July 2022 Issue of American Cinematographer

The July 2022 issue features a special focus on television cinematography — going behind the scenes on Halo, The Man Who Fell to Earth, The Offer and three recent pilots, and detailing virtual-production techniques employed on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.   AC speaks with cinematographers John Grillo (Tokyo Vice); Vanja Černjul, ASC, HFS (The Gilded Age); and Danny Cohen, BSC (Slow Horses) about how they establish a signature style on a show’s pilot.   Tommy Maddox-Upshaw, ASC describes his approach to the series The Man Who Fell to Earth — a follow-up to Nicolas Roeg’s iconic 1976 film — including how he employed stylized in-camera techniques to help achieve the special look of the show.   Karl-Walter Lindenlaub, ASC, BVK discusses his collaboration with director Otto Bathurst and production designer Sophie Becher on the sci-fi series Halo, based on the popular videogame.   Salvatore Totino, ASC, AIC delves into his re-creation of 1970s Hollywood and New York for the seri