2018 / 01 — January issue of American Cinematographer

The January 2018 issue of American Cinematographer magazine, which features a special focus on awards-season releases. The Shape of Water(Fox Searchlight) Daniel Laustsen, ASC, DFF was behind the camera for director Guillermo del Toro’s unconventional love story, which finds Elisa Esposito (Sally Hawkins) falling for a humanoid creature (Doug Jones) who was captured from the waters of South America. Laustsen and his colleagues discuss the techniques they brought to bear in realizing the onscreen fantasia, which was shot on stages and locations in and around Toronto. Darkest Hour(Focus Features) Bruno Delbonnel, ASC, AFC enlisted for director Joe Wright’s historical drama about British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Gary Oldman) during the early days of World War II. Delbonnel details the U.K.-based production, which employed Arri Alexa cameras in the process of crafting its period palette. Downsizing(Paramount) Phedon Papamichael, ASC, GSC and director Alexander Payne continued the