February 2024 Issue of American Cinematographer

The February 2024 issue presents a special focus on lighting that includes coverage of Griselda, Drive-Away Dolls and The Taste of Things. Also featured are an analysis of the art of the music video; reportage from Kyiv on filmmaking in Ukraine; a discussion of working with HDR; and a look at visual effects in I’m a Virgo.   President’s Desk: ASC President Shelly Johnson considers the unique qualities of the ASC family that make the Clubhouse a true home.   Armando Salas, ASC and director Andrés Baiz discuss their work on the period crime drama Griselda, and Salas details his lighting strategy for the nightclub that serves as the epicenter of the action.   Cinematographer Ari Wegner, ASC, ACS, director/co-writer Ethan Coen and co-writer/editor Tricia Cooke offer their perspectives on creating a B-movie aesthetic for the action-comedy Drive-Away Dolls — and Coen and Wegner also share how lighting factored into the approach.   Jonathan Ricquebourg, AFC explains how lighting ke