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This week I'm proud to welcome Jac Fitzgerald, DP of "Masters of the Air" to the program! Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.frameandrefpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for everything F&R You can directly support Frame & Reference by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buying Me a Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Frame & Reference is supported by Filmtools and ProVideo Coalition. Filmtools is the West Coast's leading supplier of film equipment. From cameras and lights to grip...

This week on the program we're privileged to have Richard Rutkowski, ASC on to talk about his work on the Apple TV+ show "Sugar" on top of a whole heap of knowledge. You're not gonna want to miss this one! Enjoy! Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.frameandrefpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for everything F&R You can directly support Frame & Reference by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buying Me a Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Frame & Reference is supported by Filmtools an...

This week on the program we've got the wonderful and lovely Markus Forderer, ASC BVK on to talk about his work on the Apple TV+ show Constellation! Selected as one of Variety's 10 Stars behind the Cameras, the German born cinematographer who graduated from University of Television and Film in Munich, has quickly developed an impressive resume of visually unique and critical acclaimed feature films. HELL marked his feature film debut, earning him a number of awards, including the 2012 German Ca...

Today I'm thrilled to welcome my good friend Larry Fong, ASC to the pod to talk about his incredible body of work but almost more importantly, our shared love of the art of Magic. Not only is Larry in the ASC but he's also a member of the Academy of Magical Arts right across the street from the ASC clubhouse at the Magic Castle, a two-fer that I consider to be the home run of creative memberships. In this episode we talk about many of Larry's films, but an abbreviated list of his phenomenal wor...

Today we've got the wonderful Collin Brazie on the program to talk about his work on the new film "Blackout" that just released in April. Collin is a Director of Photography (ICG – Local 600) who specializes in narrative, documentary and branded content. He received his MFA (Film Production—Cinematography) from the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University. He has lensed a wide variety of projects that have played film festivals all over the world, including Fantasia, Rotterdam...

Today I'm privilidged to have Veronica Bouza on the program to talk about her work on the new film "The Gutter"! Veronica is a Director of Photography originally from Los Angeles, California, whose work spans narrative, commercial, and documentary. She moved up the ranks through crewing as an IATSE 476 electrician and an IATSE 600 camera assistant and received her MFA from the American Film Institute. Veronica’s AFI thesis, “We Were Meant To,” premiered at Sundance 2023. Veronica’s narrative w...

Today I'm thrilled to have my friend Jay Holben back to talk about his new book Shotcraft. A former cinematographer, Jay is an author of three books on cinematography, a contributing technical editor for American Cinematographer Magazine, faculty instructor for Global Cinematography Institute and international lecturer, an Associate member of the ASC and the chair/co-chair of several of the ASC Motion Imaging Technology Council Committees. He is also the author of the highly lauded independent...

Today we're joined by my friend Michael Cioni to talk about his new company Strada. Michael is a serial entrepreneur who's career includes numerous awards for his creative work and technical achievements. He is an accomplished director, cinematographer, musician, four-time Emmy winner, member of the Motion Picture Academy, and Associate Member of the American Society of Cinematographers. A U.S. patent holder of digital cinema technology, Michael was the founder and CEO of the post house Light I...

Today we've got the fantastic Callan Green on the program to talk about his work on the Netflix series "The Gentlemen" by Guy Ritchie. Callan is a New Zealand born, prolific award-winning Director of Photography with over 25 years of experience in the camera department. He specialises in Features and TV Series with an additional passion for automotive commercials and music promos. Prior to that Callan shot 2nd unit for the 3rd instalment of the world renowned "Band of Brothers" Series "MASTERS...

Today we're joined by the wonderful Sherri Kauk, DP of "Drugstore June" starring a star-studded cast lead by Esther Povitsky featuring Bobby Lee, Beverly D'Angelo, James Remar, and Haley Joel Osment. Her first scripted series, season 3 and 4 of CBS' The Inspectors, garnered her an Emmy Award for Lighting Design. There, she also directed her first network episode, 'Scam School'. Her cinematography highlights include "Sex Appeal" (Hulu), the SXSW feature 'LOEV" screening on Netflix, and season 3 o...

Nick Ramsey is the DP of the new season of Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction featuring Jonathan Frakes. Nick received a scholarship to attend the MFA filmmaking program at Chapman University. There he learned the true art of bringing stories to life from masters like Bill Dill, ASC and Johnny Jensen, ASC. His hard work and collaboration on multiple projects earned recognition from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and The American Society of Cinematographers. Since graduating Nick has shot a mult...

Laela Kilbourn has accumulated feature credits including Best Cinematography award winner SWIM TEAM, and eight Sundance Film Festival documentary premieres, such as Apple Original Films’ GIRLS STATE; the DuPont-Columbia Journalism Award winner THIS IS HOME: A REFUGEE STORY; Peabody Award winning HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO; and Emmy nominated WORD WARS. She also shot SYNC OR SWIM, winner of the Billie Award for Journalism from the Women’s Sports Foundation, and filmed History’s eleven part docuseries ...

