Cinematography

Keen to here your thoughts, ideas, inspiration, and questions with regards to cinematography in South African Film and television

Inspiration comes both from within and everywhere. It will just happen. Just be ready and open to everything and inspiration will bite at any particular moment. It's magical really. There are moments

INT. Parking lot DAY 35mm I loved this scene because of the simplicity in execution yet effective in result for the story. This scene was shot using only natural light. I loved the quality that was

Ambitions - New TV series for ETV (coming June 2018) INT. SHACK NIGHT So I love a challenge but sometimes you get faced with tight spaces. This is fine if your locked off and actors don’t move but som

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We originally planned to shoot the wide at the top with the city as a background, but after we moved to the bottom to setup base I found this wide shot with the tree. I loved how it dwarfed her prese

The Jakes are missing" - Feature film This was shot using only the light available in the kitchen. The over head practical was a square bank of LED strips that lit the white counter top. I loved the q

I did a small short film and brought in two 60 Arri Sky panels. Beauties they are. Easy to operate, practical, power saving and true color temperature. They also feature the entire gel range built int

Setopo INT House Day This was a small room with a low roof and tricky to move around. There is one window frame left that allowed sunlight to pour in perfectly just before sunset, at just the right a

" Attack of the Hadedahs" music Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0oS8GPQBDg INT car day. Chase sequence This shot is part of a chase sequence in a music video about a bunch of guys that get lost

Frame from Mindhunter Tv series.Currently on Netflix. Nothing can distract a good performance more that too much light. I find that sometimes we tend to over light a close up. It needs to feel natural