The November 2025 issue presents coverage of Ballad of a Small Player, One Battle After Another, Caught Stealing, Highest 2 Lowest, Tron: Ares and Truth & Treason, as well as looks at the launch of the ASC Todd-AO Lenses and incorporating Gaussian-splat technology into production workflow. Featured throughout are spotlights on on-set monitoring and virtual production.
• President’s Desk: Mandy Walker, ASC, ACS considers the many ways cinematographers seek inspiration.
• James Friend, ASC, BSC and director Edward Berger discuss creating two divergent looks to depict a gambler’s chaotic odyssey in Macau in Ballad of a Small Player.
• Cinematographer Mike Bauman, camera operator Colin Anderson and 1st camera assistant Sergius Nafa detail their contributions to Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another.
• Matthew Libatique, ASC, LPS discusses his work on Darren Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing and Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest, and the directors reflect on their longstanding creative partnerships with Libatique.
• Jeff Cronenweth, ASC; director Joachim Rønning; and crew break down their approach to Tron: Ares.
• ASC members Steve Gainer, Shelly Johnson, Greig Fraser and Mandy Walker, and ASC associate member Alex Nelson of Zero Optik, discuss the collective endeavor to produce the ASC Todd-AO Lenses, and Christian Sprenger, ASC describes using the restored vintage optics in the field.
• Global Village: Cinematographer Bianca Cline illuminates her approach to the World War II-era drama Truth & Treason, directed by Matt Whitaker.
• The Virtual World: Roberto Schaefer, ASC, AIC discusses his recent work with Gaussian splats, a 3D visualization technology that holds promise for cinematographers.
• In Memoriam: Eduardo Serra, ASC, AFC
• Clubhouse News: The latest bulletins from the Society feature new members Valentina Caniglia, Max Da-Yung Wang and Mike Berlucchi; the unveiling of the ASC Todd-AO Lenses; a New Zealand Cinematographers Society welcome for Shelly Johnson; a celebration of the 2025 Emmy-nominated cinematographers; and an ASC Mini Master Class.
• Wrap Shot: Casino Royale (2006), shot by Phil Méheux, BSC and directed by Martin Campbell.
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