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16 THE AWARDS Discover which individuals and innovations came out on top in our first-ever lighting awards! 24 THOUGHT LEADER Aputure’s Tim Kang discusses the trends and pain points shaping Gaffer Christos Georgas takes us through the lighting of standout scenes in Electric Dreams and Peaky Blinders 28 FINALLY PAINTING WITH LIGHT Adrian Pennington dives into the game-changing world of image- based lighting 30 SHOOTING DAY FOR NIGHT the lighting industry 26 DREAMING IN COLOUR It’s a technique as old as the hills – but can be a risky business. Top lighting pros offer their tips 36 BRIGHT IDEAS A look at the latest advancements for colour accuracy in lighting
06 THE BRUTALIST DOP Lol Crawley talks VistaVision, brutalist architecture and working alongside the
60 EMILIA PÉREZ Pierre-Marie Dru, music supervisor on Emilia Pérez , discusses his role in getting the movie-musical across the finish line 62 THE THRILL OF THE STUNT Jason White, a stunt innovator with more than 40 years in the game, shares his fascinating career story 66 VFX BREAKDOWN Discover how Moonraker VFX brought invisible forces to life in Our Oceans 68 INDUSTRY BRIEFINGS A new LUT studio from FutureWorks, details on Canon’s Stories in Motion contest and much more 72 TOOLKIT ARRI’s latest camera and a sustainable power solution from bebob are among the newest kit releases 74 DEF RECOMMENDS Need some inspiration for what to watch next? Read our editorial team’s round-up of their favourite recent discoveries
film’s director Brady Corbet 40 NICKEL BOYS
Jomo Fray discusses his work lensing the critically acclaimed novel adaptation 47 TAKE TWO We revisit American Psycho : a stone-cold
classic about to get a reboot 48 2025: WHAT’S IN STORE?
Industry experts highlight the hot topics set to dominate the conversation in the year ahead 54 DUNE: PROPHECY DOP Pierre Gill steps into the Dune -iverse for the new TV spin-out. We quiz him on all the tech and tools at play 56 DOG Ben Saffer gets his paws on the powerful URSA Cine 12K LF and Cooke S8i primes for indie short Dog
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