The Wandering DP Podcast

A few episodes back we took a quick pass at the results from this year's cinematography survey but, as predicted, I got side tracked and spent the majority of the episode rambling. This week on the podcast I am taking another stab at getting through the survey responses and although I didn't get to many of […] The post The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #432 – 2024 Cinematography Survey (Part #2) appeared first on Cinematography Podcast & Tutorials.

This week on the show we are chatting with cinematographer Sam McCurdy ASC BSC about his latest work on the series Shogun. Sam breaks down how he approaches a project as massive as this one, details what he does to be prepared for the shoot, and so much more. If you aren't familiar with Sam's work be […] The post The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #431 – Sam McCurdy ASC BSC appeared first on Cinematography Podcast & Tutorials.

We are back at it this week looking at a recent commercial and doing a little breakdown. Normally a job like this I wouldn't highlight the approach but after talking with Elliot Nieves on a recent episode about this series I thought it might be beneficial to look at what works and what doesn't work […] The post The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #430 – Nowhere to Hide appeared first on Cinematography Podcast & Tutorials.

This week on the show we sit down with cinematographer David Feeney-Mosier to discuss his latest work on the Oscar winning short documentary The Last Repair Shop. We chat about his approach to documentaries, how they differ from more traditional narrative projects, plus David shares his own journey of making the switch from camera assistant to […] The post The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #429 – David Feeney-Mosier appeared first on Cinematography Podcast & Tutorials.

This week we welcome back cinematographer Geoff George to chat about the future of virtual production for cinematographers. Geoff was previously on the podcast in Episode #282 where you can hear all about his more traditional work and history in cinematography. All productions want better, faster, and cheaper and going virtual certainly offers two of these options […] The post The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #428 – Cinematographer Geoff George on Virtual Production appeared first on Cinematography Podcast & Tutorials.

We brought back the Cinematography Survey for 2024. The results are in. It isn't looking good but, by the sounds of it, many of you already know that. The vast majority of respondents highlighted how 2023 was a massive struggle with changes in the market structure plus a drop in demand has left quite a few […] The post The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #427 – Cinematography Survey (2024) appeared first on Cinematography Podcast & Tutorials.

So we were supposed to have an expert on the show to talk about Virtual Production, where it is going, and what it means for us normies in the cinematography space. Alas, those plans didn't work out so you get me ranting to myself for 40 minutes about the topic. Definitely not an expert take but […] The post The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #426 – A Virtual Production Rant appeared first on Cinematography Podcast & Tutorials.

Cinematographer Veronica Bouza is back on the show for her second visit this week and she talks us through her latest narrative project, The Gutter, which premiered at SXSW this week. She talks through how the job came about, what steps she took in prep to make sure she had a firm grasp of the material, […] The post The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #425 – Veronica Bouza appeared first on Cinematography Podcast & Tutorials.

New week, new podcast. Breakdown episode. Let's go. Enjoy!Cinematography Course: Mastering ExposureMastering Exposure is out now. It is the latest course in the line up and so far the reviews have been awesome. In the course I detail how I learned exposure and I share how I would get up to speed the fastest way possible if I […] The post The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #424 – Same Location, New Look appeared first on Cinematography Podcast & Tutorials.

Up on the podcast this week we are chatting with veteran cinematographer Pat Scola about his latest work on the feature film We Grown Now. His work on the film was nominated for a 2024 Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography and he takes us through his approach. Enjoy!Mastering Exposure - Latest Course is LIVECourse Link: […] The post The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #423 – Cinematographer Pat Scola appeared first on Cinematography Podcast & Tutorials.

I was the first guest on a brand new podcast and I wanted to share the complete episode here to give you a little motivation to check out what Mack Taylor is doing with the Reasonable Doubt podcast. In this episode I am answering the questions rather than asking them and it is always fun jumping […] The post The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #422 – Reasonable Doubt appeared first on Cinematography Podcast & Tutorials.

Cinematographer Will Stone is our featured guest on the show this week. He talks us through his journey to becoming a cinematographer and lays out his work on his latest project Your Monster which was selected for Sundance. Enjoy!Mastering Exposure - The Latest CourseThe latest course is live and the feedback has been amazing. It is amazing […] The post The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #421 – Will Stone appeared first on Cinematography Podcast & Tutorials.

Today on the podcast we sit down with cinematographer Danny Ruhlmann ACS to hear about his work the the film Anyone But You. Danny has a ton of experience in both the narrative and the commercial world and we chat about how he approached the movie, dealing with the elements, shooting a long form project in […] The post The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #420 – Danny Ruhlmann ACS appeared first on Cinematography Podcast & Tutorials.

Today on the show we sit down with cinematographer Elliott Nieves for a chat about coming up in the industry, trying to break in to commercial work, plus we go over a job that we worked on together. We haven't had someone on the show (unless you count the Wunderboi's handful of appearances) that has actually […] The post The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #419 – Elliott Nieves appeared first on Cinematography Podcast & Tutorials.

The man, the myth, the legend returns to the podcast this week to tell us about his 2023 and the adventures of shooting a feature film aborad. Cinematographer Peter Mosiman is this week's featured guest and it is his 4th time on the show. These episodes have become a continuation of the year in review episodes […] The post The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #418 – Cinematographer Peter Mosiman appeared first on Cinematography Podcast & Tutorials.

This week on the podcast we sit down with cinematographer Benji Osborne. We mixed in a bit of conversation on Benji's background and his start in the business alongside a little breakdown of some of his most recent work. I always try to get a broad range of DPs on the show and I think there […] The post The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #417 – Cinematographer Benji Osborne appeared first on Cinematography Podcast & Tutorials.

I took the opportunity over the holdiay break to analyze the numbers from the podcast last year. The findings were pretty eye opening and as a result we are mixing up the format of the podcast this year. I've focused a lot on a fairly small subset of topics in cinematography and this year we are […] The post The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #416 – Moving the Needle appeared first on Cinematography Podcast & Tutorials.

New year, new commercial to breakdown. I was flicking through potential projects and saw one set up from this ad that I wanted to go over. It is about using diffusion outside on wider shots and the pros and cons of doing so. Hopefully you learn something and you can go and try it out for yourself. Enjoy!New […] The post The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #415 – Breaking the Light appeared first on Cinematography Podcast & Tutorials.

2023 is officially in the books y'all. Here is the year in review podcast. I hope you had a great year and enjoy the holidays before getting back to behind the camera in 2024. Enjoy! The post The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #414 – 2023 Year in Review appeared first on Cinematography Podcast & Tutorials.

Returning for a second time on the show we are chatting with cinematographer Matthew J. Lloyd about his most recent work on the film Origin directed by Ava DuVernay. If you'd like to check out Matthew's first appearance on the podcast check out Episode #169 where we go over in more detail his path in the […] The post The Wandering DP Podcast: Episode #413 – Matthew J. Lloyd ASC appeared first on Cinematography Podcast & Tutorials.