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Ari Wegner ACS captures The Power of the Dog with Panavision optics

By Reel Chicago Feb 24, 2022

Cinematographer Ari Wegner, ACS is no stranger to dramatic filming locations. For the 2013 feature Ruin, she worked in the Cambodian jungle; the remote landscapes of the 2...

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Behind the Scenes of ‘Respect’ and ‘The Many Saints of Newark’

By Reel Chicago Oct 14, 2021

Kramer Morgenthau, ASC takes Panavision behind the scenes of the period features Respect and The Many Saints of Newark. On the surface, a biopic about “Queen of Soul�...

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Cinematographer Jack Donnelly discusses Godfather of Harlem

By Reel Chicago Jul 30, 2021

Following his work on Season 1 of Godfather of Harlem, cinematographer Jack Donnelly returned for Season 2 to focus on preserving “a consistent visual style” for the se...

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‘In the Heights’ DP Alice Brooks talks crafting a big look

By Reel Chicago Jun 29, 2021

Cinematographer Alice Brooks discusses using DXL2 and G Series anamorphics to craft a big look for director Jon M. Chu’s musical In the Heights. In 2002, when cinematogra...

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Don Burgess reteams with Zemeckis to adapt The Witches

By Panavision Nov 10, 2020

The Witches marks the eighth feature collaboration between director Robert Zemeckis and cinematographer Don Burgess, ASC, following such titles as Forrest Gump, ...

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Seamus Tierney talks tricks & treats of Hubie Halloween

By Panavision Oct 23, 2020

Cinematographer Seamus Tierney captures the tricks and treats of Hubie Halloween in large format with DXL2. Hubert Shubert “Hubie” Dubois was born and raised in Salem,...

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John Conroy, transports Penny Dreadful: City of Angels

By Panavision Jun 8, 2020

John Conroy, ISC helps transport Showtime’s horror franchise 'Penny Dreadful' to a new period and location with 'Penny Dreadful: City of Angels' Having photographed epis...

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With DP Jacques Jouffret on the set of ‘Bloodshot’

By Panavision Mar 23, 2020

In a cinematic universe expanding with superheroes, the creative challenge for filmmakers is to set newcomers apart from the crowd. The task is doubly important for Bloodshot, ...

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Panavision lends a texture of memory to Honey Boy

By Panavision Mar 8, 2020

Written by Shia LaBeouf and directed by Alma Har’el, Honey Boy presents a semi-autobiographical portrait of LaBeouf’s experiences as a 12-year-old child actor (played by No...