Film Biz Chat: One on One with Director of Photography, John Lazear

John Lazear, SOC is a Cinematographer / Director of Photography based in Hollywood California. Lazear is member of the International Cinematographers Guild, and was inducted into the prestigious Society of Camera Operators .

Lazear began his film production education under the wing of the multiple Emmy award winning cinematographer and President of the International Cinematographers Guild, I.A.T.S.E. #600, George Spiro Dibie ASC. Under George's tutelage John learned how to "see light" and was taught this true professional discipline. Throughout the years working as a camera assistant and finally as a Camera operator John has had to fortune to be influenced and work with great cinematographers and learn the subtle skills needed to create emotion for the sake of realizing the director vision by masters of the art of cinematography. As a DOP and Camera Operator, John has experience with specialty camera rigs, SFX techniques, helicopter shooting, cranes & jibs, underwater, blue/green screen, and car mounted stunt cameras, His work has taken him to travel the world and has experience with working with crews speaking multiple languages. John Lazear SOC is one of the few cinematographers that still shoots in the 35mm film format yet can seamlessly slide into today's digital capture formats.

John has kept up with the leading edge of technology and has worked with the video walls and virtual production and is actively helping to drive the development of this exciting new tool. John holds several awards for cinematography and many more nominations. His present goal is to partner with a Director to collaborate and be able to forge a movie that will tell a story that will stand the test of time.

This program will be open to calls.