On the show this week we sit down with cinematographer Vanessa Joy Smith as she shares her experience lensing Mayans Season 5. Vanessa has a unique perspective on the work having been so involved with the creative over the development of the series and she shares how she stays motivated, how she manages expectations and crew […]

The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #386 – Vanessa Joy Smith

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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 #431 – Sam McCurdy ASC BSC

We are back at it this week looking at a recent commercial and doing a little breakdown.   Normally a job like this I wouldn't highlight the approach but after talking with Elliot Nieves on a recent episode about this series I thought it might be beneficial to look at what works and what doesn't work […]

The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #430 – Nowhere to Hide

This week on the show we sit down with cinematographer David Feeney-Mosier to discuss his latest work on the Oscar winning short documentary The Last Repair Shop. We chat about his approach to documentaries, how they differ from more traditional narrative projects, plus David shares his own journey of making the switch from camera assistant to […]

The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #429 – David Feeney-Mosier

This week we welcome back cinematographer Geoff George to chat about the future of virtual production for cinematographers. Geoff was previously on the podcast in Episode #282 where you can hear all about his more traditional work and history in cinematography. All productions want better, faster, and cheaper and going virtual certainly offers two of these options […]

The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #386 – Vanessa Joy Smith

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