January 2023 Issue of American Cinematographer

Our January 2023 issue has a special focus on the cinematographer-director collaboration, offering interviews with the teams behind the feature films Avatar: The Way of Water, She Said, Empire of Light, Devotion and Tár.   In our cover story, Russell Carpenter, ASC and director James Cameron take a deep dive into the complex production of their blockbuster 3D sci-fi sequel Avatar: The Way of Water. In the intimate English drama Empire of Light, Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC continues his collaboration with director Sam Mendes. To capture his portrait of a complex character in the award-winning drama Tár, director Todd Field enlisted the aid of Florian Hoffmeister, BSC, who composed a symphony of images using custom optics created by Christoph Hoffsten of Arri Rental Berlin. Erik Messerschmidt, ASC and J.D. Dillard discuss shooting the inspirational story of a pioneering U.S. Navy pilot in Devotion, employing numerous techniques to realize various flight sequences.   In his monthly column, A