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EDITORIAL Editor in chief Nicola Foley nicolafoley@bright.uk.com Senior staff writer Katie Kasperson Features writer Oliver Webb Chief sub editor Matthew Winney Junior sub editors Tabitha John & Kezia Kurtz Contributors Adrian Pennington & Phil Rhodes ADVERTISING Sales director Sam Scott-Smith samscott-smith@bright.uk.com 01223 499457 | +447875711967 Sales manager Emma Stevens emmastevens@bright.uk.com 01223 499462 | +447376665779 DESIGN Design director Andy Jennings Magazine design manager Lucy Woolcomb Junior designer and ad production Holly May
I t’s always exciting when Steven Spielberg dips his toe back into sci-fi, so we’re delighted to be bestowed with Disclosure Day this summer: a perfect extraterrestrial popcorn blockbuster to catch at the cinema when you need to cool off. His long-time cinematographer Janusz Kamiński talks through the creative and technical choices on the film, as well as his decades-spanning working relationship with Spielberg, on page 18. We also sit down with the legendary Roger Deakins – widely acknowledged as one of the greatest cinematographers of all time – who reflects on a remarkable career and discusses his recently released memoir on page 8. Other productions in the spotlight include Euphoria , in my opinion one of the most visually interesting shows of recent times, as its third and final series comes to a close. This time around, the characters are stepping out of school and into the real world – and the production did the same, shooting extensively on location for the first time. DOP Marcell Rév talks evolving the look, classic westerns, Hitchcock and how Kodak developed a bespoke film stock just for the season on page 24. I had the pleasure of chatting with Matt Aspbury, in-house cinematographer at Pixar, to learn about his role in making Toy Story 5 on page 14. Plus, we speak to writer-producer Eva Anderson and cinematographer Tari Segal, who reunite for comedy-drama Margo’s Got Money Troubles following their successful collaboration on Interior Chinatown . We also welcome back our annual Colour Special, beginning on page 29. This year’s edition explores whether films and TV shows are really becoming less colourful and expressive (as the internet likes to insist…), and the challenges of accurately colourising historic
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footage. There’s also a discussion on colour theory with Andrew Droz Palermo, ASC, a chat with Josh Bohoskey about crafting the nostalgic autumnal look of Rooster and loads more. Enjoy!
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