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Joe Fordham’s Biography

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Joe Fordham began his career in the U.K. making award-winning short films, which played on BBC TV, Channel 4 TV, BAFTA/LA and Amazon. He worked in film editing, animation, visual effects, special effects, and creature effects in London and Los Angeles. His writing includes two decades with Cinefex magazine, freelance journalism (Cinefantastique, The Hollywood Reporter, American Cinematographer) and studio-licensed publishing. Recent and upcoming titles include "Star Trek: First Contact: The Mak…

Joe Fordham’s Journalist Portfolio

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Cinefexography

Cinefexography

A list of all the films I covered for the venerable Cinefex magazine.

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John Dykstra, ASC – American Cinematographer

John Dykstra, ASC – American Cinematographer

Profile on visual effects designer John Dykstra, ASC.

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"Society of the Snow" - American Cinematographer

"Society of the Snow" - American Cinematographer

Cinematographer Pedro Luque and VFX supervisors Félix Bergés and Laura Pedro discuss the making of J.A. Bayon…

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Dennis Muren, ASC – American Cinematographer

Dennis Muren, ASC – American Cinematographer

Visual-effects veteran Dennis Muren, ASC, discusses a career of creating the impossible.

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Black Mirror "Eulogy" - American Cinematographer

Black Mirror "Eulogy" - American Cinematographer

How cinematographer Álvaro Gutiérrez, AEC and the One of Us VFX team turned old snapshots into three-dimensio…

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Giger Flashback - Cinefex Blog

Giger Flashback - Cinefex Blog

A personal reflection on the great Swiss surrealist H.R. Giger. Continue reading →

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Articles

Designing 'Frankenstein'

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By Joe Fordham
| American Cinematographer Verified
Production designer Tamara Deverell first worked with the horror impresario Guillermo del Toro as part of production-design department on Mimic (1997). She later joined the filmmaker on his television productions, The Strain (2015) and Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022), and more recently Nightmare Alley (AC, Jan. 2022) — and what may be the filmmaker's most extravagant paean to the horror genre in Frankenstein.
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Building, and Destroying, Victor's Lab

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By Joe Fordham
| American Cinematographer Verified
Editors' note: This spotlight on the visual effects of Frankenstein is part of AC's in-depth coverage of the film, which is featured in our December 2025 issue. Below is an expanded photo gallery showcasing the production's miniature builds. Frankenstein’s laboratory, a neo-Gothic pinnacle on a rugged Scottish clifftop, took shape in miniature for establishing scenes and for the tower’s destruction.
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Building the World of 'Alien: Earth'

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By Joe Fordham
| American Cinematographer Verified
Three decades after Ridley Scott's Alien (shot by Derek Vanlint, CSC; AC Aug. '79), plans emerged for a television series, Alien: Earth. With Scott on board as an executive producer and Noah Hawley, creator of the TV series Fargo (AC July '24) as show-runner, the series appeared on FX Networks as eight one-hour episodes, predating Alien by two years.
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