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Finding motivation and balance as professional filmmakers

Renowned filmmakers discuss their creative drive and how they reset between projects.

Making moving images demands both creative intensity and deep collaboration. In this video, a group of filmmakers reflect on the motivations that fuel their craft, the challenges of balancing work and their personal lives, and the ways they recover after the demands of production. Their responses highlight the passion that sustains a career behind the camera, the personal rituals that help them reset, and the enduring joy of collaboration that defines the art of cinematography.


Filmmakers featured in this video are:

Rodrigo Prieto ASC AMC – cinematographer

Natalie Kingston ASC – cinematographer

Linus Sandgren FSF ASC – cinematographer

Autumn Durald Arkapaw ASC – cinematographer

Alexis Zabé ASC AMC – cinematographer

Phedon Papamichael ASC GSC – cinematographer

Andy Lowe – gaffer

Robbie Ryan BSC ISC – cinematographer

Oona Menges BSC – cinematographer

Jamie D. Ramsay BSC SASC – cinematographer

Anna Smoroňová ASK – cinematographer