By Patrick O'Sullivan - Cinematographer, Director of Photography, & Leica M Enthusiast
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Our guest on the show this week is cinematographer Rafael Leyva. It was great to chat with Rafael and here his unique approach to the work, his love of film, and so much more. I really enjoyed our conversation and hopefully...
The breakdowns are back this week as we look at a recent commercial that I shot and go over all of the tools and techniques that went in to getting the shots. The goal of these episodes is to get you...
This week we are chatting with cinematographer Paul Cameron ASC about his approach to the work and his philosophy around continuing to push what is possible. I think Paul produces some phenomenal results and it was a great opportunity to hear about his...
Hello party people! On the podcast this week we are chatting with father/son duo Sebastian & Wolfgang Thaler about their recent collaboration shooting Transatlantic for Netflix in the south of France. There were a number of unique areas to explore having two...
We are going back 5 years ago this week on the show and revisiting one of my favorite episodes from the podcast. It was in 2018 that we decided to take the podcast on the road and we did a whole...
This week on the podcast we are catching up with cinematographer Katelin Arizmendi to chat about her incredibly busy last few years in the narrative space. Katelin's been a part of a wide range of different projects recently and we talk...
Recently a listener brought it to my attention that I often lean on the negative side of things when talking about my own experience as a cinematographer. This is true. I think it is more fun to poke fun at...
On the show today we are breaking down a recent television commercial I shot here in Australia. The ad is a simple premise and nothing too dissimilar to themes and ideas that we have discussed before but every location and every...
It took a while but we finally managed to have two guests on the show at the same time. This week we are chatting with Chandra Feltus and Malin Stennborg about all things agents and cinematographers. The business side of any...
This week we are chatting with cinematographer Jesse M. Feldman about his latest work (recently nominated for an ASC Award) on the series Interview with the Vampire. Jesse shares how he approaches the work, what he focuses on in prep, how...
Night shoots are always fun and this week on the podcast we break down a recent commercial that called for all the usual tricks. We pulled most of the stops out on this job with the overhead crane set up, the...
We are doing a bit of a different show this week. I am releasing my latest cinematography course this week (A Cinematography System: Volume II) and to celebrate I am reminding you why you shouldn't listen to me. It is fun...
On the show today we are chatting with cinematographer Sion Michel ACS about his latest work on the feature film The Old Way. Sion has a wealth of experience in the industry and in this episode he shares some of the...
Film sets are almost always more hectic than they look and nowhere is that more true than when filming in a real garage. A typical residential garage usually offers every hardship a cinematographer hates to see and in today's breakdown we...
Mandy Walker ASC is back on the show this week to take us through her phenomenal work on the film Elvis for Baz Luhrmann. Mandy did a fantastic job bringing the visuals together on the picture and she describes her approach,...
This week we are continuing the conversation with cinematographer Peter Mosiman. In this follow up we touch on a broad range of topics in the business and I appreciate Peter for coming on and being as honest as he is with...
We are kicking off 2023 with a bang. Cinematographer Peter Mosiman is back for his record setting 3rd appearance on the podcast. Having Peter on is always fun and we had a few technical hiccups but we got there in the...
Happy New Year!! We are starting out 2023 with a bang taking a look behind the scenes of this commercial I shot. We leave no stone unturned in this episode and while it may look basic I can assure you now...
We made it to another Year in Review podcast!! 2022 was a wild one all around so there is lots to look at in terms of facts and figures for the year plus we look ahead to the new year to...
This week on the podcast we are chatting with Brent Mata who is uniquely positioned to discuss a wide range of topics in cinematography being a cinematographer himself and also founding an agency that represents cinematographers. In this episode we discuss...
Today on the show we are chatting with cinematographer Benjamin Kračun BSC about his approach to the work. We spend a good amount of the conversation focused on the prep process and discussing how much control we can ever have as...
This week on the show we are continuing our series of breakdown episodes with other cinematographers. Josh Hill is the featured guest and he takes us through a recent commercial he shot for Bose and breaks down all of the different...
We have got a great one this week as we sit down with cinematographer Darin Moran to discuss his latest work on the film The Estate. Darin shares his background working in the business, his method for ensuring he is as...
This week on the podcast we sit down with cinematographer Jayson Crothers to discuss one of the most underappreciated skills of any successful cinematographer. Jayson has a wealth of experience in the feature and narrative television world and he shares some...
