Oct 29, 20261h 3mS4
Giorgio Scali, ASC had worked with Debora Cahn and Alex Graves on Homeland, and when The Diplomat moved to New York for its third season they called him. He is credited on four episodes of that season. Three are shared...
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Cinematography Salon
Hosted by Peter Pascucci and Ava · tv · EN
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Tune in to the Cinematography Salon Podcast every other Thursday for an enlightening journey into the realm of cinematography, hosted by Peter Pascucci and Ava Benjamin Shorr. Drawing inspiration from the rebellious ethos of historic art salons, our show serves as a platform for emerging talents to both showcase their art and challenge the conventional boundaries of our craft. Through our podcast, we connect like-minded filmmakers and catalyze the exchange of resources, ideas, and wisdom in the cinematography community.
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What is Cinematography Salon about?
Tune in to the Cinematography Salon Podcast every other Thursday for an enlightening journey into the realm of cinematography, hosted by Peter Pascucci and Ava Benjamin Shorr. Drawing inspiration from the rebellious ethos of historic art salons, our show serves as a platform for emerging talents to both showcase their art and challenge the conventional boundaries of our craft.
Who hosts Cinematography Salon?
Cinematography Salon is hosted by Peter Pascucci and Ava. The show has published 46 episodes to date.
What has Cinematography Salon covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Giorgio Scali, ASC: Light and Darkness in the Halls of Power on The Diplomat" (29 October 2026, 63 minutes), "Xavier Dolléans, AFC: Building Baghdad in Cairo for High Value Target" (15 October 2026, 56 minutes), and "Doug Emmett: Lighting Emmy Rossum and Anya Taylor-Joy in Furious and Lucky" (1 October 2026, 68 minutes).
How often does Cinematography Salon publish?
Cinematography Salon publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 69 minutes across 46 episodes.
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Booking probability for Cinematography Salon is 22%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Cinematography Salon requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Cinematography Salon's contact route on record: verified email.
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Peter Pascucci and Ava hosts Cinematography Salon, a tv podcast with 46 episodes published.
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Oct 15, 202656 minS4Xavier Dolléans, AFC spent five to six months in Cairo photographing High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam, the TNT limited series directed by Leslie Greif, with a local crew he met on arrival. He calls himself "a big...
Oct 1, 20261h 8mS4Doug Emmett made Lucky in Los Angeles through the spring of 2025, took three weeks off, and went straight to New York to prep Furious with Brian Kirk, who directed the first two episodes. He got the job after an...
Sep 17, 20261h 1mS4The Death of Robin Hood is Pat Scola's third film with Michael Sarnoski, made an hour outside Belfast on a production budget of around eleven million, somewhere between the scrappiness of Pig and the scale of A...
Sep 3, 20261h 3mS4The Invite, Olivia Wilde's comedy for A24, plays out almost entirely inside one San Francisco apartment, where a couple played by Wilde and Seth Rogen host an evening that goes sideways with visitors played by Penélope...
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Aug 20, 20261h 11mS4Gustav Danielsson, FSF got the job by text message. "Do you wanna shoot a sequel to Game of Thrones?" arrived from director Owen Harris, who had made San Junipero with him, and it landed while Danielsson was at home...
Episode #47
James Laxton, ASC: Shooting Beef, Season 2
Aug 13, 202658 minS4James Laxton, ASC came to Beef for its second season as the one new voice in a room that had already made something people loved. His job, as he saw it, was to carry forward what Beef is at the level of shot structure...
Aug 6, 202657 minS4When Tari Segal, ASC, took over the Las Vegas block of Margo's Got Money Troubles, the A24 series for Apple TV adapted by David E. Kelley from Rufi Thorpe's novel, she had three days and a working casino floor on which...
Aug 14, 20251h 27mS3Against the backdrop of industry upheaval and the rise of AI, Nicholas Lam joins hosts Ava Benjamin Shorr and David Kruta to explore what it means to future-proof creativity. Lam critiques performative diversity...
Jul 17, 20251h 13mS3Director Mike Pecci joins host David Kruta to dissect the chaos of post-COVID Hollywood, the false promises of AI disruption, and the suffocating gatekeeping of the studio system. Pecci lays bare the existential...
Jul 3, 20251h 27mS3As fears mount over AI’s impact on creative labor, cinematographer and technologist Jim Geduldick joins host David Kruta to dissect the frenzy surrounding artificial intelligence and its encroachment into the film...
Jun 12, 20251h 26mS3This week, we’re joined by Matt Workman—filmmaker, developer, and creator of Cine Tracer—for a candid look at the shifting landscape of cinematography. We explore how filmmakers can better communicate, justify...
May 22, 202547 minS3Rachel Clark, BSC, brings a poetic realism to the screen, and in this special edition episode recorded at the Camerimage Festival, she reveals how she constructs that visual language. Joining hosts Ava Benjamin Shorr...
May 1, 20251h 37mS3What does it mean to carry someone else’s artistic legacy forward? Bianca Cline joins the Cinematography Salon Podcast to share a rare and deeply moving look behind the lens, stepping into the unfinished production of...
Apr 10, 20251h 5mS3Joining us this week is Zach Kuperstein, a New York-based cinematographer known for his work on "Barbarian" and his collaboration with Anna Kendrick on her highly anticipated directorial debut, "Woman of the Hour". Zach...
Apr 3, 20251h 32mS3Sam Levy’s body of work has helped define contemporary American independent cinema. In this episode, Levy pulls back the curtain on his methodical, deeply personal approach to cinematography, revealing how scripts...
Episode #37
Santiago Gonzalez: How Los Frikis Brought 1990s Havana to Life (Special Cameraimage Episode)
Mar 20, 202548 minS3When the realities of censorship made filming in Cuba impossible, production of Los Frikis moved to the Dominican Republic, where cinematographer Santiago González and his team worked tirelessly to create a world that...
Mar 6, 20251h 2mS3In an age of pristine, digitally clinical imagery, cinematographers are increasingly drawn to imperfection—the swirl of a bokeh, the dreamlike haze of vintage glass. The Soviet-era lenses that once defined an era of...
Feb 20, 20251h 23mS3With the proliferation of accessible cinema cameras, affordable lighting, and the democratization of filmmaking tools, cinematography is changing with breathtaking speed. Hosts Peter Pascucci and Ava Benjamin Shorr...
Feb 6, 20251h 5mS3On this special edition of The Cinematography Salon Podcast, recorded at the 32nd Camerimage Film Festival, hosts Ava Benjamin Shorr and Lauren Guiteras sit down with cinematographer Lol Crawley to dissect his latest...
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