Browsing: Cinematography

“I wouldn’t want my brain wired any other way. I’ve had a unique journey through life, and it continues. The only bummer is the folks who don’t understand—the traditionalists. The drawback is you get a little anachronistic. You have to thumb your nose a little…. ‘We are doing this because’ should have a reason. Not…

Mark Brown, director and producer, captured more than 60 hours of interviews and scenes for the new film. (Mike Ekern)

The Fujinon XF 23 mm f/1.4 R LM WR ($1,049 on Amazon) is fast and sharp, but also heavy and relatively expensive. Thypoch’s latest lens addresses precisely these issues, as it is not only around 67% cheaper at a price of $349, but also around a quarter lighter at 283 grams.

Your phone goes off at 2am to tell you there’s motion on the driveway, so you open the app half asleep and find somebody standing at the back of your car, about forty feet from the lens.

Even if you own a full-frame camera, chances are you don’t have it with you all the time. But it’s hard to think about leaving the house without your smartphone. Midrange and flagship smartphones are also fantastic point-and-shoot cameras, so if you see a frame that you want to capture, or simply want to grab…

The Azerbaijan Cinematographers Union (ACU) has held the first meeting of its newly formed Board of Directors to discuss key challenges facing Azerbaijani cinema and the organisation’s future priorities.

Mid-range smartphones have once again reverted to being “uneven performers with obvious strengths and weaknesses”.

Cinema plays an important role in the country’s social and cultural life and serves as an effective means of promoting its history, national values and modern achievements.

Although vivo only introduced its S60 smartphone lineup in China this past May, fresh insider leaks indicate that the manufacturer is already hard at work on the successor, dubbed the vivo S70. The main intrigue surrounding the upcoming device is its support for a teleconverter.

Lara Owen is a fashion and beauty writer specialising in trends, catwalk reports, culture and celebrity interviews. She is also the founder of Stories on Style, a fashion-focused Substack.