The April 2025 issue presents coverage of Mickey 17, Zero Day, The Girl With the Needle and Disclaimer. Also featured is a special focus on production-workflow tools, with a primer on process plates, and a detailed look at the specialized workflow for twinning an actor on Sonic the Hedgehog 3. A dive into postproduction explores the involvement of cinematographers in the color-grading process.
· President’s Desk: Shelly Johnson, ASC reflects on the cinematography community’s collaborative spirit.
· Darius Khondji, ASC, AFC and director Bong Joon Ho discuss their approach to the sci-fi black comedy Mickey 17, and visual-effects supervisor Dan Glass details how key effects were created.
· John Conroy, ASC, ISC reveals his strategies for the contemporary thriller Zero Day, a streaming series directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.
· Michał Dymek, PSC discusses his award-winning collaboration with director Magnus von Horn on the period drama The Girl With the Needle.
· Co-directors of photography Bruno Delbonnel, ASC, AFC and Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC detail their unconventional collaboration on the limited series Disclaimer, directed by Alfonso Cuarón.
· Cinematographer Brandon Trost explains his approach to scenes featuring Jim Carrey in two roles in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, directed by Jeff Fowler.
· Shot Craft: Colorists Bryan Smaller, an ASC associate member, and Arianna Shining Star Smaller reflect on the cinematographer-colorist collaboration and the many ways it enriches the image.
· The Virtual World: Cinematographer Mark Weingartner, ASC; Drew Roberts of Wild Rabbit Aerial; and Alex Pearce of Sim-Plates discuss considerations for process-plate work for playback in an LED volume.
· In Memoriam: Eric Saarinen, ASC, FSC.
· Clubhouse News: The latest bulletins from the Society feature the launch of the ASC Relief Fund; the presentation of the 2025 Kodak Film Awards; and the 2025 ASC Award for Cinematography at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
· Wrap Shot: Okja (2017), shot by Darius Khondji, ASC, AFC and directed by Bong Joon Ho.
