http://www.brianwengrofsky.com/news The professional website of Cinematographer Brian Wengrofsky. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:33:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There's an important struggle under way at the moment to assert the right of journalists (non-accredited or professional) to record in public places. This right is being challenged by law enforcement, often in the absence of any specific laws that actually prohibit this activity. The video below has a good ... http://www.brianwengrofsky.com/news/2012/02/03/arrested-the-crime-filming-in-public/ Gaida Hinnawi is one of those talents who is simply incomparable. I met her while shooting the recording studio sessions of "Man From Plains" with Jonathan Demme. Gaida asked me to produce a video for her and I jumped at the chance. If you haven't seen her ... http://www.brianwengrofsky.com/news/2012/01/24/gaida-live-at-the-purple-crayon/ I flew to Indonesia in November to shoot a wildlife conservation piece for an NGO called "Orangutan Republik". Pound for pound, at least 4x as strong as a human. Teaching the young ones the value of conservation. Indo kids are the best. Super focused on learning, but a laugh riot ... http://www.brianwengrofsky.com/news/2011/02/15/orangutans-in-sumatra/ In October, 2010 I traveled to Haiti to shoot a documentary project. Some people have their panic attacks on shoots. I have my sleepless nights weeks earlier during prep. Will we have consistent access to power? Will we find ourselves shooting at night in areas with no lights? ... http://www.brianwengrofsky.com/news/2011/01/15/between-earthquake-and-outbreak/ Between September and October I shot a documentary series for Germany's N-TV which was tied in to the release of the Oliver Stone movie "Money Never Sleeps". The goal was to provide an intriguing partner to the movie's fictional world by investigating and fleshing out dimensions of its real ... http://www.brianwengrofsky.com/news/2010/12/01/dream-factory-wall-stmoney-never-sleeps/ As 2010 began, I was really craving a narrative project that would give me the opportunity to again use light as an integrated part of storytelling. Metaphor as well as mood. And a director that would be motivated by that as well, or at least open to it. To ... http://www.brianwengrofsky.com/news/2010/08/25/sponge/ Yesterday at sunset there were dramatic clouds including some very tall thunderheads. The result was a very unusual mix of colors in the sky, that went a kind of deep cyan after sunset. I ran back to my apartment in time for the electrical storm. There was ... http://www.brianwengrofsky.com/news/2010/07/20/lightning-in-brooklyn/ Did a shoot with Marti Domination, one of the stars of Matthew Barney's "Cremaster Cycle". We interviewed her talking about dreams. I wanted a Marlene Dietrich sort of look for the interview. The director thought I should shoot it in color "just in case" but I won ... http://www.brianwengrofsky.com/news/2010/06/24/marti-domination/ This aired almost 6 months ago, but the context to the piece was so fascinating I thought it worth putting up. We interviewed Barbara Ehrenreich against the backdrop of the national Tea Party gathering in Washington on September 12, 2009. It was interesting to see the right break down and ... http://www.brianwengrofsky.com/news/2010/03/17/in-between-another-scene/ Untranslatable in English. Basically, meaning the moment in between doing one thing and starting another, a momentary break where one isn't doing anything in particular. Reflecting. Perhaps chatting with a stranger. This is the concept behind a new series for German TV I'm doing with Markus ... http://www.brianwengrofsky.com/news/2009/07/12/mal-zwischendurch/