@tansysimpson: What is your biggest concern with the future? It’s tough out there – lots of things concern me. Getting work, getting good work, getting more good work and on and on. And that’s just professionally! So, I am going to translate concern to fear, and then answer properly with Cheryl Strayed’s words, “Hello Fear.… Read More @tansysimpson: What is your biggest conc

@tansysimpson: What’s a defining moment in your life? My grandfather died whilst I was shooting a short film for my second year of grad school. He was very old, but it was a shock for it to happen when it did. I was close to him and here I was, stuck in LA, and shooting… Read More @tansysimpson: What’s a defining moment

@tansysimpson: Why did you decide to get into this industry? There was no single decision – my journey to becoming a cinematographer has been long, with a number of detours! I’ve always been a visual person – drawn to color, shape, texture and light. But as I was growing up I wasn’t really consciously thinking… Read More @tansysimpson: Why did you decide to get

What are you working on next? In addition, if people want to find out more about you, where can they find you on social media? You can find me on instagram as @alison_hammersley. I’ll be starting as a directing fellow with American Film Institute in the fall, which I’m very excited about. I’ve also currently… Read More What are you working on next? In additio

@alison_hammersley: What, if anything, do you collect? I have an un-ironic obsession with Nicolas Cage, and my home absolutely reflects that. In addition to autographs and random knick knacks I’ve collected with his face on them, my entire DVD collection is made up of Nick Cage movies. I don’t own a single other film. #thereelwomen… Read More @alison_hammersley: What, if anything, d

@alison_hammersley: What advice do you have for other women in the industry? Don’t try to be “one of the guys” in order to get ahead. We’re valuable because we are women, not in spite of it. Our unique perspective is what’s going to make our work brilliant and important. Never feel like you have to… Read More @alison_hammersley: What advice do you h

@alison_hammersley: What is a successful moment in your career so far? During my last year of college, one of the thesis projects I did was a stop motion animation called The Last Dance. I’d never done stop motion before, but I really loved the medium and had always wanted to try. I ended up submitting… Read More @alison_hammersley: What is a successful

@alison_hammersley: What is your biggest concern with the future? My biggest concern for the future is that I’ll end up compromising my voice or my perspective in order to fit a mold. Whether that’s because I’m a woman, or because my take isn’t relatable or sellable enough…I never want to get to a point where… Read More @alison_hammersley: What is your biggest

@alison_hammersley: What’s a defining moment in your life? A moment I feel very defined by was when I completed my first short post graduating. I had just moved to LA with no prospects and was feeling very insecure about my talent and my voice. One day, after having not done anything creative for over a… Read More @alison_hammersley: What’s a defining mo

@alison_hammersley: Why did you decide to get into this industry? I’ve always been obsessed with the entertainment industry. Whenever I watched a new movie I wanted to know everything about how it was made and who was in it. I actually wanted to be an actress or singer when I was really young. It wasn’t… Read More @alison_hammersley: Why did you decide t