Gregory Irwin

After an incredible 45-year career as an “A” camera 1st AC on some of Hollywood’s biggest feature films, Gregory Irwin is officially retiring — and clearing out select pieces of high-end motion picture camera equipment! All items are in very good to excellent condition and have been meticulously maintained. 📩 Message me directly for details and pricing. Serious inquiries only. Partial inventory of sale gear: Preston Cinema Systems Small HD Cartoni Focusbug Technologies TVLogic Cinematography Electronics and more! Gear worked on: Thunderbolts * INTERSTELLAR JOKER FAST & FURIOUS Check out my IMDb for all credits! https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0410389/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Thank you! Greg

After an incredible 45-year career as an “A” camera 1st AC on some of Hollywood’s biggest feature films, Gregory Irwin is officially retiring — and clearing out select pieces of high-end motion picture camera equipment! All items are in very good to excellent condition and have been meticulously maintained. 📩 Message me directly for details and pricing. Serious inquiries only. Partial inventory of sale gear: Preston Cinema Systems Small HD Cartoni Focusbug Technologies TVLogic Cinematography Electronics and more! Gear worked on: Thunderbolts * INTERSTELLAR JOKER FAST & FURIOUS Check out my IMDb for all credits! https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0410389/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Thank you! Greg

FOCUS ON CAMERA had another SOLD OUT Class hosted by Otto Nemenz, INTL last weekend in Los Angeles! WHAT A CLASS! By the end of our 2 days together, my students exhibited a huge difference in their focus pulling confidence, decision making (per story) AND with their business leadership and negotiating skills! CONGRATULATIONS to my LA class! This program is for both rookies of our craft as well as veterans who want to raise the bar on what it means to be a professional Focus Puller and Camera Assistant in ALL production markets. Now we’re steaming full speed ahead to Keslow Camera VANCOUVER, BC - March 22-23, 2025! Register today at www.focusoncamera.com and start elevating YOUR CAREER today! FOCUS ON CAMERA is a 2 day, in person, higher education program for ALL Camera Assistants in ALL production markets. We have payment options to make it easy! One payment: $1,499.99 FOC PAYMENT PLAN: $500/month for 3 months FIRST ON THE SCENE: Register early and SAVE! FOC AMBASSADOR: Become a FOC Ambassador by getting your colleagues to register and you will receive a discounted course tuition! You can even earn a tuition FREE class! Visit us at www.focusoncamera.com for details and registration! See us on our social media @focusoncamera33 on Instagram Focus on Camera YouTube Channel

Our FOC Atlanta class was a HUGE SUCCESS! Sold out and the AC students left empowered with a new confidence for focus pulling. They loved the hands on focus pulling exercises and learning business negotiation for better deals! Now it’s off to LA for our February 28-March 1 class at Otto Nemenz. Seats are vey limited so register now at www.focusoncamera.com! Start Elevating Your Career TODAY!

Hey ACs! www.focusoncamera.com is finally LIVE and ONLINE! Come on and check us out if you want to elevate your career in the camera department! Email us at info@focusoncamera.com for more information. We’re excited to hear from you! And remember, if it’s not a career, it’s just a hobby! www.focusoncamera.com

Hey ACs! www.focusoncamera.com is finally LIVE and ONLINE! Come on and check us out if you want to elevate your career in the camera department! Email us at info@focusoncamera.com for more information. We’re excited to hear from you! And remember, if it’s not a career, it’s just a hobby! www.focusoncamera.com

FOCUS ON CAMERA is going Live soon!

Hi there! In November, FOCUS ON CAMERA will be accepting registration. Check out www.focusoncamera.com. It’s coming soon! G

Hi Dom! it’s been a while! About this lens, the asymmetrical vignette is a definite sign of no S16. From my experience of rebuilding 35mm lenses to cover large format sensors, do you think that there is a matte behind the rear element or is it the rear element itself causing the vignette? Also, would there be an iris stop that could be removed to allow the iris to open further to prevent vignetting? Thanks! G

3 things: 1. Would you take a picture of the rear element? Let’s see what that looks like. 2. Does it vignette all the way through the zoom range or does it begin at a specific focal length? 3. How is the vignetting at wide open? I'm guessing that it’s either the rear element that is the source of the vignette or there is a matte inside of the element that may be possible to remove. G

FOCUS ON CAMERA is the educational opportunity that you’ve been waiting for! FOCUS ON CAMERA is for camera assistants who want to elevate their talents, and for new camera people and students who are breaking into the camera ranks. At FOCUS ON CAMERA, the mission is to elevate the Camera Assistant’s performance and improve the First AC’s focus pulling confidence by offering different philosophies and techniques, while also teaching the necessary business skills for running a successful camera team. FOCUS ON CAMERA’s goal is to expand your knowledge base, increase your earning potential and make you more marketable in any market. www.focusoncamera.com COMING SOON! Stay tuned for future updates!

