News
31
OCT
2019
2019
Productions
- Cinematographer Si Bell and Director Anthony Byrne move crime drama series to a more cinematic look and feel -
Leicester, UK – 30 October 2019 – For four seasons, Thomas Shelby, his family and his gang — Peaky Blinders — have been captivating audiences around the world with this crime drama set in 1920s Birmingham, England in the aftermath of World War I. But the fifth season would mean a total change in how the series was to be shot, moving from Cooke S4/i spherical lenses (used since season three) to anamorphic with Cooke Optics' Anamorphic/i prime lenses as well as 4K for this season’s Netflix full-season distribution in the US, which became available on 4 October 2019 (UK distribution on BBC One began in early September with one episode per week).
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Leicester, UK – 30 October 2019 – For four seasons, Thomas Shelby, his family and his gang — Peaky Blinders — have been captivating audiences around the world with this crime drama set in 1920s Birmingham, England in the aftermath of World War I. But the fifth season would mean a total change in how the series was to be shot, moving from Cooke S4/i spherical lenses (used since season three) to anamorphic with Cooke Optics' Anamorphic/i prime lenses as well as 4K for this season’s Netflix full-season distribution in the US, which became available on 4 October 2019 (UK distribution on BBC One began in early September with one episode per week).
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29
OCT
2019
2019
Events
- Company to highlight Full Frame Plus and modern Panchro prime lenses -
Leicester, UK – 29 October 2019 – At the 27th Edition of the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography (EnergaCAMERIMAGE) held in Toruń, Poland from 9-16 November 2019, Cooke Optics will be showcasing the best in cinematography with its latest full frame and prime lenses. This will give cinematographers the opportunity to see for themselves just what is meant by “The Cooke Look®”.
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Leicester, UK – 29 October 2019 – At the 27th Edition of the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography (EnergaCAMERIMAGE) held in Toruń, Poland from 9-16 November 2019, Cooke Optics will be showcasing the best in cinematography with its latest full frame and prime lenses. This will give cinematographers the opportunity to see for themselves just what is meant by “The Cooke Look®”.
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17
OCT
2019
2019
Productions
- Stefan Duscio lenses J.D. Dillard’s independent thriller in the Fiji Islands -
Leicester, UK – October 17, 2019 – Producing a feeling of dread in one of the most beautiful locations on earth — the Fiji Islands — was the task of cinematographer Stefan Duscio for J.D. Dillard’s horror/thriller Sweetheart. After being stranded on a deserted island and left to survive on her own, a young woman (played by Kiersey Clemons) realises that she is sharing the island with something that starts to hunt her, thus beginning her battle for survival.
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Leicester, UK – October 17, 2019 – Producing a feeling of dread in one of the most beautiful locations on earth — the Fiji Islands — was the task of cinematographer Stefan Duscio for J.D. Dillard’s horror/thriller Sweetheart. After being stranded on a deserted island and left to survive on her own, a young woman (played by Kiersey Clemons) realises that she is sharing the island with something that starts to hunt her, thus beginning her battle for survival.
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