February 2023 Issue of American Cinematographer

The February 2023 issue goes behind the scenes on the features Babylon, Thirteen Lives, The Whale, 18½ and The Banshees of Inisherin, and also explores camera tracking in the virtual-production process and the multi-faceted role of the dolly grip on set.   In his monthly column, ASC President Stephen Lighthill shares a few favorite films about filmmaking.   Linus Sandgren, ASC, FSF discusses why he and director Damien Chazelle chose an aggressive visual approach — including “a curious camera” — for Babylon, set in the early days of the American film industry. In a sidebar, Atlas Lens Co.’s president and lead designer, Forrest Schultz, details how he customized anamorphic lenses for the project.     Cinematographer Sayombhu Mukdeeprom and director Ron Howard go deep on their approach to Thirteen Lives, which depicts the 2018 rescue of a young soccer team and their coach from Thailand’s Tham Luang cave.   Matthew Libatique, ASC, LPS strives for simplicity to tell the story of a