones & The Six; a conversation with visual-effects innovator
Robert Legato, ASC about
broadcast television’s role as a testing ground for
virtual-production techniques; a profile of
2023 Curtis Clark ASC Technical Achievement Award honoree
Sam Nicholson, ASC; a look at the French drama
Athena; and an explanation of
electrical distribution on set.
- In his monthly column, ASC President Stephen Lighthill reflects on the increasing use of machines to create images.
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The Last of Us cinematographers Ksenia Sereda, RGC; Eben Bolter, BSC; Nadim Carlsen, DFF; and Christine A. Maier, AAC, BVK, along with showrunner Craig Mazin, explain how visuals grounded in reality contribute to the drama.
- Directors of photography Checco Varese, ASC and Jeff Cutter capture the emotional turbulence that helps propel a 1970s band to fame for the 10-part miniseries Daisy Jones & The Six.
- Cinematographer and visual-effects supervisor Robert Legato, ASC considers the ongoing evolution of virtual production and its roots in broadcast television.
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Curtis Clark ASC Technical Achievement Award honoree Sam Nicholson, ASC explains how an attraction to uncharted territory has shaped his career.
- Shot Craft: An introduction to electrical distribution on set, featuring a breakdown of the components that are common on today’s motion-picture productions.
- Global Village: Cinematographer Matias Boucard, AFC reveals how the 10-minute, action-packed shot that opens Athena was created.
- Clubhouse News: The latest bulletins from the Society feature new member Christian Sprenger; a BLK Behind the Camera event featuring ASC members Ernest Dickerson, Kira Kelly, Tommy Maddox-Upshaw, Donald A. Morgan and John Simmons; and Fujifilm/Fujinon Lens Day.
- Wrap Shot: Night of the Living Dead (1968), directed and shot by George A. Romero.
