Peter Suschitzky, BSC, Director of Photography on THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, is the son of a famous cinematographer, Wolfgang Suschitzky, who came to England from Vienna, via Holland, in 1935 and who became closely connected with Paul Rotha of the British documentary film unit. Born in Hampstead, London, Peter entered the British film industry in…
John Knoll details the effects work for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Article by American Cinematographer. I added some interactive sliders for the very cool blue screen images of Rogue One.
Several fans have been able to crash the set of the Millennium Falcon. The set which re-creates part of Skellig island where Rey was last seen with luke Skywalker was build near Surrey. These Urban Explorers accepted the risks involved and took amazing images of the set. Having experinced the feelings involved with being able…
About 78 years ago, Norman A. Dawn, an illustrator and photographer in Los Angeles, was commissioned to make flattering stills of some factory buildings which were surrounded or partly obscured by unwanted telephone poles, weeds and trash cans. His boss at Thorpe Engraving co., Max Handsheigi, showed him how to place a large pane of…
At this time, the ultimate image quality, least apparent grain, highest resolution and accutance, and best tone range and color saturation are produced in first-generation, or camera-original negative. Copies or generations of film derived from an original exhibit the familiar degradation of each of these qualities. In special effect matte photography, the most difficult and…