FOCUS ON CAMERA is the educational opportunity that you’ve been waiting for! FOCUS ON CAMERA is for camera assistants who want to elevate their talents, and for new camera people and students who are breaking into the camera ranks. At FOCUS ON CAMERA, the mission is to elevate the Camera Assistant’s performance and improve the First AC’s focus pulling confidence by offering different philosophies and techniques, while also teaching the necessary business skills for running a successful camera team. FOCUS ON CAMERA’s goal is to expand your knowledge base, increase your earning potential and make you more marketable in any market. www.focusoncamera.com COMING SOON! Stay tuned for future updates!

FOCUS ON CAMERA is the educational opportunity that you’ve been waiting for! FOCUS ON CAMERA is for camera assistants who want to elevate their talents, and for new camera people and students who are breaking into the camera ranks. At FOCUS ON CAMERA, the mission is to elevate the Camera Assistant’s performance and improve the First AC’s focus pulling confidence by offering different philosophies and techniques, while also teaching the necessary business skills for running a successful camera team. FOCUS ON CAMERA’s goal is to expand your knowledge base, increase your earning potential and make you more marketable in any market. www.focusoncamera.com COMING SOON! Stay tuned for future updates!

Thank you Stewart. I have a very good team to lead. That makes my job easy! G

Ready! I’m already on my way! 😆

No. Only New Zealand.

It’s my pleasure Dom! Thanks for watching!

Hello all! I would like to share this recent interview I did for the Cinematography Podcast on how I run the business of my camera department with regard's to the Studio, producers and the filmmakers (director and cinematographer). The actual interview begins just before the 12 minute mark. Enjoy!

I had completely forgotten that Derek was there as well! That movie employed a lot of guys! ??‍♂️

Jeff Kimball came in late as well David.

I did To Live and Die in LA Rules of Engagement Bluechips and one that never got released and I can’t remember the name of it. He truly relied on the camera department but also had very high expectations and never gave us a break. He had zero tolerance for someone not paying attention or doing their job at the highest level. He had this thing about calling “Action”. He would never say it so it was always a guessing game as to when to roll the camera. We worked under extreme pressure. That’s for sure!! G

I did four pictures with Billy. He was a one of a kind to be sure. Great director and very disciplined. He was tough on everyone! G

Thanks Travis! I grew up right next to you in PV. Good to hear that my old stomping grounds are still good. G

I saw the 70mm format of the picture last night at a flagship cinema in Atlanta, GA. Overall, I enjoyed the movie. I enjoyed the history of Oppenheimer and the impactful figures who affected his life. I enjoyed the performances - especially Downey. However, I think (and I’m going to get skewered for saying this) Nolan is getting more self indulgent with his filmmaking style. He has to prove over and over how smart he is as opposed to letting the story say it. HE IS SMART! He’s the smartest guy in the room but he doesn’t need to show us all of the time by trying to be clever. I feel that he tries too hard at times to be clever. Unlike Todd Phillips, who can weave a multi layered story to fit together when you can’t imagine how it will all fit till it’s done, Chris seems to only create confusion. Having said this he did do a very good job with the very complicated INTERSTELLAR. I am very qualified to say this since I’ve worked with both. Five movies with Todd and one with Chris. OPPENHEIMER was confusing and I already knew the story since I’m a huge history buff. But I did enjoy it overall. As for the cinematography, I’m sick and tired of watching uber shallow images that are crushed into the foot of the exposure curve. I want to see more of the grand format the Chris chooses for his movies! Shallow and dark doesn’t always do it for me. Scott made an observation in the above post about soft focus. Let me tell you from experience that there isn’t more difficult focus pulling than a Nolan picture. My experience with him was the most challenging focus pulling in my career. It’s not about keeping every shot sharp but rather maintaining the damage control with the inevitable focus buzz that’s bound to happen! It’s because of the cinematic style that Chris chooses to employ and he, above everyone else understands how difficult he makes it and he accepts the occasional soft focus. I applaud Keith Davis’s work. He was simply miraculous! Hoyte doesn’t give him (or me) any feedback regarding focus even though he’s looking through the eyepiece. It’s like flying a jumbo jet in the clouds without any radar! Keith was on his own, flying blind. Great work! I don’t know if it was the theater I was in or if anyone else experienced this but the music track was drowning out the dialogue at times. Did anyone else notice this? Anyway, there’s my review. Let the skewering begin! G