The December 2025 issue of American Cinematographer, which includes in-depth looks at the features Song Sung Blue, Wicked: For Good, Frankenstein, Bugonia and Train Dreams, and spotlights on visual effects and cinema cameras.
Cinematographer Amy Vincent, ASC discusses her work on Song Sung Blue — a biographical musical drama from director Craig Brewer based on the true story of two musicians who founded a Neil Diamond tribute band and discovered love along the way.
Cinematographer Alice Brooks, ASC shares her approach to shooting Wicked: For Good — the conclusion to director Jon M. Chu’s two-part feature adaptation of the acclaimed stage musical Wicked.
Cinematographer Dan Laustsen, ASC, DFF details his work on Frankenstein — director Guillermo del Toro’s new cinematic retelling of Mary Shelley’s timeless horror tale.
AC explores cinematographer Adolpho Veloso, ABC, AIP’s approach to Train Dreams — the forthcoming drama based on Denis Johnson’s 2011 novella, which tells the story of a laborer who works to develop the American railroad, forcing him to spend many tumultuous years apart from his family.
Cinematographer Robbie Ryan, BSC tells AC about the making of Bugonia — a genre-bending absurdist satire from director Yorgos Lanthimos centered on two conspiracy theorists’ kidnapping of a prominent corporate CEO.
