May 24, 2013

Four talented magicians mesmerize an international audience with a series of bold and original heists, all the while pursuing a hidden agenda that has the FBI and Interpol scrambling to anticipate their next move. 

May 24, 2013

Hobbs has Dom and Brian reassemble their crew in order to take down a mastermind who commands an organization of mercenary drivers across 12 countries.

May 16, 2013

When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction.

April 26, 2013

From acclaimed director Michael Bay comes “Pain and Gain,” a new action comedy starring Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson and Anthony Mackie. Based on the unbelievable true story of a group of personal trainers in 1990s Miami who, in pursuit of the American Dream, get caught up in a criminal enterprise that goes horribly wrong.

April 12, 2013

In theaters, "Scary Movie V", starring Ashley Tisdale, Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Lohan and Snoop Dogg.

April 5, 2013

Panavision is proud to have supported the Society of Camera Operators (SOC) as they captured footage of the space shuttle Endeavour for display the California Science Center.

Read Carolyn Giardin's article via The Hollywood Reporter about the efforts by Panavision, 3Ality, Sony, Deluxe, Ultimate Arm and others to capture the events and see the videos currently playing at the California Science Center here.

March 21, 2013

Don't miss the trailer for The Hangover Part III.

March 8, 2013

Disney's fantastical adventure "Oz The Great and Powerful", directed by Sam Raimi imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum's beloved wizard character.

February 14, 2013

In theaters for Valentine's Day, Oscar® nominee Richard LaGravenese ("The Fisher King,""P.S. I Love You") directs the supernatural love story "Beautiful Creatures" from his adaptation of the first novel in the best-selling series by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl.

February 1, 2013

"Stand Up Guys" stars Academy Award® winners Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin in a tough but touching action comedy as retired gangsters who reunite for one epic last night.

January 11, 2013

"Gangster Squad" is an action-packed story of redemption, of righting wrongs, of men taking back what's theirs, and the belief and commitment required to make a difference, to save the city they love, the City of Angels. Starring Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Nick Nolte and Emma Stone. 

December 21, 2012

When a gunman takes five lives with six shots, all evidence points to the suspect in custody. On interrogation, the suspect offers up a single note: "Get Jack Reacher!" So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher against an unexpected enemy, with a skill for violence and a secret to keep.

December 18, 2012

On November 16th, the British Society of Cinematographers presented Panavision’s Hugh Whittaker the prestigious John Alcott Arri award. This respected award is given to the person who, in the opinion of the BSC, has contributed most towards perpetuating the original aims of the Society.

Congratulations Hugh!

December 7, 2012

Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Dennis Quaid, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Uma Thurman star in "Playing for Keeps". A romantic comedy about a charming, down-on-his luck former soccer star who returns home to put his life back together.  

November 21, 2012

The re-boot of the 1984 box office cult-classic hit "Red Dawn" is in theaters.

Starring Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck, Josh Hutcherson, Adrianne Palicki, Isabel Lucas, Connor Cruise and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.  

November 16, 2012

Steven Spielberg directs two-time Academy Award® winner Daniel Day-Lewis in “Lincoln,” a revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President’s tumultuous final months in office.

October 12, 2012

Former collegiate wrestler Scott Voss (Kevin James) is a 42-year-old apathetic biology teacher in a failing high school. When cutbacks threaten to cancel the music program and lay off its teacher (Henry Winkler,) Scott begins to raise money by moonlighting as a mixed martial arts fighter.

September 28, 2012

A hit man named Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) discovers that his next target is his future self (Bruce Willis) in Looper, a mind-bending and time-bending thriller from writer-director Rian Johnson.

September 14, 2012

Paul Thomas Anderson's long-awaited film "The Master" in theaters. "The Master" is a striking portrait of drifters and seekers in a post World War II America.  Starrring Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams.

August 24, 2012

Samsara was filmed in almost 100 locations across 26 countries over the course of four years.  It is directed and photographed by Ron Fricke with Panavision's 65mm camera system.

August 16, 2012

An all-star cast returns for The Expendables 2.

August 10, 2012

Writer/director Tony Gilroy expands the Bourne universe created by Robert Ludlum with an original story that introduces us to a new hero (Jeremy Renner) whose life-or-death stakes have been triggered by the events of the first three films.

July 20, 2012

Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' "The Dark Knight Rises" is the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy.

July 3, 2012

One of the world’s most popular characters is back on the big screen as a new chapter in the Spider-Man legacy is revealed in The Amazing Spider-Man™.

