Virtual Production / Connie Kennedy and Noah Kadner, Episode #115

In this episode, cinematographer Steve Gainer, ASC, ASK talks about his work as curator of the ASC’s historic camera collection, which include a wide variety of noteworthy filmmaking tools, from the very first mass-produced motion picture camera to the first digital-cinema units.

Michael M. Pessah, ASC and Buddy Squires, ASC talk about the art, history, and current practices of documentary filmmaking.

Cinematographer Jody Lee Lipes, ASC on the benefits and challenges of shooting 16mm for director Savanah Leaf's moving social drama.

Michael Pessah, ASC explores the legacy of Alien and offers an appreciation of its cinematographer, Derek Vanlint, CSC.

"It's all about that creative spark that births a new visual language or idea that maybe could live on its own."

Epic Games’ Los Angeles Lab Director Connie Kennedy and American Cinematographer Virtual Production Editor Noah Kadner join us to talk about the confluence of practical and virtual production, and help shed some light on what virtual production actually is — and isn’t.

Cinematographer Jendra Jarnagin discusses her career path and how it lead to shooting the prime-time CBS series East New York.

Recorded at the ASC Clubhouse in Hollywood, M. David Mullen, ASC and associate members Rob Hummel and Jay Holben talk about the process of writing and editing the 11th edition of the American Cinematographer Manual.