Joe Fordham’s Journalist Portfolio

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Cinefexography

Cinefexography

www.flashfilms.us — A list of all the films I covered for the venerable Cinefex magazine.

John Dykstra, ASC – American Cinematographer

John Dykstra, ASC – American Cinematographer

theasc.com — Profile on visual effects designer John Dykstra, ASC.

"Society of the Snow" - American Cinematographer

"Society of the Snow" - American Cinematographer

theasc.com — Cinematographer Pedro Luque and VFX supervisors Félix Bergés and Laura Pedro discuss the making of J.A. Bayona's film about the 1972 Andes plane crash disaster.

Dennis Muren, ASC – American Cinematographer

Dennis Muren, ASC – American Cinematographer

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

Black Mirror "Eulogy" - American Cinematographer

Black Mirror "Eulogy" - American Cinematographer

theasc.com — How cinematographer Álvaro Gutiérrez, AEC and the One of Us VFX team turned old snapshots into three-dimensional worlds for Season 7's haunting episode.

Giger Flashback - Cinefex Blog

Giger Flashback - Cinefex Blog

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

"Napoleon" VFX - American Cinematographer

"Napoleon" VFX - American Cinematographer

theasc.com — Preproduction, 2022 Henley's role included early collaborations to brainstorm the conceptual approach toward the recreation of historical environments and, in particular, six battles across Europe and North Africa that interwove the tempestuous love story between the despotic French emperor Napoleon (Joaquin Phoenix) and his lover Josephine (Vanessa Kirby).

David Allen's "The Primevals" – Cartoon Brew

David Allen's "The Primevals" – Cartoon Brew

Cartoon Brew — David Allen's stop-motion creature feature was a labor of love, nearly five decades in the making.

Gints Zilbalodis on "Flow" - Cartoon Brew

Gints Zilbalodis on "Flow" - Cartoon Brew

Cartoon Brew — "After finishing the script, I did not read it again," Zilbalodis told Cartoon Brew. "Even when I was making the animatic, that was based on my memory of the script."