Cinematographer Adam Bricker on shooting the Emmy-nominated series Hacks, Chef’s Table and more

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Cinematographer Adam Bricker on shooting the Emmy-nominated series Hacks, Chef’s Table and more

Cinematographer Adam Bricker's most recent project is the HBO Max comedy series Hacks, which just earned him an Emmy nomination for best cinematography. Adam knew it's a rare thing to find a half-hour comedy with that level of cinema, and he was excited to shoot the show.

Cinematographer Adam Bricker's most recent project is the HBO Max comedy series Hacks, which just earned him an Emmy nomination for best cinematography. Adam knew it's a rare thing to find a half-hour comedy with that level of cinema, and he was excited to shoot the show.

Cinematographer Adam Bricker's most recent project is the HBO Max comedy series Hacks, which just earned him an Emmy nomination for best cinematography. Adam knew it's a rare thing to find a half-hour comedy with that level of cinema, and he was excited to shoot the show.

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War Stories Vol. 7: Tales from the Set featuring Wally Pfister, Phedon Papamichael, Ross Emery, Shane Hurlbut, Alice Brooks, Robbie Ryan, Christian Sebaldt, Lachlan Milne, Armando Salas, Jas Shelton, and Brandon Trost

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War Stories Vol. 7: Tales from the Set featuring Wally Pfister, Phedon Papamichael, Ross Emery, Shane Hurlbut, Alice Brooks, Robbie Ryan, Christian Sebaldt, Lachlan Milne, Armando Salas, Jas Shelton, and Brandon Trost

In our seventh War Stories Special, we feature eleven guest's harrowing, hilarious, heartbreaking or heartwarming stories they had while on set, or a formative career experience that led them to the film industry. Find full interviews with each of our featured guests in our archives.

In our seventh War Stories Special, we feature eleven guest's harrowing, hilarious, heartbreaking or heartwarming stories they had while on set, or a formative career experience that led them to the film industry. Find full interviews with each of our featured guests in our archives.

In our seventh War Stories Special, we feature eleven guest's harrowing, hilarious, heartbreaking or heartwarming stories they had while on set, or a formative career experience that led them to the film industry. Find full interviews with each of our featured guests in our archives.

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Jake Polonsky, BSC on The Sparks Brothers documentary, working with director Edgar Wright, The World’s End, Black Mirror and Billions

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Jake Polonsky, BSC on The Sparks Brothers documentary, working with director Edgar Wright, The World’s End, Black Mirror and Billions

Director of photography Jake Polonsky and director Edgar Wright knew that all the interviews for The Sparks Brother documentary needed to have a certain look and visual continuity. All of the interviews were shot in black and white, and the documentary combines interviews, live and archival concert footage and collage-style animation in an eclectic style.

Director of photography Jake Polonsky and director Edgar Wright knew that all the interviews for The Sparks Brother documentary needed to have a certain look and visual continuity. All of the interviews were shot in black and white, and the documentary combines interviews, live and archival concert footage and collage-style animation in an eclectic style.

Director of photography Jake Polonsky and director Edgar Wright knew that all the interviews for The Sparks Brother documentary needed to have a certain look and visual continuity. All of the interviews were shot in black and white, and the documentary combines interviews, live and archival concert footage and collage-style animation in an eclectic style.

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Cinematographer Adam Bricker on shooting the Emmy-nominated series Hacks, Chef’s Table and more

War Stories Vol. 7: Tales from the Set featuring Wally Pfister, Phedon Papamichael, Ross Emery, Shane Hurlbut, Alice Brooks, Robbie Ryan, Christian Sebaldt, Lachlan Milne, Armando Salas, Jas Shelton, and Brandon Trost

Jake Polonsky, BSC on The Sparks Brothers documentary, working with director Edgar Wright, The World’s End, Black Mirror and Billions

Cinematographer Stuart Biddlecombe on The Handmaid’s Tale Season Four

Cinematographer Alice Brooks on shooting In The Heights, Home Before Dark, working with director Jon M. Chu

Cinematographer Dan Stoloff on shooting The Boys on Amazon Prime, The Americans and Suits

Jeffrey Jur, ASC on shooting Bridgerton, working with Shonda Rhimes, Dirty Dancing, The Big Picture, The Last Seduction, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, and more

Polly Morgan ASC, BSC on shooting A Quiet Place Part II, Legion, working with John Krasinski, Ellen Kuras, Wally Pfister and more

Jess Hall, ASC, BSC: Marvel’s WandaVision, Hot Fuzz, working with Edgar Wright, Wally Pfister and more

War Stories Vol. 6: Tales from the Set featuring Jim Frohna, Bruce Van Dusen, Randy Thom, Adam Somner, Paul Cameron, Xavier Grobet, Eric Branco, Tommy Maddox-Upshaw, Maryse Alberti, John Benam, Roberto Schaefer and Ben Rock

Adam Somner, first assistant director, on Ridley Scott, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Paul Thomas Anderson, Alejandro González Iñárritu, movies Black Hawk Down, War of the Worlds, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Revenant, and more

Seamus McGarvey, ASC on HBO’s The Nevers, Flying Saucer Rock ‘n’ Roll, Bad Times at the El Royale, Harry Dean Stanton, Oliver Stone and more
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