American Cinematographer

06/17/2026

Cinematographer Michael Bauman Michael Baumann discusses his work on Monster: The Ed Gein Story in the latest ASC Clubhouse Conversations, joined by interviewer Rodney Taylor, ASC Rodney Taylor, ASC .

Bauman committed to a naturalistic, soft-light approach to capture 1950s rural Wisconsin, selecting specific cameras and lenses to give the series a filmic look. The conversation covers his silhouetted, mystery-driven lighting for sequences depicting Alfred Hitchcock and the making of Psycho, as well as how he managed a high setup count while preserving a consistent visual language across episodes.

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06/17/2026

Cinematographer Michael Bauman discusses his work on Monster: The Ed Gein Story in the latest ASC Clubhouse Conversations, joined by interviewer Rodney Taylor, ASC, detailing a naturalistic, soft-light approach to capturing 1950s rural Wisconsin. He addresses his camera and lens choices for a filmic look, the silhouetted lighting used for sequences depicting Alfred Hitchcock and the making of Psycho, and how he preserved a consistent visual language across a high-setup-count schedule.

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In a new episode of ASC's 'Clubhouse Conversations,' cinematographer Michael Bauman breaks down his work on 'Monster: The Ed Gein Story.'

06/16/2026

From Cinematographers Dione Roach , Urberto Rapisardi, and Steve Happi capture the first prison recording studio on the African continent in Jail Time Records , winner of Best Cinematography in a Documentary Feature.
Shot inside Cameroon’s New Bell Prison — built for 800 but now holding nearly 6,000 men — the film profiles three incarcerated artists who record at “Jail Time Records,” a studio that functions as both creative hub and therapeutic outlet. Directed by Dione Roach and Steve Happi, the feature balances vérité access with the men’s live musical performances, and also took Best Documentary Feature.

06/16/2026

Johanna Coelho, AFC Johanna Coelho served as the sole cinematographer on every episode of The Pitt (Season 2), shooting carefully choreographed handheld coverage for the real-time medical drama. Working on a self-contained, 360-degree set with integrated lighting dimmed live as actors and cameras moved through the space, Coelho aimed to keep the light natural and invisible while capturing the high stakes of a 12-hour ER shift. Her work is featured in a new Clubhouse Conversations roundtable moderated by Eric Branco, ASC Eric Branco Asc , alongside fellow HBO Max HBO Max cinematographers Gustav Danielsson, FSF; Marcell Rév, ASC, HCA; and James Whitaker, ASC. The ASC

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06/15/2026

Darran Tiernan, ISC DARRAN TIERNAN and colorist Pankaj Bajpai Pankaj Bajpai sit down with Shelly Johnson, ASC Shelly Johnson, ASC to break down the cinematography of Spider-Noir Spider-Noir , the Depression-era Prime Video series finished simultaneously in two formats: “Authentic Black & White” and “True-Hue Full Color.” Tiernan and Bajpai discuss building three separate LUTs from Tri-X and Ilford film profiles, committing to older tungsten lighting, deep-stop photography, wide lenses and handheld camerawork. They also detail re-creating film characteristics such as halation, color crosstalk and silver-retention texture in the Baselight finish. Filmed live at Cine Gear Expo Los Angeles 2026.

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06/15/2026

Darran Tiernan, ISC and colorist Pankaj Bajpai join Shelly Johnson, ASC to discuss their work on Spider-Noir, the Depression-era Prime Video series finished simultaneously in two formats: "Authentic Black & White" and "True-Hue Full Color." The pair detail building three separate LUTs from Tri-X and Ilford film profiles, committing to older tungsten lighting, deep-stop photography and handheld camerawork, and re-creating film characteristics such as halation and silver-retention texture in the Baselight finish.

Filmed live at Cine Gear Expo Los Angeles 2026.

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06/15/2026

From Creators Andrew Guest and Destin Daniel Cretton comes Wonder Man, as The Guardian describes, is "a series, about an actor with superpowers, is a clever, tender take on male friendship and the film industry. It’s a triumph of storytelling – and a masterclass in acting”. For Your Emmy Consideration in All Categories including Comedy Series.

https://debut.disney.com/fyc/disneyplus/series_fyc/wonder-man-1768593147910?tab=extras

06/14/2026

From the 25th Anniversary of Tribeca Tribeca - director Lindsay Calleran lindsay calleran and cinematographer Jack Davis Jack Davis discuss the making of Caity, having its World Premiere in the U.S. Narrative Competition.
In the film, 16-year-old Caity (Chiara Aurelia) runs her family’s upstate New York haunted house alongside her newly sober father, Paul (Morgan Spector). As his sobriety falters, she absorbs more than her share of the weight — finding solace in drinking and in a new employee named Hannah.

06/14/2026

Mark Wolf, BSC built a claustrophobic, heightened island look for Lord of the Flies, the four-part Netflix and BBC adaptation of William Golding's novel, in conversation with Kramer Morgenthau, ASC. Central to the look is a day-for-night infrared technique that adapts Kodak Aerochrome to digital cameras to turn foliage red, with red-on-green contrast signaling danger.
Wolf shot handheld with DZO Pavo anamorphics, Atlas wide lenses, and Angénieux zooms, using the Sony Venice in Rialto mode on a Ronin to operate at the children's eye level on remote Malaysian islands.

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06/13/2026

Mark Wolf, BSC built a claustrophobic, heightened look for the island in Lord of the Flies, the four-part Netflix and BBC adaptation of William Golding’s novel.
In conversation with Kramer Morgenthau, ASC Kramer Morgenthau , Wolf details his central day-for-night infrared technique—adapting the look of Kodak Aerochrome to digital cameras to turn foliage red—and the red-on-green contrast that signals danger. He shot handheld with DZO Pavo anamorphics, Atlas wide lenses, and Angénieux zooms, using the Sony Venice in Rialto mode on a Ronin to work at the children’s eye level. Influences ranged from Nicolas Roeg’s Walkabout to photographer Richard Mosse’s infrared work.
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