June 15, 2012

Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg star in the hilarious summer comedy "That's My Boy". 

June 1, 2012

In theaters June 1, the epic action-adventure "Snow White and the Huntsman".

May 18, 2012

Peter Berg directs an epic-scale action-adventure that unfolds across the seas, in the skies and over land as our planet fights for survival against a superior force.

May 11, 2012

Director Tim Burton brings the cult classic series "Dark Shadows" to the big screen in a film featuring an all-star cast, led by Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer and Helena Bonham Carter.

By Suzanne Lezotte

On Tuesday, March 27, Panavision once again hosted the “Cinematographer’s Choice” screening series, which is dedicated to a film chosen by a cinematographer that inspired his work. The full house consisted of students from USC, UCLA, AFI, Cal State Northridge, LMU and Chapman University, as well as friends and colleagues. Seamus McGarvey, who was in town timing the recently released “The Avengers,” was eager to screen “A Matter of Life & Death,” shot by Jack Cardiff and co-directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.

May 4, 2012

British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than its advertisements, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways.

April 20, 2012

Zac Efron stars with Taylor Schilling and Blythe Danner in the romantic drama "The Lucky One," directed by Academy Award®-nominated writer/director Scott Hicks ("Shine"), based on Nicholas Sparks' bestseller The Lucky One.

April 6, 2012

A decade after "American Pie" launched a comedy legend, the characters return home for their high school reunion in "American Reunion".

By Suzanne Lezotte

Masanobu (Masa) Takayanagi grew up in Tomioka City, Gunma Prefecture, in Japan. He relocated to Los Angeles to attend Cal State Long Beach, and after completing film school, he applied and was accepted into AFI. During his time at AFI, he shot several short films, and developed relationships that morphed into friendships. The greatest benefit of attending AFI was “the fact that they teach you to focus on the storytelling, rather than just making pretty images. It helped me understand how to tell the story with my cinematography,” he explained.

March 16, 2012

This weekend see the revenge thriller "Seeking Justice" starring Nicholas Cage, Guy Pearce and January Jones.  Directed by Roger Donaldson.

February 24, 2012

See the hilarious comedy "Wanderlust". Written and directed by David Wain and photographed by Michael Bonvillain, ASC using Panavision Platinum cameras and Primo lenses.  

February 17, 2012

Reese Withersppon, Chris Pine and Tom Hardy star in this action comedy about two CIA operatives who discover they are dating the same woman.

Directed by McG and photographed by Russell Carpenter, ASC. Filmed with Panavision XL2 cameras, Primo Prime and Primo Zoom lenses. 

February 3, 2012

"Big Miracle" is directed by Ken Kwapis and photographed by John Bailey, ASC (pictured left) with Panavision Platinum Cameras and Primo Zoom lenses.

January 27, 2012

Directed by Joe Carnahan (Warrior, The A-Team) and photographed by Masanobu Takayanagi with Panavision XL2's and Primo Zoom lenses.  

January 13, 2012

See the story of Margaret Thatcher, the United Kingdom's former Prime Minister starring Meryl Streep now in wide release.

December 30, 2011

"Angels Crest" starring Thomas Dekker, Jeremy Piven, Mira Sorvino and Elizabeth McGovern is in theaters and On Demand.  

December 21, 2011

Don't miss the thrilling return of the Mission: Impossible series to the big screen. Starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner and Simon Pegg.

Brendan Galvin was born in Ireland, and attended the Dublin Institute of Technology. He began his career as a trainee, and progressed through the various classifications. He worked on several notable films including “The Commitments” and “The Crying Game” as a clapper/loader, “Far and Away” as a 2nd AC and in 1996 he operated on a film called “Curdled.” It was as a 1st AC that he began shooting on his own time, with short ends left over from various projects.

December 16, 2011

This weekend Alvin, Simon and Theodore are at it again in "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-wrecked". 

December 9, 2011

The critically-acclaimed political thriller "Tinker Tailor Solider Spy" is now in theaters.

Directed by Tomas Alfredson and starring Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy and Colin Firth. Photographed by Hoyte Van Hoytema, NSC, FSF (Let the Right One In, The Fighter) using Panavision XL2's, Primo Primes and Zooms.

