Paul Cameron is a distinguished cinematographer who is now making a move into the director’s chair. IBC365 spoke to him about his latest project, Special Ops: Lioness, a military drama for showrunner Taylor Sheridan.
As cinematographer, Paul Cameron ASC, has helped lay the template for the look of modern action films. Collaborations with accomplished directors include: Tony Scott (Man on Fire, Déjà Vu), Len Wiseman (Total Recall), and Dominic Sena (Swordfish, Gone in Sixty Seconds) among others. His cinematography for director Michael Mann’s Collateral (2004) was one of the first major studio films to embrace digital cinematography.
Now he has moved into the director’s chair, helming two episodes of Special Ops: Lioness, the latest series from acclaimed writer/showrunner Taylor Sheridan, starring Zoe Saldana, Nicole Kidman, Michael Kelly and Morgan Freeman.
“After shooting a lot of movies with A list talent I am used to being around high-end actors and functioning in a high-end way,” Cameron told IBC365. “On some films where I’ve been a DP there’s often been more communication between myself and the actors then they had with the director. So, I feel comfortable speaking with actors about performance.”
He said he learned about...
You are not signed in
Only registered users can read the rest of this article.
TNT Sports and The Ashes: “We need to be at the heart of the story”
TNT Sports takes a hybrid approach as England’s cricket team heads down under with a sporting chance of returning with a little urn. Adrian Pennington reports.
Behind the scenes: Frankenstein
Cinematographer Dan Laustsen tells IBC365 why he and Guillermo del Toro turned the classic nightmare, Frankenstein, into a love story of ice and warmth between father and son.
Behind the scenes: Good Boy
From casting his own dog as the lead to shooting at a dog’s eye level, first-time Feature Director Ben Leonberg has perfected a filmmaking process built entirely around a pet. The result? Critical acclaim and a viral smash for horror season.
Behind the scenes: A House of Dynamite
Filmmaker Barry Ackroyd reveals how his camera work takes audiences inside the command bunker and gives them no control over the final countdown to nuclear Armageddon.
Behind the scenes: Train Dreams
Editor Parker Laramie explains how frontier drama Train Dreams walks the line between naturalism and magical realism.
