All posts by John Albrecht
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Sharp Shooting: Assassin’s Creed’s Director and DP Reveal the Fundamentals of Effective Cinematography
If your list of top moviemaking concerns places items such as “performance” and “on-set rapport” above “camera choice” and “format,” you might... -
Against the Mass Production of Cinema: an Interview with Cinematographer Christopher Doyle
Christopher Doyle is both reverential and contrary. After three decades, Doyle’s body of work is famously distinct, characterized by images that are... -
“This Camera Thinks Exactly Like Me:” Cinematographer Yves Bélanger at the Peak of His Career
Yves Bélanger belongs to a coterie of French-Canadian filmmakers who’ve caught Hollywood’s attention in recent years. Joined by directors Jean-Marc Vallée and... -
"Lenses are the Protein You Choose When You’re Cooking:" an Interview with Matthew Libatique
You could say that cinematographer Matthew Libatique is having a banner year, with F. Gary Gray’s N.W.A. biopic, Straight Outta Compton, and...
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Sydney on the Map: To Land Breakout Roles, Sydney Sweeney Draws Her Own Maps of the Characters She Inhabits
A reverent initiate of a patriarchal regime; a disturbed young psychiatric hospital ward; a sexually questioning teen with a flair for the dramatic; a mysterious denizen...1Inside the Issue: Directing
Think Like A Photographer: Generation Wealth’s Lauren Greenfield Shares How Still Techniques Make Better Movies
The biggest change I experienced when I went from making pictures to making films was the sense of an arc—of creating a story over time, and...Inside the Issue: How To
How They Did It: Casting Unknowns Was Key to Finding the Laughs and Lived-In Feel of Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade
Before I directed my first film, Eighth Grade, I had heard that 90 percent of directing is casting. I’m sure there are other directors who weigh...2