March 2025 Issue of American Cinematographer

·The March 2025 issue presents a special focus on lighting, including a discussion of onstage sun- and moonlight for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, scaled lighting for Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl and supplementing LED-wall illumination for Flight Risk — as well as a spotlight on optics, including details on an innovative flaring technique for Skeleton Crew. Also featured in the issue are Captain America: Brave New World and profiles of ASC Award honorees John Simmons, ASC; Joan Churchill, ASC; and Kathleen Kennedy.   ·       President’s Desk: Shelly Johnson, ASC discusses the devastating impact of the recent fires in Los Angeles and the launch of the ASC Relief Fund.   ·       Picture Partners: Director Julius Onah and cinematographer Kramer Morgenthau, ASC illuminate their approach to Captain America: Brave New World.   ·       ASC members and co-directors of photography Sean Porter and David Klein discuss their collaboration on the series Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, and how t