Last month, the ACS launched their #whoisinyourcrew campaign. This important initiative is most definitely timely as we all tentatively start to go back to work in these very challenging & unprecedented times. There are many …
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DoP Nicklas Karpaty FSF Talks Lensing Lyckoviken During Lockdown
By Lars Pettersson FSF Sweden is one of the few countries where cinema and television projects are currently in production. Current shoots, however, are heavily impacted by the various measures necessary to make working conditions safe for all …
ARRI TECH TALK Live
The ARRI Academy now offers bi-weekly virtual events which allow you to expand your technical know-how and get useful tips and tricks for ARRI products directly from their team of experts. Short, on point, and with the possibility to interact …
Fujifilm Press Conference: Premista Update
At least in terms of Motion picture tradeshows and seminars, it's beginning to look like 2020 will be something of a lost year. A case in point is that Fujifilm/Fujinon had planned to make certain statements regarding their large-format zooms at …
Sony Asks For Feedback From Cinematographers
IMAGO sponsor Sony has invited all IMAGO members to participate in their short camera survey in order to provide feedback on current needs and usage of today's cameras. Sony has highlighted the importance of the views & thoughts of cinematographers to help …
New Mentoring Scheme For Cinematographers
The British Society of Cinematographers, Association of Camera Operators and ScreenSkills have come together to create a brand new mentoring programme. The new initiative has been exclusively designed to provide support to cinematographers & camera …
IMAGO members elect Kees van Oostrum ASC NSC SBC AIC as new IMAGO President
Current IMAGO President Paul René Roestad FNF intended to step down at the recent IMAGO Annual General Assembly in Brussels in March. Due to the rapidly arriving Covid-19 situation, the election of our new President had to be postponed but has now …
Report from IMAGO’s Technical Committee
COVID-19 has created a huge crisis in our community with terrible consequences for many of us. IMAGO is deeply concerned by the situation which strikes each country with different levels of casualties. One thing that is for sure is that it will certainly …
Cinematographer Igor Luther passes away at the age of 77
It's with great sadness that we share that news that cinematographer Igor Luther has passed away. Our thoughts are with his friends & family at this difficult time. Igor was born in 1942 in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, and worked in Germany, the USA, …
Cine-Global Covid Response Shared Database
BSC President, Mike Eley, recently wrote to us last week here at IMAGO with a letter relating to the idea of collating relevant information for a safe ‘return to production’ using a shared database. You can read his letter now by clicking here. The …
No kissing amongst the rules as Scandinavian productions resume filming.
Scandinavian country´s film unions, television companies and trade organizations have developed safe filming guidelines, resulting in the slow start of the Nordic film productions. Strict regulations still apply. Amongst them, social distancing of crew and …
Lighting Techniques: Cine Reflect Lighting System
The highly awarded and Oscar-nominated Austrian cinematographer, Christian Berger AAC, developed his own lighting system for award-winning films such as The Piano Teacher and The White Ribbon to enhance natural light. He named the technique CRLS – Cine Reflect …