By Lars Pettersson FSF The way invitations to press conferences from these guys keep popping up in your inbox, you'd think Fujifilm/Fujinon are the only game in town when it comes to lenses for cinema and television! Of course, …
Support For The Mark Milsome Foundation
Dear Members of IMAGO, Some 20 years ago, Doug Milsome and his wife Debbie were our neighbors in Los Angeles. Doug and I had worked together and became friends. Not only did we talk about cinematography, but our …
Death Of Assistant Director John Nolan Renews COVID-19 Concerns
The death of Texas-based assistant director John Nolan from COVID-19 last week has renewed concerns in the U.S. about the safety of returning to film sets. Film sets - and perhaps particularly on commercials - are typically busy, …
Kommer Kleijn SBC Honoured As Fellow Of The SMPTE
Kommer Kleijn will be awarded the title of Fellow of the Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers (SMPTE) during an SMPTE event held on November 10th. Under normal circumstances, this would be a red carpet event held in Hollywood but, …
Jules et Jim: “Do Not Let A Crisis Go To Waste.”
By IMAGO President Kees van Oostrum Living in constant seclusion and isolation, clustered to streaming, and choosing an occasional DVD from the collection, I ended up screening "Jules et Jim" the other day. Watching the romantic story unfold, it felt, in …
ACS Launches Campaign For #whoisinyourcrew
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 …