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Emotional Vibes

With "The Kissing Booth 2" and the upcoming "The Empty Man," Anastas Michos, ASC, GSC demonstrates his penchant for working across genres

“What are we going to talk about today?” cinematographer Anastas Michos, ASC, GSC asks almost immediately after answering his phone. It’s late July when Panavision connects with Michos, and though the vast majority of productions had ground to a halt back in March due to COVID-19, the cinematographer has managed to keep busy while also taking all necessary precautions to stay healthy and safe. After doing some shooting around New York City for a documentary about the pandemic directed by fellow ASC member Ellen Kuras, Michos lifted anchor and has recently been sailing along the East Coast. “Isolating socially became ‘let me go commune with nature,’ just to put a different spin on it,” he shares.

Cinematographer Quyen Tran employs T Series optics and reteams with colorist Ethan Schwartz for the existential time-loop comedy "Palm Springs"

Shelly Johnson, ASC shoots large-format 8K with DXL and Sphero 65 lenses to captures the close-quarters naval drama "Greyhound"

The World War II action drama Greyhound puts the audience on board a U.S. destroyer with its heroic but inexperienced captain and crew as they battle to protect a convoy of merchant vessels from wolf packs of U-Boats in the North Atlantic. It’s a fictional account for which authenticity was the key. Established in the screenplay written by Tom Hanks — who also stars as Navy Commander Ernest Krause — that authenticity was reinforced throughout the production by director Aaron Schneider and cinematographer Shelly Johnson, ASC.

Cinematographer Oren Soffer crafts a nuanced portrait of an intimate weekend for the short film See You Soon

Haris Zambarloukos, BSC, GSC helps to ground Artemis Fowl’s high-flying action in a tangible world

Based on the series of novels by Eoin Colfer, the feature Artemis Fowl finds its namesake — a precocious, hyperintelligent 12-year-old boy (played by Ferdia Shaw) — just after his father (Colin Farrell) has gone missing from their estate in Ireland. Young Artemis soon finds the first in a trail of clues that, in leading him back to his father, will also unlock a magical world populated by fairies, trolls and other creatures the young boy had thought to be merely the stuff of legend and myth.

John Conroy, ISC helps transport Showtime’s horror franchise Penny Dreadful to a new period and location with Penny Dreadful: City of Angels

Having photographed episodes of the Showtime horror drama Penny Dreadful’s second and third seasons, John Conroy, ISC was eager to reteam with showrunner John Logan to help create its new spin-off, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels. Described by Logan as a ‘spiritual descendant’ of Penny Dreadful’s original incarnation, City of Angels sought to preserve the series’ visual panache while exchanging Victorian-era London for 1938 Los Angeles, a time and place deeply infused with social and political tension.

Cinematographer Jas Shelton achieves continuity with a twist using DXL2 for the return of Homecoming

The psychological thriller Homecoming returns for its sophomore season with fresh twists, nail-biting cliff-hangers, and more of the unnerving cinematography that characterized the critically acclaimed first run.

Peter Deming, ASC helps to craft a fresh take on the X-Men franchise with The New Mutants

Over the past 20 years, the X-Men franchise has produced 12 movies that cumulatively amassed more than $6 billion in box-office revenue, along the way becoming one of the most well-known superhero sagas of all time. This year will see the release of The New Mutants, the 13th and, at least for now, final installment in the series. The New Mutants tells the story of a group of young mutants just discovering their powers as they fight to escape from a secret facility where they’re being held captive.

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Emotional Vibes

With "The Kissing Booth 2" and the upcoming "The Empty Man," Anastas Michos, ASC, GSC demonstrates his penchant for working across genres

Infinite Jest

Cinematographer Quyen Tran employs T Series optics and reteams with colorist Ethan Schwartz for the existential time-loop comedy "Palm Springs"

Battle Stations

Shelly Johnson, ASC shoots large-format 8K with DXL and Sphero 65 lenses to captures the close-quarters naval drama "Greyhound"

Depth of Emotion

Cinematographer Oren Soffer crafts a nuanced portrait of an intimate weekend for the short film See You Soon

Magic and Mystery

Haris Zambarloukos, BSC, GSC helps to ground Artemis Fowl’s high-flying action in a tangible world

Fact-finding in the Sunshine

John Conroy, ISC helps transport Showtime’s horror franchise Penny Dreadful to a new period and location with Penny Dreadful: City of Angels

Playing tricks with the mind

Cinematographer Jas Shelton achieves continuity with a twist using DXL2 for the return of Homecoming

Uncanny Abilities

Peter Deming, ASC helps to craft a fresh take on the X-Men franchise with The New Mutants

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