The Cinematographer 101 Podcast

Christophe Carcelle

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A Cinematography Handbook For Up-And-Coming Cinematographers! 🎥🎙️💡

Season 1, Episode 101 Trailer

Podcast Introduction

Welcome to your new cinematography handbook! Introducing 'The Cinematographer 101 Podcast' — a new series of conversations about the craft, collaboration, and decisions behind the image. Each episode will explore a different part of filmmaking through the eyes of cinematographers, directors, gaffers, production designers, editors, colourists, and other industry professionals. Excited to start sharing these conversations with you. Hosted by Christophe Carcelle, in partnership with CineGearPro.
Sep 25

Episode 10 - "Feature Lighting Breakdown" Ft. Louis Gambardella (Gaffer)

Welcome to our Season 1 finale! In Episode 10, Louis (S.1, Ep.5 guest) and I will take the time to discuss in further depth the preparation and thought process behind some of the lighting setups we concocted on the two feature films we worked on together. We will look at scenes from both the Lionsgate feature film 'Christmas In Paradise' and Turkish feature 'Kum Zambagi' and understand the different approaches to light planning and logistic practice on set to achieve the shots we created and certain lighting effects. We’ll discuss what lights were used, how much time it took to build, problems faced and the way Louis went about delegating to his team, in order to work efficiently on set, opening up all our books and tricks to our work!
Sep 11

Episode 9 - "Lensing" Ft. Birgit "Bebe" Dierken BSC

Episode 9 invites one of the industry's leading female cinematographers, Birgit "Bebe" Dierken BSC. Known for her DOP work on Midas Man, Doctor Jekyll, and Sexy Beast, and her additional photography on Bridgerton, The Bodyguard, and Troy: Fall of a City, Birgit climbed the way up the camera department's ladder to be where she is today. However, as one of the industry's biggest lens enthusiasts, Birgit and I will discuss the processes and tips to lensing for a project, as well as understanding the different affects both lenses and lens accessories have on your image. Moreover, with a career spanning 35 years in film, we will discuss her path, work process and advice to young cinematographers today. Mark Milsome Foundation Donation: https://www.markmilsomefoundation.com/merchandise/ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/cinematographer101.podcast?igsh=eGE1Zjl2aTN3MGly⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@cinematographer101pod?_r=1&_t=ZN-96Rb70uA6AE⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/033irkqaYOVhdZhpxSM5yT?si=6fbc8425cfca4d67⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TheCinematographer101Podcast⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-cinematographer-101-podcast/?viewAsMember=true⁠⁠Produced by SARUS Productions Ltd. Recorded at CINEGEARPRO with production support from CINEGEARPRO. https://www.cinegearpro.co.uk/?srsltid=AfmBOopTv19BM-zv8Mj_KcR7KczBMK8V5BmadjcmorTtPT1Ic-y47Nif
Aug 28

Episode 8 - "Breaking Into Cinematography" Ft. James Ducker

Episode 8, explores the career of James Ducker. Runner turned DIT, turned EPK camera operator, later turned full time operator before launching his cinematography career and accumulating over 30 projects including feature and short narratives, commercials and TV series. We dive into what it took psychologically and practically to get the the point we are today and what we still have to do to make it to the next step. We’ll explore things we did right and wrong along the way and tips and tricks aspiring cinematographers could take on board as they embark on their quest to cinematography on a bigger stage. Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/cinematographer101.podcast?igsh=eGE1Zjl2aTN3MGly⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@cinematographer101pod?_r=1&_t=ZN-96Rb70uA6AE⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/033irkqaYOVhdZhpxSM5yT?si=6fbc8425cfca4d67⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TheCinematographer101Podcast⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-cinematographer-101-podcast/?viewAsMember=true⁠⁠Produced by SARUS Productions Ltd. Recorded at CINEGEARPRO with production support from CINEGEARPRO. https://www.cinegearpro.co.uk/?srsltid=AfmBOopTv19BM-zv8Mj_KcR7KczBMK8V5BmadjcmorTtPT1Ic-y47Nif
Aug 14