This week on the podcast we are taking a behind the scenes look at a recent tv spot where things didn't always go exactly as we had planned. Weather is always top of mind when doing exterior location work and sometimes...
We are honoured to have back on the show for the second time cinematographer Charlie Sarroff. He is back on to discuss his latest work on the smash hit Smile. The movie crushed the box office and we were lucky enough...
We are back at it with top guests as we sit down with cinematographer Lol Crawley BSC on this week's episode. Lol goes over his approach on his latest film with director Noah Baumbach, White Noise. It was great to hear some...
As expected last week's episode was a massive success and this week we are wrapping up the 2022 Cinematography Survey. Lots of interesting information shared by all of the people that took part. Some of the answers were funny, others scary,...
After 154 episodes we are revisiting one of the most popular shows the podcast has ever produced. The survey of the Patreon group to find out how much everyone is working, what everyone is charging, how stressful the life of...
Hello everyone and welcome to this week's podcast. We are looking at a recent commercial shot in a studio set up with a few interesting twists along the way. We are in a studio with no grid, very limited time, and...
Our guest on this week's podcast is cinematographer Learan Kahanov. Learan talks us through his latest work with director Kevin Smith on his film Clerk 3 as well as his latest in the network television and episodic worlds. It was great hearing...
On the show today we are chatting with cinematographer Alicia Robbins about her latest work on the Netflix Series "Keep Breathing". Alicia shares her approach to preparing for the shoot, explains how the camera and lenses helped her achieve her goals, and lays...
We haven't had a good ole fashion breakdown episode for a bit so this was fun to jump back in to discussing what it takes to put together a job like the one we are looking at today. Fairly straightforward from...
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...
Cinematographer Jomo Fray is on the podcast today as our featured guest. It was a real pleasure to chat to him about his beginnings, the way he views the role of the cinematographer, and from what keeps him coming back...
We are continuing the success from a few shows past with a listener breakdown on today's show with cinematographer Tim Thompson discussing his latest work. In this episode we treat it very much like one of the breakdowns I would do...
We have cinematographer Eric Koretz back on the podcast this week to talk us through his latest work on the smash hit Ozark. This series has been highlighted a few different times on the podcast for it's strong look throughout the...
Today on the podcast we are chatting with L.A. native Veronica Bouza about her work as a cinematographer. Veronica has taken an interesting path to get to where she is today and hearing what motivated her at different stages in her...
This week on the podcast we are going back in time to revisit one of my all time favorite episodes with the incredibly talented cinematographer Paul Meyers ASC. If you are a new listener to the podcast you might have...
On the show this week is another breakdown but don't despair. It isn't just me blabbering on for 40 minutes about how you can never have too much neg fill. This time I have enlisted the services of the 2022 Andre...
This week on the podcast we are chatting with cinematographer and now director Gonzalo Amat about his path in the industry and what keeps him motivated to continue to create. It is always a pleasure to sit down with someone who...
Today on the podcast we are taking a behind the scenes look at a recent commercial I shot and breaking down how it all came together. Rather than just focus on the lighting on the day I thought it might be...
This week on the show we are chatting with cinematographer David McFarland for a second time on the podcast. In this episode we discuss David's latest work on Diary of a Spy with director Adam Christian Clark. The overall approach to...
Alright alright! On the show today we are chatting with cinematographer Bianca Cline about her latest work on a very unique film called Marcel the Shell with Shoes On. Lots of great insights into the various challenges involved in having a lead...
We interrupt the regularly scheduled programming to put out a show on the recent release of Midjourney (an A.I. based text to image Discord Bot) that is opening the door to the future of image making. After dipping my toe in...
Today on the show we sit down with Australian cinematographer Marden Dean ACS to talk about his experience in the industry, learning to adapt to film life, and more. Marden has a ton of experience in the commercial and the narrative...
We are back with another breakdown this week as we jump behind the scenes to see a recent spot I shot and discuss a few of the many challenges. Day exterior spots are always tricky and this one even more so...
Drum roll please... The winner of this year's Andre Sofhob award is...Tim Pfaustch! A round of applause for the whole group of nominees and a big congratulations for Tim for taking home the ward and keeping it in the Tim family after...
Hello good people of the podcast world! This week it was a toss up between a breakdown episode and a question and answer episode. In the end we got neither of those options. I started rambling about the current state of...
On the show today we are excited to welcome back cinematographer Andrew Droz Palermo. We caught up with Andrew a few years ago and this time he is back on to talk us through his latest experience on Moon Knight. I...