Laurent Bares is here this week to talk about his work on the new Apple TV+ show Criminal Record! Laurent became a DP in 1993 and photographed his first feature film in 1996. Since then, he has been behind the camera in more than 500 commercials all around the world and has worked on powerful horror movies (Inside, Frontiers, The Divide), action films (Hitman, Overdrive), and TV shows (Braquo, Crossing Lines, Ransom, Knightfall, Carnival Row). Enjoy! Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.frameandrefpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠...

C. Kim Miles is here to talk about his work on one of my favorite docs in recent years "Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie"! There's some crazy good reenactments in it if you haven't seen it, highly recommend seeking it out. Kim also shot episodes of The Brothers Sun, Yellowjackets, Project Blue Book, The Flash, Lost in Space, as well as the film "Welcome to Marwen". Enjoy! Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.frameandrefpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for everything F&R You can directly support Frame & Reference by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Today we've got another incredible DP in the form of Matthew Lloyd, here to talk about his work on Ava DuVernay's wonderful new film Origin! They shot it on 16mm over a handful of continents in 37 days, making it a triumph of filmmaking in any capacity. You're gonna love this one! Enjoy! Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.frameandrefpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for everything F&R You can directly support Frame & Reference by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buying Me a Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Frame & Reference is s...

Our third ever returning guest and a crowd favorite, Erik Messerschmidt, ASC is here! In this episode we talk about his work on Michael Mann's "Ferrari" as well as David Fincher's "The Killer" Enjoy! Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.frameandrefpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for everything F&R You can directly support Frame & Reference by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buying Me a Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Frame & Reference is supported by Filmtools and ProVideo Coalition. Filmtools is the West Coast's leading supplier...

This week we've got the wonderful Pierre Gill, CSC on to talk about his work on the Disney+ show "Percy Jackson & The Olympians"! Pierre Gill C.S.C. is a Canadian cinematographer and film and television director. A Montreal native, he is closely associated with Quebecois cinema, and has collaborated with directors like Jean-Marc Vallée, Charles Binamé, Christian Duguay, Allan Moyle, and Denis Villeneuve, working on such films as Black List, The Art of War, Lost and Delirious, The Rocket, Polyte...

You're gonna love this one, we've got Oren Soffer on the pod this week to talk about his work on The Creator and oh so much more! On top of its worldwide theatrical release, The Creator screened as part of the 2023 Energa Camerimage film festival, was on the shortlist for Best Cinematography at the BAFTAs, and has been nominated for two Academy Awards. On top of shooting hundreds of incredible commercials and music videos, two of Oren's other recent features premiered at the TIFF and TriBeCa f...

This week on F&R we're joined by Jason Oldak to talk about his work on the Apple TV+ show Lessons in Chemistry starring Brie Larson! Jason’s career includes work on many award-winning TV series, including Hulu and Onyx Collective’s UnPrisoned, starring Kerry Washington and Delroy Lindo; Max’s Minx, created by Ellen Rapoport and starring Ophelia Lovibond and Jake Johnson; and two seasons of NBCUniversal’s beloved comedy series Good Girls, starring Christina Hendricks, Retta, and Mae Whitman. He ...

Today we've got the wonderful Cristina Dunlap on the program to talk about her work on American Fiction! Cristina's previous work includes music videos for Lizzo (Juice!), Brandi Carlile, Coldplay, and Saweetie, as well as a host of fantastic commercials and short films which you can find on her website. Enjoy! Visit ⁠⁠⁠www.frameandrefpod.com⁠⁠⁠ for everything F&R You can directly support Frame & Reference by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buying Me a Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Frame & Reference...

This week on Frame & Reference we're joined by returning friend of the pod Eigil Bryld to talk about his work on one of my favorite films of the year, The Holdovers! On his last episode, Ep.102, he was here to chat about his work on Extrapolations, but you may have seen his previous work like House of Cards, Oceans 8, No Hard Feelings, The Machine, The Report, and The Wizard of Lies. Enjoy! Visit ⁠⁠www.frameandrefpod.com⁠⁠ for everything F&R You can directly support Frame & Reference by ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Today we're joined by the lovely Ed Moore, BSC to talk about his work on Hijack, with a heaping helping of Doctor Who chat as well. Ed's previous (and future) work includes Red Dwarf, Britannia, and Silo Season 2! Visit ⁠www.frameandrefpod.com⁠ for everything F&R You can directly support Frame & Reference by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buying Me a Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Frame & Reference is supported by Filmtools and ProVideo Coalition. Filmtools is the West Coast's leading supplier of film eq...

WELCOME TO SEASON 4 OF FRAME & REFERENCE! This is a big one! We've got Hoyte van Hoytema kicking off the season, here to talk about his work on Oppenheimer, as well as his general philosophy on cinematography and much more. This season's guests are already shaping up to be the best yet (and based on last year's lineup that's saying something) so be sure to subscribe to the feed and share with people you think would enjoy this so we can continue to get more amazing guests like Hoyte. Enjoy! Vi...