Episode 7 - "The DoP & Actor Relationship" Ft. Kevin McNally

Episode 7, is a truly special episode as I welcome acting legend, Kevin McNally. Most known for his role as Gibbs in the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise or Professor Jericho in the iconic series of Doctor Who. Kevin’s career began all the way back 1976 and has accumulated over a 190 narrative projects. A man who has experienced everything the industry has to offer and now works with aspiring young actors, Kevin and I discuss our collaborations on the short films 2024’s The Devil Is In The Detail and 2025’s Plaster. Everything to each’s other expectations on set, collaborative processes from the rehearsal to set, blocking, framing and lighting, and easy mistakes cinematographers make that Kevin has noticed over the years. Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/cinematographer101.podcast?igsh=eGE1Zjl2aTN3MGly⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@cinematographer101pod?_r=1&_t=ZN-96Rb70uA6AE⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/033irkqaYOVhdZhpxSM5yT?si=6fbc8425cfca4d67⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TheCinematographer101Podcast⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-cinematographer-101-podcast/?viewAsMember=true⁠⁠Produced by SARUS Productions Ltd. Recorded at CINEGEARPRO with production support from CINEGEARPRO. https://www.cinegearpro.co.uk/?srsltid=AfmBOopTv19BM-zv8Mj_KcR7KczBMK8V5BmadjcmorTtPT1Ic-y47Nif
Aug 7

Episode 6 - "BSC Screening Recap — Project Hail Mary" Ft. Toby Hoffman

Episode 6, breaks away from the regular format, by inviting a guest to join me at a BSC screening and Q&A with the film's cinematographer, before bringing it back to the podcast to break it down and discuss our thoughts on the film. This first episode of the series, we invited Australian cinematographer, Toby Hoffman, to watch and breakdown the new Sci-Fi blockbuster movie from the legendary Greg Fraser: "Project Hail Mary". Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/cinematographer101.podcast?igsh=eGE1Zjl2aTN3MGly⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@cinematographer101pod?_r=1&_t=ZN-96Rb70uA6AE⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/033irkqaYOVhdZhpxSM5yT?si=6fbc8425cfca4d67⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TheCinematographer101Podcast⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-cinematographer-101-podcast/?viewAsMember=true⁠⁠Produced by SARUS Productions Ltd. Recorded at CINEGEARPRO with production support from CINEGEARPRO. https://www.cinegearpro.co.uk/?srsltid=AfmBOopTv19BM-zv8Mj_KcR7KczBMK8V5BmadjcmorTtPT1Ic-y47Nif
Aug 7

Episode 5 - "The DoP & Gaffer Relationship" Ft. Louis Gambardella

Episode 5, opens the lid on my relationship with my closest and longest collaborator and gaffer, Louis Gambardella. Documentary cinematographer, gaffer and best boy on a number of feature films, commercials, TV series, music videos and editorials for the last 12 years, Louis has been a wealth of knowledge, experience and trust in my pursuit as a cinematographer. Gaffer of both my feature films Christmas in Paradise and Kum Zambagi, as well as other smaller projects, Louis has faced and overcome every challenge I have thrown at him and is in the best position to discuss our experiences together, but especially the importance and process of the relationship between a Cinematographer and his gaffer. Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/cinematographer101.podcast?igsh=eGE1Zjl2aTN3MGly⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@cinematographer101pod?_r=1&_t=ZN-96Rb70uA6AE⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/033irkqaYOVhdZhpxSM5yT?si=6fbc8425cfca4d67⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TheCinematographer101Podcast⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-cinematographer-101-podcast/?viewAsMember=true⁠⁠Produced by SARUS Productions Ltd. Recorded at CINEGEARPRO with production support from CINEGEARPRO. https://www.cinegearpro.co.uk/?srsltid=AfmBOopTv19BM-zv8Mj_KcR7KczBMK8V5BmadjcmorTtPT1Ic-y47Nif
Aug 7

Episode 4 - "The DoP & Editor Relationship" Ft. Frédéric Fournier

Episode 4, invites a true collaborator on and off the set, from conceptualisation to the deliverables. Frédéric Fournier has edited over 50 projects, including almost two dozen feature films including Christmas In Paradise, a number of short films I shot, and was even the Digital Lab Supervisor on the 2019 Amazon film The Aeronauts. Frédéric and I collaboration has grown deeper over the years and projects, but he truly taught me the true nature of a cinematographer’s relationship with the editor, DIT and colourist. In the episode we will not only discuss the projects we have collaborated on, but also discuss his key elements to making the duality work on and off the set, in order to help both filmmakers achieve the best results. Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/cinematographer101.podcast?igsh=eGE1Zjl2aTN3MGly⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@cinematographer101pod?_r=1&_t=ZN-96Rb70uA6AE⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/033irkqaYOVhdZhpxSM5yT?si=6fbc8425cfca4d67⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TheCinematographer101Podcast⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-cinematographer-101-podcast/?viewAsMember=true⁠⁠Produced by SARUS Productions Ltd. Recorded at CINEGEARPRO with production support from CINEGEARPRO. https://www.cinegearpro.co.uk/?srsltid=AfmBOopTv19BM-zv8Mj_KcR7KczBMK8V5BmadjcmorTtPT1Ic-y47Nif
Aug 7

