‘Oppenheimer’ Cinematographer Urges Filmmakers to Shoot on Analog in Oscars Speech
Oppenheimer cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema urged aspiring filmmakers to shoot with old-school film formats in his Oscars acceptance speech.
People are Excited for the GlamBOT Camera at The Oscars 2024
The internet is getting excited for the GlamBOT camera at the 96th Academy Awards this weekend -- with the photographer behind the slow-motion videos becoming a star in his own right.
10 Years Later: No One Would Care About Ellen’s Oscar Selfie Today
The 10-year anniversary of Ellen DeGeneres' internet-breaking Oscars selfie reveals just how much photo culture has changed.
How ‘Maestro’ Cinematographer Filmed Single-Shot Thanksgiving Argument Scene
The cinematographer behind Maestro reveals how he filmed the movie’s single-shot Thanksgiving argument scene between Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan.
How ‘The Holdovers’ Cinematographer Made The Film Look It’s Made in the 1970s
The cinematographer behind the Oscar-nominated film The Holdovers has revealed how he made the movie look, feel, and sound like it was actually made during the decade it is set in: the 1970s.
How ‘Poor Things’ Cinematographer Filmed Emma Stone’s Viral Dance Scene
The cinematographer behind Poor Things has revealed how he filmed the movie's iconic dance scene between Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo.
Behind the Scenes: Shooting Wet Plate Portraits of the Cast of Little Women
Now these are some cast portraits we can really get behind. On-set photographer Wilson Webb recently got the chance to photograph the entire cast of Best Picture nominee Little Women, but instead of shooting glitzy studio portraits, he decided to stay historically accurate and capture wet plate collodion portraits instead.
Every Best Cinematography Oscar Winner from 1929 to 2019
The 2019 Oscars are just a day away now. If you'd like a dose of visual inspiration, check out this 10-minute video by Burger Fiction. It steps through every single film that won the "Best Cinematography" Oscar over the past 90 years, from 1929 to 2018 (and 2019 nominees as well).
Mark Seliger’s Portraits of Hollywood Celebrities From the 2015 Oscar Party
After the Academy Awards this past weekend, the winners attended a Vanity Fair Oscar Party, where they passed through an instant portrait studio set up by photographer Mark Seliger, Vanity Fair, and Instagram.
What It’s Like to Shoot Backstage At the Oscars
Update on 12/16/21: This video has been removed by its creator.
Tonight, USA TODAY staff photographer Robert Hanashiro (the founder of SportsShooter) will be covering the Academy Awards with his camera for the 26th time, and for the 10th time he'll have rare backstage access. Only 4 news organizations were given this level of access, allowing them to capture moments that TV cameras can't.
Ellen Oscar Selfie Officially Most Retweeted Photo Ever, 2.5 Million and Counting
Last night, thanks to a little star-studded tweeting, Ellen DeGeneres managed to break Twitter with a selfie... a selfie that has gone on to break the previous photo retweet record three times over, proving once and for all that all you need for a good photo these days is a smartphone and some of Hollywood's biggest stars.
Pardon me, did I say good? I meant popular.
One of Three Academy Awards Ever Given for Still Photography is Up for Auction
Many people don't know this, but for a brief stretch of time, there was an Academy Award given out for the category of Still Photography. And now, one of the three of these medals ever awarded is up for auction.
Oscar-Winning Documentary Filmmaker Used His iPhone When Money Ran Out
When Malik Bendjelloul -- director of the Academy Award-winning documentary 'Searching for Sugar Man' -- ran out of money just a few necessary shots away from completing his film, he wasn't sure what he was going to do. He had decided to shoot the film on a Super 8 film camera, but the cost of film had taken a larger toll on his budget than he had expected.
That's when he stumbled onto the $2 iPhone app that saved his film and, to some extent, is the reason Bendjelloul now has an Oscar sitting on his mantle.