Artist Decoded By Yoshino

Rina Yang is a director of photography based in London. She grew up in a small city in Japan, where she studied still life and portrait painting. She has been selected for the BAFTA Breakthrough 2020, and she is also the first female DOP ever to win a cinematography award at the British Arrows, as well as being nominated for the best cinematographer in fiction at the BAFTA Cymru Awards 19', making history in both commercials and narrative categories. Her recent narrative projects include NANNY (Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner), Euphoria (HBO/A24), and her upcoming feature with MGM Studios, entitled ‘Flint Strong’. Topics Discussed: Rina’s outlook creating goals for herself Rina’s creative stamina Taking breaks between shoots How she structures her time The differences between shooting a feature film, music video, and a  commercial How she started cinematography Her experiences growing up in Japan then moving to London Working hard at a very young age Getting accepted into university by creating a short fi