I had grand plans to lay out the economic case for owning a camera in today's modern world but it devolved pretty quickly into me rambling on for 40 minutes about the ups and downs of owning gear in general. The business side of cinematography (really filmmaking in general) is a grossly underserved area of exploration […]

The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #349 – Let the Good Times Roll

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Cinematographer Larkin Donley is our guest on the show this week and he is on to talk about a unique project shot for PBS titled The Express Way with Dule Hill. This elevated documentary presented a number of unique opportunities as well as some interesting challenges and Lark talks us through his process for crafting the […]

The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #435 – Cinematographer Larkin Donley

Breakdown Episode! Today we are looking at job that has all the hallmarks of a challenging operation.   Tiny location, no room to light, tough style to emulate, and not a lot of time to do it. Then again, these jobs are always the most fun. Enjoy!Course: Mastering ExposureIn the course I detail how I learned exposure and I […]

The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #434 – The Joy of 360 Degrees

This week on the podcast we get a repeat visit from cinematographer Mark Schwartzbard who is on to talk about his latest work on the series Based on a True Story. Mark made his Wandering DP debut back in episode #400 where we discussed his background and his overall approach a bit more so for this […]

The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #433 – Mark Schwartzbard

A few episodes back we took a quick pass at the results from this year's cinematography survey but, as predicted, I got side tracked and spent the majority of the episode rambling. This week on the podcast I am taking another stab at getting through the survey responses and although I didn't get to many of […]

The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #432 – 2024 Cinematography Survey (Part #2)

This week on the show we are chatting with cinematographer Sam McCurdy ASC BSC about his latest work on the series Shogun. Sam breaks down how he approaches a project as massive as this one, details what he does to be prepared for the shoot, and so much more. If you aren't familiar with Sam's work be […]

The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #349 – Let the Good Times Roll

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