Twice recently I’ve been nudged to ask myself if there’s a better way to balance parenting and working in the camera department. I was asked by a young trainee how he might eventually be able to work

Hi there, we are looking for a person with a lighting kit for an interview in Geneva, Switzerland tomorrow. If available, please email your info, day rates and contact number to lior@... thanks, Visha

I just saw the immersive Van Gogh show here in LA. See it if you can. Amazingly well done, but I can’t find any info on how they technically intergrated the images from the various projector or create

“Shooting WFO, eyes sharp, ears soft… is it passé? Is it worth it when between a quarter and half of network episodic closeups are soft? Is it time to move on and stop torturing 1st ACs and audiences

https://gboyle.nl/cinematography/?p=630&fbclid=IwAR3JmPY77aTbeIaYahwC2QlnS3qBJOv3M5ZmjVcwX3avyzMC824sKuCNlPQ Mitch Gross Prolycht Lighting New York

Hi CML! Might need to shoot a hamster on Phantom at 500-1000fps. Anyone done something like this? Thoughts on how to light this without melting the hamster? Bare Skypanel 360 at 3' away? Many thanks -

WOW....This is GREAT NEWS https://deadline.com/2021/10/details-of-new-iatse-contract-that-averted-strike-union-got-nearly-everything-it-was-asking-for-1234857132/#recipient_hashed=33c79f571b8305184c11

Anyone have a topic to talk about in our Wednesday chat, or shall we leave it open as a free-for-all? Cheers, Adam Wilt technical services Vancouver WA USA (no, not that Vancouver, the other one)

I have a shoot in December in Barcelona. Looking for gaffer with small package, camera house suggestions, or owner operator with Black Magic Ursa or comparable. Thank you, Howard Wexler LA DP -- Howar

A chat about working conditions: turnaround times, bathroom & meal breaks or the lack thereof, the IATSE strike authorization vote, and so on. Wednesday, 9am Pacific time: LA 9am, NYC noon, UK 5pm, we

Topic for Wednesday? The two that come to mind are (1) the IATSE strike vote, and (2) the shocking finale of “Ted Lasso” season two, but maybe someone else has a better suggestion? Cheers, Adam Wilt t

Because I don’t like recurring charges (as a freelancer, I never know how much money I won’t make), I’d been resisting signing up for Patreon to support CML. But the time feels right, so I just did so

Hello All, I hope everyone has been able to find personal peace about the loss of Geoff. As you know he was brave enough to end his life as he chose, and fortunate to be living somewhere where assista

Geoff suggested our next chat should be on the contributions of the colorist to the cinematographer’s art, and he sent a video we’ll play to illustrate those contributions. Of course, we’ll talk about

I've recently acquired the Sony FX9 and am searching for the settings that will best match the FX9 with the Sony F55. Everything from aspect ratio matching to codec settings. Has anyone been using the

Geoff, As I sat here over the weekend thinking about this all I could think to say was Thank You for this marvelous resource and for your guidance and friendship as we struggled through the Dark Count

With deepest appreciation thank you Geoff michael

Last month Geoff posted two articles on the CML website: Notes for a new DP Notes on getting into (and surviving) the moving picture business I told Geoff that I only wish I’d seen these back when I w

Geoff, Although we’ve never met, I wish you the best going forward, and I’m not one to usually wish for anything. Been with this group for probably 15 years, but fell away from it for a long while aft

Dear Geoff, We’ve only met once, yet in the past we have had the most interesting discussions and collaboration over your great child: cml. I admire your courage and the way you have always followed y