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January 26, 2022 The CBC/IMDb TV original crime drama series Pretty Hard Cases – now in its second season – was shot in Toronto; not as the typical stand-in for New York, but for Toronto itself, as the series embraces the Canadian city and makes it a character as part of the storylines. Using Cooke Optics 5/i prime lenses, cinematographer ...

December 15, 2021 The Disney Channel’s original musical comedy movie Spin is full of the type of color palettes expected of a story that follows an Indian American 15-year-old – played by Avantika – who discovers her artistic side through the unique world of DJ culture, and learns she has a passion for creating mixes that blend the textures of ...

December 9, 2021 Cinematographer Matt Lloyd, ASC, CSC, has used Cooke Optics S4/i prime lenses extensively since they first came out – including the pilot for the limited television series “Fargo.” But in discussions with director, producer and actor David Oyelowo, they both knew that the look of “The Water Man” would need to be more majestic than a spherical ...

November 15, 2021 Cooke Optics has announced the launch of two exciting additions to its expanding range of Full Frame lenses. Two new Varotal/i FF zoom lenses bring leading-edge modern design and materials to this historic line of zoom lenses that were first seen in 1971, while the extensive Panchro/i Classic FF range offers the beloved vintage Speed Panchro look ...

October 14, 2021 Cinematographer Diana Olifirova chose Cooke Anamorphics to film We are Lady Parts, Nida Manzoor’s anarchic and irreverent music comedy about a Muslim female punk band – called Lady Parts – who are on a mission to find a lead guitarist and maybe, just maybe, get a proper gig. It was the first time Diana and Nida had ...

October 8, 2021 “When you’re preparing a film you can indulge in dreamy conversations –– it’s an essential part of the process that gets infused into the work. But once you’re on set, and the clock is ticking, you find yourself a passenger on a moving train. Sometimes it’s a slow-moving train, but that train is moving. This was very ...

October 5, 2021 Cooke Optics announces the appointment of media industry veteran Roger Flynn as a new Non-Executive Director to its Board of Directors. Flynn is an investor and Non-Executive Director in media, technology, and travel businesses following a successful executive career in several international organizations, including CEO of BBC Ventures, Commercial Director of Virgin’s Media division, and President International ...

September 23, 2021 Just the word ‘ballet’ brings wonderful classic images to mind. To capture those images juxtaposed with the modern world for Birds of Paradise, director of photography Shaheen Seth relied on Cooke Optics S7/i Full Frame prime lenses for director Sarah Adina Smith, who not only adapted the A.K. Small novel for the screenplay, but also happens to ...