By Suzanne Lezotte

Cinematographer Tom Stern grew up in Palo Alto, California, but spent part of his teenage years in France, where he began experimenting with photography. He attended college at St. Johns in Santa Fe, New Mexico, graduating with a liberal arts degree. He continued at Stanford University, where he concentrated on film studies and honed his camera skills by shooting several student films.

November 4, 2011

Photographed by Michael Barrett with 3D Element Technica rigs, Panavision Genesis and Primo Primes.  This film also used Panavision's digital workflow tools, the Digital Transfer Station and SSR's.

October 14, 2011

See the prequel to the sci-fi horror classic, The Thing.  Cinematography by Michel Abramowicz (Taken, From Paris With Love) using XL2 cameras and Anamorphic lenses.  Directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.  

October 7, 2011

Suzanne Lezotte

Phedon Papamichael, ASC was born in Athens, Greece, and grew up in Germany, where he completed his education in fine arts at the University of Munich. He began working as a still photographer for various European magazines and later relocated to New York City. With an entertainment pedigree including the son of art director/production designer Phedon Papamichael Sr. and the cousin of Nick Cassavetes, it wasn’t long before he moved to Los Angeles and began working in the entertainment industry.

October 4, 2011

Phil Méheux, BSC, grew up in North Kent, England, in a small town called Sidcup. At 16, he was determined to become a cinematographer, but there were no reputable film schools operating in London at that time. It was also the time when there was a “catch-22” situation: you either had to be a member of the union to get a job on a film set, or you had to be working on a film set to become a member of the union.

September 30, 2011

In theaters today the hilarious comedy What's Your Number starring Anna Faris and directed by Mark Mylod.  

Cinematography by J. Michael Muro using Panavision XL2 cameras, Primo Primes and Primo Zooms.  

September 23, 2011

Director John Singleton returns to the big screen with this weekend's release of Abduction, starring Taylor Lautner.  Cinemtography by Peter Menzies, Jr., ACS using Panavision XL2s and Primo Zooms.  

September 23, 2011

The second season of the hit show Mike & Molly premieres Monday, September 26th (CBS, 9:30 PM)!  Don't miss the Emmy Award winning performance of Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids).  Cinematography by Gary Howard Baum using Sony F23 cameras and Primo Zoom lenses.  

SUPPORTED BY PANAVISION WOODLAND HILLS

September 19, 2011

It's TV PREMIERE WEEK and over 20 shows supported by Panavision offices are returning or premiereing for the first time.  Read more below...

September 16, 2011

Alik Sakharov, ASC, photographs the psychological thriller, "Straw Dogs". Starring James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, James Woods and Alexander Skarsgård this remake of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 classic will have audiences on the edge of their seats.

Shot with Panavision GII's, Primo Primes and Primo Zooms.

September 9, 2011

Written and Directed by Gavin O'Connor and photographed by Masanobu Takayanagi. "Warrior" follows the story of two brothers (Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy) and their alcoholic father (Nick Nolte) as they compete against each other in the action-packed world of Mixed Martial Arts.  

Shot on Panavision XL2's and Primo Zoom lenses.  

August 25, 2011

Stephen Goldblatt, ASC, BSC spent his childhood in South Africa, moving to London with his parents when he was seven. He was an avid photographer, first attending photography school, and then landing jobs as a newspaper staff photographer, various jobs in London as a photographer, culminating in a special assignment for Lions Films, which was based at Shepperton Studios. He preferred the atmosphere of the crew on stage, and decided to enroll in film school. His photography portfolio was his ticket into the Royal College of Art Film School where he pursued cinematography.

August 12, 2011

Check out two new trailers!  

"A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas" photographed by Michael Barrett with the Genesis, Digital Transfer Station and Element Technica 3D rigs. Also, "The Odd Life of Timothy Green" by Academy Award winner Jon Toll, ASC, with Panavision Platinums and Primo Primes and Zoom lenses.

See below....

August 12, 2011

This weekend see the film based on the New York Times bestselling novel, "The Help".  Starring Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard and Octavia Spencer.  

Directed by Tate Taylor and photographed by Stephen Goldblatt, ASC (Julie & Julia, Charlie Wilson's War, Angels in America) with Panavision XL2's, Primo Primes and Zooms.  

Shot on location in Mississippi, the film explores the racial divides of the 1960's in the South. 

August 5, 2011

Directed by Chris Gorak and Cinematography by Scott Kevan. Shot with 3D Element Technica Quasar rigs and Sony F35 cameras provided by Panavision Hollywood.

