We are back at it this week looking at a recent commercial and doing a little breakdown.   Normally a job like this I wouldn't highlight the approach but after talking with Elliot Nieves on a recent episode about this series I thought it might be beneficial to look at what works and what doesn't work when you are constrained for one reason or another. Hopefully if you are ever in a similar situation this will give you a good idea of what to expect and how you can deal with the challenges on the day. Enjoy! Cinematography Course: Mastering Exposure Mastering Exposure is out now.   ..read more

This week on the show we sit down with cinematographer David Feeney-Mosier to discuss his latest work on the Oscar winning short documentary The Last Repair Shop. We chat about his approach to documentaries, how they differ from more traditional narrative projects, plus David shares his own journey of making the switch from camera assistant to director of photography.  Enjoy! Featured Guest - Cinematographer David Feeney-Mosier Website: David Feeney-Mosier Instagram: @dfeeneymo The post The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #429 – David Feeney-Mosier appeared first on Cinematography P ..read more

This week we welcome back cinematographer Geoff George to chat about the future of virtual production for cinematographers. Geoff was previously on the podcast in Episode #282 where you can hear all about his more traditional work and history in cinematography. All productions want better, faster, and cheaper and going virtual certainly offers two of these options as low hanging fruit.  It is up to the guardians of the image to make sure all three are possible. Virtual production isn't going away so if you want to get ahead you'd better start paying attention.  Enjoy! Featured Gue ..read more

We brought back the Cinematography Survey for 2024.  The results are in. It isn't looking good but, by the sounds of it, many of you already know that.  The vast majority of respondents highlighted how 2023 was a massive struggle with changes in the market structure plus a drop in demand has left quite a few holes in the filmmaking universe. I wanted to get to more questions but I got carried away this week.  I will have to do a follow up episode to get to more of the responses.  Enjoy! The post The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #427 – Cinematography Survey (2024) appear ..read more

So we were supposed to have an expert on the show to talk about Virtual Production, where it is going, and what it means for us normies in the cinematography space. Alas, those plans didn't work out so you get me ranting to myself for 40 minutes about the topic.  Definitely not an expert take but it is my take. We wil be back to the regularly scheduled good stuff next week I promise. Enjoy! Advanced Cinematography: Location Lighting - Last Chance The doors to Advanced Cinematography - Location Lighting are closing for 2024. This is your last chance as enrolment closes in less than 24 ..read more

Cinematographer Veronica Bouza is back on the show for her second visit this week and she talks us through her latest narrative project, The Gutter, which premiered at SXSW this week. She talks through how the job came about, what steps she took in prep to make sure she had a firm grasp of the material, and how all of that translated to the final images she and the tea, were able to capture on the day. Enjoy! Advanced Cinematography: Location Lighting - NOW OPEN I have opened the doors to Advanced Cinematography - Location Lighting for 2024. If you missed your chance last year to jump on ..read more

Up on the podcast this week we are chatting with veteran cinematographer Pat Scola about his latest work on the feature film We Grown Now. His work on the film was nominated for a 2024 Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography and he takes us through his approach.   Enjoy! Mastering Exposure - Latest Course is LIVE Course Link:  Mastering Exposure: The Language of Image Creation Understanding exposure was key to my development as a cinematographer and the first major unlock of knowledge that made a measurable impact on my ability to create images I was happy with. &n ..read more

I was the first guest on a brand new podcast and I wanted to share the complete episode here to give you a little motivation to check out what Mack Taylor is doing with the Reasonable Doubt podcast. In this episode I am answering the questions rather than asking them and it is always fun jumping on to other shows because they often touch on topics I will gloss over or just fail to highlight here. Enjoy! Mastering Exposure - Course is LIVE Course Link:  Mastering Exposure: The Language of Image Creation Understanding exposure was key to my development as a cinematographer and the firs ..read more

Cinematographer Will Stone is our featured guest on the show this week. He talks us through his journey to becoming a cinematographer and lays out his work on his latest project Your Monster which was selected for Sundance. Enjoy! Mastering Exposure - The Latest Course The latest course is live and the feedback has been amazing.  It is amazing to hear that the techniques and workflow I have followed my entire career have been so helpful to students this past seven days.   I can't wait to get this in to more people's hands. Course Link:  Mastering Exposure: The Language of I ..read more

Today on the podcast we sit down with cinematographer Danny Ruhlmann ACS to hear about his work the the film Anyone But You. Danny has a ton of experience in both the narrative and the commercial world and we chat about how he approached the movie, dealing with the elements, shooting a long form project in his home town and much more. Enjoy! Mastering Exposure - Latest Course is LIVE The latest course is live and the feedback has been amazing.  It is amazing to hear that the techniques and workflow I have followed my entire career have been so helpful to students this past seven days ..read more