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CAILIN YATSKO (she/her), originally from Arkansas, is a New York City-based narrative and commercial cinematographer. In 2011, she partnered with director Ani Simon-Kennedy to form Bicephaly Pictures, one of just a few female production companies in NYC - producing narrative films, music videos, web series, and commercials.
- Work Inside Your Limits and Embrace It!
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- Find A Balance Between Personal Taste and Story
- That Pesky Celluloid Ceiling
Let's face it, camera gear can be one of the most costly aspects of shooting a film... but your cinematography is more than a camera. Choose gear that is right for the job and what you need, not the new gadgets you're itching to get your hands on or the ones that you have a personal preference toward. The technology should serve the storytelling --...
There's that saying that "luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity," and it applies to filmmaking. Take the time, make a shot list, draw a storyboard, do a tech scout with your director. Even if you plan to run-and-gun, the more preparation you have, the more you can be open to improv with an actor, a sudden location change, or knowi...
A big part of what a cinematographer does starts with the bones: location. If you're working within a 4-walled, white box then your job has just gotten pretty rough. Production designers are going to make your life easier, so get in there and work with them! Discuss practicals, color palette, window coverings... all the things that affect the light...
Be open to shooting in ways that you may not necessarily gravitate toward on an aesthetic level. You may want to shoot in one specific style, but you have to give a story what it needs; and sometimes that means trying a new technique or opening yourself up to experimentation.
Confession: I'm a female DP and I don't look at that as a handicap. In fact, it's been an odd sort of leg up in setting myself apart. What's important is getting a variety of perspectives on and off screen so that we can tell more stories that haven't been seen and heard yet. The more diversity behind the camera, the more diversity of storytelling....
CAILIN YATSKO, originally from Arkansas, is a New York City-based narrative and documentary cinematographer. In 2011, she partnered with director Ani Simon-Kennedy to form Bicephaly Pictures,...
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- Freelance
- Prague Film School
- New York, New York, United States
Jun 12, 2020 · Throughout, an array of helpful side players gently walk in and out of Nola’s life, while Cailin Yatsko’s tranquil cinematography majestically captures the vast, sun-baked New Mexico vistas....
“Cailin Yatsko’s tranquil cinematography majestically captures the vast, sun-baked New Mexico vistas. But that palpable weightlessness doesn’t come at the expense of respect and realism.” - VARIETY
Cailin Yatsko is a NYC-based narrative and documentary cinematographer. She partnered with director Ani Simon-Kennedy to start Bicephaly Pictures, a production company in NYC. Yatsko has filmed projects for Intel, Refinery29, AOL, VICE, Teen Vogue, and numerous others.
1,585 Followers, 1,889 Following, 492 Posts - CAILIN YATSKO (@cailinyatsko) on Instagram: "NYC director of photography ⚡️🎥 1/2 of @bicephaly pictures | rep. @alexander_creatives"