"The Darkest Hour" is the story of five young people who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack. The 3D thriller highlights the classic beauty of Moscow alongside mind-blowing special effects.  

In theaters December 23, 2011.

Watch the trailer below...

August 2, 2011

Watch the trailer for "BATTLESHIP".

Directed by Peter Berg and shot in anamorphic with Panavision XL2 cameras by Tobias A. Schliessler, ASC (The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Hancock, Dreamgirls).  Slated for release May 2012.

July 29, 2011

"The Smurfs", photographed by Phil Meheux, BSC with the Panavision Genesis, Primo Primes and the Panavision Digital Transfer Station.

"It was a pleasure working with Phil Meheux, Sony Pictures Entertainment and the entire team behind 'The Smurfs' to establish a fully uncompressed workflow ensuring and maintaining the integrity of the original images through a complete, bi-coastal, data-centric process." -Josh Limor, Panavision Digital Workflow Consultant

Starring Neil Patrick Harris, Hank Azaria, Katy Perry and Sofia Vergara.

Watch the trailer below...

UPDATED SEPTEMBER 13, 2011- ***Congratulations are in order for the Creative Arts Emmy winners, which were announced on Saturday, September 10 at the Nokia Theatre Live. Among the winners were two cinematographers lensing shows shot with Panavision cameras: in the Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series the winner was Steven V. Silver, ASC, director of photography on CBS’ “Two and a Half Men,” and the Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series went to Jonathan Freeman, director of photography for HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire.”

July 22, 2011

Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment bring audiences one of the most anticipated movies of the summer with "Captain America: The First Avenger".  Photographed by Shelly Johnson, ASC with the Panavision Genesis, Primo Primes, Primo Zooms and our Digital Transfer Station.

SUPPORTED BY PANAVISION U.K.

July 20, 2011

Check out two new trailers!  The Amazing Spiderman photographed by John Schwartzman, ASC with the Red Epics and Zeiss lenses.  Also, The Dark Knight Rises by Academy Award winner Wally Pfister with Panavision XL2 and anamorphic E Series & C Series lenses.  

See below...

July 12, 2011

Alar Kivilo, ASC, CSC was born in Montreal, Quebec, and has always been interested in art and stories. At sixteen, a still camera gave him a sense of how to use images to tell a story. He attended York University Film program in Toronto, but after his first year he landed a summer job on a film and has been working ever since. 

July 8, 2011

This weekend see Director Seth Gordon's latest comedy feature film, "Horrible Bosses", starring Jason Bateman, Jason Sudekis and Charlie Day.

Photographed with the Panavision Genesis, Primo Primes and Zooms by David Hennings.  

July 1, 2011

Jon Favreau, director of the upcoming "Cowboys and Aliens, recently sat down to interview Harrison Ford about the filmmaking process and his career.  

Watch the video below called Human Scale and hear Favreau and Ford discuss the decision to shoot anamorphic and why the film will not be 3D.  Photographed by Matthew Libatique, ASC.

June 29, 2011

Watch the teaser trailer for "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol".  Shot by Robert Elswit, ASC, with the Panavision XL2 camera and anamorphic lenses.  

June 28, 2011

Uta Briesewitz grew up in Leverkusen, Germany, where she was always fascinated by images and drawn to them.  When she was a teenager, she started as an intern at a local TV production company, and fairly quickly started working with all the major TV networks in Germany. She then continued her studies at the Berlin Film Academy and after four years in Berlin, moved to Los Angeles to enroll in the American Film Institute’s graduate program. Uta’s first US feature was “Next Stop Wonderland” (1988), directed and written by Brad Anderson, which starred Hope Davis and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

June 24, 2011

Watch the new trailer for "Captain America: First Avenger". In theaters July 22, 2011.

June 18, 2011

"Green Lantern" now in theaters.  Directed by Martin Campbell and photographed by Dion Beebe, ACS, ASC.  Shot using Super 35 on Panavision's XL2 camera.  See more equipment used on this film and the official trailer below the fold...

Lawrence Sher was born and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, and grew up with a passion for photography. He chose instead to study economics, graduating with a degree from Wesleyan University in 1992. But, his desire to work with images was stronger, so he packed up and moved to Los Angeles, taking on any projects he could find. He partnered with a friend, Scott Wiper, for a short film, “The Return or Wes Lauren” before they both spent 18 months writing, producing and editing a feature length film, “Captain Jack.”