The Cinematography Podcast
The Cinematography Podcast
Show overview
The Cinematography Podcast has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 219 episodes. That works out to roughly 210 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 50 min and 1h 11m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. Roughly 24% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language TV & Film show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 34 episodes already out so far this year.
From the publisher
Art, Business, Craft and Philosophy of the Moving Image
Latest Episodes
View all 219 episodesBringing indie instincts to Voicemails for Isabelle
Michael Bauman on building horror for Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Shooting mud, fog and firelight in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Matt Ball on shooting in remote regions for Tucci in Italy
Eben Bolter, ASC, BSC reimagines a noir classic in Cape Fear
Lyle Vincent on lighting the darkness of The Beast in Me
Christian Sprenger on building the horror-comedy Widow’s Bay
Peter Konczal, ASC on Black Rabbit’s raw, low-contrast look
Suburban street photography and voyeurism in DTF St. Louis
Smoke, spotlights, Silicon Valley secrets in The Audacity
Bonus Episode: Peter Deming, ASC
Shooting in the dark: the making of Spider Noir
James Laxton, ASC Frames Class and Generation Gaps in Beef 2
Evoking dread in Something Very Bad is Going to Happen
Lawrence Sher ASC: filming Apex in the Australian wilderness
Tari Segal, ASC: visual magic in Margo’s Got Money Troubles
DP Greta Zozula on the look of The Testaments
The scrappy, indie production of Hunting Matthew Nichols
Two horror films, one DP: They Will Kill You, Faces of Death
Ted Hope, Hope For Film: the rebirth of independent cinema
The Cinematography Podcast Episode 352: Ted Hope Producer Ted Hope has worked in the film business for over 40 years, producing dozens of features with several Academy Awards nominations and wins. After leaving Amazon Studios in 2020, Hope went back to his roots as an independent producer and began writing his Substack blog, Hope For Film. He argues that the independent film ecosystem as we know it has reached its final days. However, far from being a tragedy, Ted definitely has hope for film. He sees what's happening in the industry today as a necessary seismic shift. Hope has a vision for a more “punk rock” future of cinema, with a decentralized, artist-owned future that prioritizes "freak flags" and human empathy over corporate consolidation. Key Podcast Highlights: -How filmmakers should stop trying to emulate "mini-Hollywood" productions and embrace a DIY, experimental approach with room to fail. -How the streaming era has killed the anticipatory joy of seeing a film when it’s simply dropped on a homepage, making it harder for the longer-term cultural engagement that helped independent films thrive. -Why ownership is the new path forward, paired with self-financing and total IP control. -Film’s best defense against AI is embracing cinema that mimics life and human complexity, with scripts that contain ambiguity rather than payoffs. -Why filmmakers must understand and control the entire filmmaking process, from budget and shoot to distribution. **A special note to our listeners: We have an exclusive discount link to subscribe to Ted Hope’s substack, Hope For Film! Get 50% a 1 year subscription at https://tedhope.substack.com/cinepod. This offer does expire on April 20 (4/20) at 4:20 PM PT. Yep, that’s on 4-20 at 4:20. Don’t miss out!** You can also find the discount link in our shownotes for this episode at www.camnoir.com Show Rundown: 03:07 Close Focus 06:44-01:13:14 Ted Hope interview 01:14:04 Short ends 01:25:42 Wrap up/Credits The Cinematography Podcast website: www.camnoir.com YouTube: @TheCinematographyPodcast Facebook: @cinepod Instagram: @thecinepod Blue Sky: @thecinepod.bsky.social