Panavision

  • Directing

Foreign Contenders: Fatih Akin Used Distinct Lenses and Sound Techniques for Each Section of Germany’s In the Fade

Segmented into three distinct parts to accommodate the ravaging ebbs and flows of its protagonist’s emotional state in the aftermath…

6 years ago
  • How They Did It

How They Did It: This Cinematographer Shot and Survived Explosive Wildfires For The Netflix Doc Series Fire Chasers

Exploding propane tanks and live rounds, swirling firestorms, 10-ton airborne retardant drops, invisible fire pits and some of the most…

7 years ago
  • How They Did It

How They Did It: I Set a Start Date for My $250,000 Film, September Morning, and Stuck to it No Matter What

“How did you find the money?” That’s the question I’ve gotten most from my fellow indie filmmakers the last couple…

7 years ago
  • MM Guide 2017

The Rental House Rules: How to Get the Most of Your Equipment Rental House

There is a game in the world of moviemaking that you are most certainly set up to lose. It revolves…

7 years ago
  • Interviews

The Camera is a Dancer: DP Linus Sandgren Walks Us Through How He and Damien Chazelle Shot La La Land

Colors pop like old-fashioned jelly beans in La La Land, Damien Chazelle's musical about struggling artists Mia (Emma Stone) and…

7 years ago
  • Summer 2016

Tech Mecca: Essential Takeaways From NAB Show 2016

Are there tools that would make my moviemaking more efficient or streamlined? Are there methods that will improve my end…

8 years ago
  • Cinematography

Your Camera… Your Money: A Budgeting Breakdown for Your Camera Department

Get real! You gotta have a DP. Can't shoot a film without one. This quickly dis­qualifies you yourself. What you…

25 years ago