The cinematographer Ksenia Sereda shoot her three episodes of the The Last of Us HBO series. Ksenia decided on pairing Cooke S4/i spherical lenses with the ARRI ALEXA Mini camera. “I played the game for the first time almost four years ago, and I was absolutely
Cooke Optics will demonstrate the power of its Varotal/i FF 19-40mm wide zoom lens at BSC (British Society of Cinematographers) Expo. The company will exhibit on stand 258. The BSC EXPO is held at Battersea Evolution in South London. The date is a great opportunity to
Tat Radcliffe, BSC, is a cinematographer who shot the film adaptation of Matilda the Musical. It is produced by Netflix and it is available on the streaming platform from 25 November 2022 in the UK and Ireland. It also will be available from 25 December
Cooke Optics has recently released a 19-40mm wide zoom in its Varotal/i FF range. The new lense joins the 30-95mm medium and 85-215mm long zooms that were launched at the end of 2021. It completes the Varotal/i FF series when offering broad focal length coverage
Crest Rise, a 600m2 production facility located near to the existing factory in Leicester, UK, was specifically commissioned to facilitate a fast introduction of the new S8/i FF T1.4 range, with the aim of achieving annual outputs significantly in excess of any previous Cooke product
Netflix’s independent feature Purple Hearts, directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum and lensed by Matt Sakatani Roe has been captured with Cooke Optics S7/i FF Prime Lenses. “Cooke lenses have been my lens of choice since I started doing narrative projects,” said Roe. “They were with me
Cooke Optics has recently launched a series of seven lenses for full frame production with an all-spherical design and T1.4 throughout named S8/i Full Frame (FF). The focal lengths included are 25mm, 32mm, 40mm, 50mm, 75mm, 100mm, and 135mm. Nine more lenses will join by
Chaperone, the 2022 Sundance Film Festival nominee for the Short Film Grand Jury Prize, has been cinematographer Jordan T. Parrott. In this case, the DoP selected Cooke Optics Anamorphic/I for the shooting. “I’ve used Cooke’s Anamorphics for more than five years. Cooke combines a certain
The Disney Channel’s original musical comedy movie Spin was shot with Cooke Optics S7/i Full Frame Plus. The movie tells the story of an Indian American 15-year-old – played by Avantika – who discovers her artistic side through the unique world of DJ culture, and
Cooke Optics has recently announced two additions to its range of full frame lenses. Two Varotal/i FF zoom lenses and the extensive Panchro/i Classic FF. The Varotal/i T2.9 zoom lenses cover full frame sensors and are matched in resolution, colour and fall-off to the Cooke S7/i
