Interviews are the bread and butter of documentaries. With the rise in popularity of this format across streaming services, commercial content and corporate videos - it’s a technique which should be in every filmmaker’s toolbox. Let's take a look at how to set one up.

In this latest video I've broken down how depth of field works and tried to answer a couple of questions. What makes one shot shallow and intimate, while another feels deep and expansive? What effect does this have on storytelling?

Today, I’m going to unpack five dazzling shots - where creative thinking and technical innovation paired up to create something special.

Let's look at two different lighting packages I've created: one catered to lower budget jobs by solo shooters, and another full package the likes of which would be used on an indie level movie, commercial or music video.

Let's look at four challenges that come with starting a filmmaking career: financial difficulties, the lack of structure, a demanding work environment and the issue of time.

In the latest addition of this series, let's look at four different sets of cinema lenses used in the film industry: IronGlass Soviet Rehoused Lenses, Lomo Spherical Standard Speeds, Angénieux EZ Series Zooms and Zeiss Supreme Primes.

Let's break down what gear you should choose for your camera package and how to create a gear list for it.

How does Wong Kar-Wai pull off his famous step printing technique in Chungking Express?

Let’s take a look at how different episodes of Pachinko, which used the same technical crew and locations, each took a unique creative approach based on having a different director and cinematographer team.

Let's evaluate what the most popular cinema camera is based on a study on what cameras were used to shoot the narrative movies at Sundance, Cannes and the Oscars from 2021 to 2024.

In this episode let's take a look at the cinematography of French DP Agnès Godard.

What are diffusion filters and why are they used so often on professional film sets by cinematographers?

Let’s take a look at 5 camera techniques used by Christopher Nolan and break down how he pulls them off.

What 10 consumables and tools are found on every professional film set?

In this video let me invite you behind the scenes and guide you through how exactly DPs select, rent gear, and allocate the camera budget based on my own experience as a cinematographer.

In this episode let's take a look at the cinematography of Rob Hardy.

Let’s take a look at warm and cool colour interview lighting and show how you can, very simply, create colour contrast by using only 1 LED film light.

In this video let’s take a look at what makes long takes effective, why filming these shots can be challenging, and identify the various ways and pieces of equipment which can be used to pull them off.

Let’s take a look at five out of the ordinary frames and unpack how exactly each technique is pulled off and what gear is used to do so.

Let’s get into how Erik Messerschmidt does what he does, by unpacking his thoughts and philosophy on photography and looking at what gear he chooses in this episode of Cinematography Style.