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ShotDeck at the 40th Annual ASC Awards Recap
Autumn Durald Arkapaw, ASC, Michael Bauman, Sir Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC, CBE, and more distinguished guests joined ShotDeck on the red carpet at the 40th Annual ASC Awards Show for a series of interviews.
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ShotDeck at SXSW 2026 Recap
We were thrilled to support the 33rd SXSW Festival with free accounts for Film and TV Award Winners and coverage of some of the buzziest premieres.
IndieWire: How Lawrence Sher’s ShotDeck Helps Cinematographers and Directors Bring Film Worlds to Life
ShotDeck Co-Founder and Oscar-Nominated Cinematographer Lawrence Sher, ASC was featured this month in an IndieWire article, where he got to talk about how he pulled visual references for his newest film, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! (Spoiler alert: it was from the millions of cinematic reference images on ShotDeck) “We’re trying to create a reference tool
ShotDeck at Sundance 2026 Recap
We celebrated the last Sundance at Park City with several events and interviews of high profile filmmakers who offered insight and inspiration about their filmmaking journey including Olivia Wilde, Clint Bentley, and more!
ShotDeck Now On Canva
Instantly access millions of cinematic reference images from movies, TV, music videos, and commercials in Canva with the new ShotDeck integration and find the perfect reference image for your project!
ShotDeck Receives 2023 BSC Technical Award
Lawrence Sher, ASC, and the rest of the ShotDeck team were honored to receive the prestigious Bert Easey Technical Award this past week at a gala event organized by the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC). The Bert Easey Technical Award was first presented in 1951 and renamed in 1976 in honor of Bert Easey, head of the Camera Department at Denham and Pinewood
Cine Gear 2022 Wrapup
Hello ShotDeck Team! We had an incredible experience at this year’s Cine Gear LA Expo, which attracted over 16,000 professionals from 60+ countries. With 350+ Exhibitors and 35+ Seminars this year, Cine Gear has grown to become the premier event for the technology, entertainment, and media industry since it’s inception in 1998. Read below for a
Waqas Qazi: Number One Color Grading Secret
Waqas Qazi is a professional Colorist, Masterclass teacher, & YouTube personality who recently did a thorough and absolutely incredible walk-thru of ShotDeck and many of it’s features. If you’re a novice ShotDeck user, or just interested in how color grading works, this video is a great tutorial and it also gives insight into how ShotDeck is being used in The
Press: American Cinematographer
Larry (and ShotDeck) were recently included in the June issue of American Cinematographer in a story called Making Shots in Quarantine. To see some of the amazing recreations that were submitted by creative people around the world on Instagram, check out #shotsinisolation.
Press: ICG Magazine
ShotDeck was recently featured in the April 2020 issue of ICG Magazine in their Gear Guide. We were honored to be included!