Episode 3 - "The DoP & 1st AC Relationship" Ft. Oscar Harrison

Episode 3, welcomes Oscar Harrison, a young, yet long standing focus puller who's worked on the full scope of the industry for the last 7 years, but is known for his work on the HBO hit show 'House of Dragons', along side many big British TV shows. He began his career in post-production before being offered a way into camera, where Oscar climbed the camera department ladder, before landing steady work as a focus puller. Having had the chance to work with Oscar, we'll be breaking down relationship do's and don'ts between DOPs and their focus pullers, prep, workflow, cameras, lenses and our most recent collaboration! Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/cinematographer101.podcast?igsh=eGE1Zjl2aTN3MGly⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@cinematographer101pod?_r=1&_t=ZN-96Rb70uA6AE⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/033irkqaYOVhdZhpxSM5yT?si=6fbc8425cfca4d67⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TheCinematographer101Podcast⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-cinematographer-101-podcast/?viewAsMember=true⁠⁠Produced by SARUS Productions Ltd. Recorded at CINEGEARPRO with production support from CINEGEARPRO. https://www.cinegearpro.co.uk/?srsltid=AfmBOopTv19BM-zv8Mj_KcR7KczBMK8V5BmadjcmorTtPT1Ic-y47Nif
Aug 7

Episode 2 - "The DoP & Production Designer Relationship" Ft. Ryan McCarthy

Episode 2, welcomes Ryan Paul McCarthy, 8-time Assistant Art Director, 14-time Production Designer and 7-time Art Director, with his latest work being Black Mirror’s Season 7 episode: Eulogy. With his production design work beginning back in 2017, Ryan’s exponential rise to Art Direction through the narrative world, allow us to explore the understanding he has gathered over the years of his relationship with the cinematographer, from pre-production to post. Having worked on two projects together, Ryan and I will explore the processes we have taken in the preparation of those projects and ways our relationship flourish or could have been improved. Above all, it’ll be about determining what the best DP-PD communication and collaboration is. Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/cinematographer101.podcast?igsh=eGE1Zjl2aTN3MGly⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@cinematographer101pod?_r=1&_t=ZN-96Rb70uA6AE⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/033irkqaYOVhdZhpxSM5yT?si=6fbc8425cfca4d67⁠ Youtube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TheCinematographer101Podcast⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-cinematographer-101-podcast/?viewAsMember=true⁠Produced by SARUS Productions Ltd. Recorded at CINEGEARPRO with production support from CINEGEARPRO. https://www.cinegearpro.co.uk/?srsltid=AfmBOopTv19BM-zv8Mj_KcR7KczBMK8V5BmadjcmorTtPT1Ic-y47Nif
Aug 7

Episode 1 - "The DoP & Director Relationship" Ft. Brendan Cleaves

Episode 1, welcomes Brendan Cleaves; a director I have had the opportunity to work on two short films, a music video, a commercial and a spec commercial with. Having started his career in music, he later transitioned to making music videos and assisting on editorial shoots, before launching his narrative career in 2002 and later directing 15 short films. In this episode we’ll embark on breaking down the projects we collaborated on, how we prepared for them and what our processes were on set. We’ll discuss what went well and what went wrong when translating the vision from the paper to the screen, and what Brendan expects from each of his cinematographers on various types of projects. Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/cinematographer101.podcast?igsh=eGE1Zjl2aTN3MGly⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@cinematographer101pod?_r=1&_t=ZN-96Rb70uA6AE⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/033irkqaYOVhdZhpxSM5yT?si=6fbc8425cfca4d67⁠ Youtube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TheCinematographer101Podcast⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-cinematographer-101-podcast/?viewAsMember=true⁠Produced by SARUS Productions Ltd. Recorded at CINEGEARPRO with production support from CINEGEARPRO. https://www.cinegearpro.co.uk/?srsltid=AfmBOopTv19BM-zv8Mj_KcR7KczBMK8V5BmadjcmorTtPT1Ic-y47Nif

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Podcast Introduction

Welcome to your new cinematography handbook! Introducing 'The Cinematographer 101 Podcast' — a new series of conversations about the craft, collaboration, and decisions behind the image. Each episode will explore a different part of filmmaking through the eyes of cinematographers, directors, gaffers, production designers, editors, colourists, and other industry professionals. Excited to start sharing these conversations with you. Hosted by Christophe Carcelle, in partnership with CineGearPro.

A Cinematography Handbook For Up-And-Coming Cinematographers! 🎥🎙️💡

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Christophe Carcelle
Years Active

2026
Episodes

11
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Explicit
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