Christophe Nuyens SBC is currently shooting a series produced through Gaumont in Paris. Jon Fauer: You’re shooting in Full Frame with Technovision Classic 1.5x Anamorphics
Category: interviews
Jean-François Hensgens AFC SBC on Osmosis
Osmosis is a French-language Netflix original series about a dystopian dating app. Jean-François Hensgens AFC SBC was the cinematographer. Osmosis began streaming in March 2019. Jon Fauer: What
The enigma that is Nicolas Karakatsanis
A little while ago I had the honour to spend a few hours talking to one of Belgian’s finest cinematographers. Back home for a short
The advantages of being a woman cinematographer
When I left home to study cinematography at the Insas film school, my mother brought me a gift from Great Britain: a fuchsia pink t-shirt
Kommer Kleijn, on cinema frame rates
In this second part of our interview with Kommer Kleijn SBC, who recently was given the IMAGO International Honorary Member Award, we will dig a
Frank van den Eeden on his love for filmmaking.
The SBC and Mediarte sat down with DOP Frank van den Eeden SBC,NSC to talk about past and future, his personal approach to projects and
Kommer Kleijn, a digital pioneer…
Kommer Kleijn is one of those rare people: a true genius who has made major contributions to progress in our profession. Variously a Director of
Voodoo at the boarding school in Zombie Child
Haïti, 1962. A man is brought back from the dead to be enslaved in the misery of sugar cane plantations. 55 years later, within the
Ruben Impens on Beautiful Boy
After shooting their first feature together in 2004 – Steve + Sky – Felix Van Groeningen en Ruben Impens became one of the happy marriages in Belgian
Qui m’aime me suive ! by Philippe Guilbert
Directed by José Alcala, starring Daniel Auteuil, Catherine Frot, Bernard Le Coq. I met José during the shoot of the tv series “Speakrine”. He came to see
Manu Dacosse on Laissez bronzer les cadavres
Director of Photography Manu Dacosse, SBC, recently received the Magritte award for best cinematography on the movie Laissez bronzer les cadavres, by Hélène Cattet and
The making of kursk
Under the supervision of Oscar winning DOP Anthony Dod Mantle, three SBC members worked on this production. Patrick Otten was the second unit DOP & Director / B-cam operator, Wim Michiels was responsible for the underwater shots, and Jo Vermaercke was appointed as steadicam operator / second unit dp-operator.
Bruno Degrave on “Les Rivières Pourpres”
After the two success full films based on his novels, Jean-Christophe Grangé launches his follow up of “The Crimson Rivers” “des Rivières Pourpres”, but this
The role of the Digital Imaging Technician (DIT)
In the complex world of film production and high-end TV productions, the role of the Digital Imaging Technician (DIT) can be very diverse. Depending on
The making of, the career of …KRIS DEWITTE set photographer
From an early age, photographer Kris Dewitte had a love for cinema. “When I was seven years old, I was already looking at films
Benoît Debie on filming Climax
Filmed over the course of two weeks « like doing a movie among friends”, the film Climax is faithful to the themes and style of Gaspar
Hichame Alaouié on filming Olivier Masset-Depasse’s Duelles
As Duelles by Olivier Masset-Depasse is presented for is Wold Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in the Special Presentations category, Hichame Alaouié, SBC member and DOP
Christophe Beaucarne, beyond the extreme
When director Jaco Van Dormael gives 18-year-old Christophe Beaucarne the oral exam prior to his graduating from the INSAS (the famous Belgian film school),
Björn Charpentier about Beirut
Since Beirut by Brad Anderson is been released on Netflix Belgium this week-end we took the liberty to ask some questions to his cinematographer, Björn
BENOÎT DEBIE, THE ATTRACTION OF OPPOSITES
In Liège, a small French-speaking town in Belgium and the self-proclaimed “waffle capital of the world,” a child was born that no one could
Frédéric Noirhomme about Weldi
As the film Weldi by Mohamed Ben Attia was selected at the Quinzaine des réalisateurs at Cannes this year we asked Frédéric Noirhomme some questions
Yves Cape, wiping the slate clean
In the 1960s, the combined peculiarities of the Belgian and American administrations deprived Yves Cape of any kind of citizenship until he was to turn
Jo Willems about Red Sparrow
For the release of Red Sparrow we took the opportunity to chat with Jo Willems ASC, SBC about his work. This Belgian DP is known
Virginie Surdej, cinematography winner 2018 Magritte
On the top floor of a modest apartment building near the Brussels South Station lives a young independant, free, dynamic, and inviting woman. The light fuses from everywhere, from the North to the South, in every room, and it lights up the eyes of this creator of images ; the orchestra’s first violin as it were. For Virginie this is a place of passage because this young woman is a nomad, always ready for far away departures.