{"id":85724,"date":"2017-01-17T06:00:02","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T12:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=85724"},"modified":"2017-01-16T17:26:35","modified_gmt":"2017-01-16T23:26:35","slug":"insights-from-top-hollywood-cinematographers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/insights-from-top-hollywood-cinematographers\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro Insight From Hollywood&#8217;s Top Cinematographers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"follow-along-as-the-cinematographers-behind-some-of-the-years-most-acclaimed-films-share-behind-the-scenes-stories-and-offer-real-deal-industry-insight\">Follow along as the cinematographers behind some of the year&#8217;s most-acclaimed films share behind-the-scenes stories and offer real-deal industry insight.<\/h2>\n<p>The Hollywood Reporter&#8217;s annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/topic\/roundtables\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Oscar Roundtables<\/a>\u00a0are a fantastic watch for anyone with even a mild interest in the <strong>film industry.<\/strong> The concept is simple: Gather a handful of <strong>contemporary filmmaking&#8217;s best and brightest<\/strong>, stick them in a room together, and <strong>film the conversation<\/strong>. The result is always fascinating,\u00a0insightful, surprising, and inspiring. Plus, you can finally put a name to a face to a shot!<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s <strong>Oscar Cinematography Roundtable<\/strong> features some of the <strong>most-acclaimed DPs<\/strong> in the business \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001799\/?ref_=nv_sr_3\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">John Toll<\/a> (<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2513074\/?ref_=nm_flmg_cin_2\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Billy Lynn&#8217;s Long Halftime Walk<\/a><\/em>), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2284226\/?ref_=nv_sr_2\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Bradford Young<\/a> (<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2543164\/?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Arrival<\/a><\/em>), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0006509\/?ref_=nv_sr_3\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Rodrigo Prieto<\/a> (<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0490215\/?ref_=nm_flmg_cin_3\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Silence<\/a><\/em>, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1355644\/?ref_=nm_flmg_cin_2\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Passengers<\/a><\/em>), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1401820\/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr20\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Charlotte Bruus Christensen<\/a> (<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2671706\/?ref_=nm_knf_i1\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Fences<\/a><\/em>, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt3631112\/?ref_=nm_knf_i2\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">The Girl on the Train<\/a><\/em>), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0761874\/?ref_=nv_sr_2\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Linus Sandgren<\/a> (<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt3783958\/?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">La La Land<\/a><\/em>), and<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0221042\/?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"> Caleb Deschanel<\/a> (<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1974420\/?ref_=nm_flmg_cin_3\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Rules Don&#8217;t Apply<\/a><\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>This video, over an hour in length, is well worth your time. It&#8217;s not just a simple conversation \u2014 it&#8217;s a culmination of years of <strong>experience, passion,<\/strong> and <strong>technique.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9iFVM319WRg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;start=77&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Here are a few of the discussion&#8217;s <strong>key highlights<\/strong> and <strong>eye-opening\u00a0takeaways<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"rodrigo-prieto\">Rodrigo Prieto<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-85788 size-full\" title=\"Pro Insight From Hollywood's Top Cinematographers: Rodrigo Prieto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PRIETO.jpg\" alt=\"Pro Insight From Hollywood's Top Cinematographers: Rodrigo Prieto\" width=\"755\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PRIETO.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PRIETO.jpg?resize=300,125 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PRIETO.jpg?resize=277,115 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PRIETO.jpg?resize=359,149 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PRIETO.jpg?resize=543,226 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PRIETO.jpg?resize=560,233 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PRIETO.jpg?resize=600,250 600w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PRIETO.jpg?resize=150,62 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Image via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paramount.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Paramount Pictures<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Prieto recently had two major films released around the same time \u2014 the sci-fi romance <em>Passengers<\/em>\u00a0(on which he utilized the ALEXA 65 of\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1663202\/?ref_=nv_sr_4\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">The Revenant<\/a><\/em>\u00a0fame) and\u00a0<em>Silence,<\/em> <strong>which<em>\u00a0<\/em>was shot mostly on film<\/strong>.\u00a0During the roundtable, Prieto explained\u00a0his decision to shoot<em> Passengers<\/em>\u00a0digitally and discussed the importance of the <strong>feeling<\/strong> you get from an image.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We felt the image, the oxygen, should be clean. And for me, the grain gives you a texture that gives you also a vibration that didn&#8217;t feel accurate for <em>Passengers.<\/em>\u00a0So when I performed several tests and showed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0878763\/?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Morten Tyldum<\/a>, we agreed that <em>Passengers<\/em> should be this format. Whereas on <em>Silence,<\/em> it was about hiding, it was a very different thing.<\/p>\n<p>We needed clarity on <em>Passengers<\/em>, clarity of the air. In <em>Silence<\/em> it&#8217;s priests in Japan. Most of the time they&#8217;re hiding. There&#8217;s a lot of darkness, candlelight \u2014 I used some digital for that. I used ALEXA anamorphic lenses for the low-light capabilities. So I was able to shoot most of it on film. There was a lot of exteriors and I felt that using the film for certain scenes where the texture needed to be a bit rougher was necessary. For the night scenes with candles, I used digital.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3 id=\"bradford-young\">Bradford Young<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-85789 size-full\" title=\"Pro Insight From Hollywood's Top Cinematographers: Bradford Young\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/YOUNG.jpg\" alt=\"Pro Insight From Hollywood's Top Cinematographers: Bradford Young\" width=\"755\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/YOUNG.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/YOUNG.jpg?resize=300,124 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/YOUNG.jpg?resize=277,115 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/YOUNG.jpg?resize=359,149 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/YOUNG.jpg?resize=543,225 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/YOUNG.jpg?resize=560,232 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/YOUNG.jpg?resize=600,250 600w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/YOUNG.jpg?resize=150,62 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Image via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paramount.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Paramount Pictures<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Bradford Young&#8217;s ever-expanding resume has positioned him as a contender for the title of <strong>The Next Great Cinematographer<\/strong>. His impressive work on <em>Arrival<\/em> is proof of his wide-ranging talents and <strong>photographic expertise.<\/strong> In the roundtable, Young focused on the <strong>philosophy of cinematography<\/strong> and the importance of trust and communication with the director.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>My requirement is, after we go through the war, that I can break bread with you at my table, with my kids and my wife. So, for me, I try to give the benefit of the doubt with the literature, because sometimes the literature isn&#8217;t sewn up as tight.<\/p>\n<p>So I&#8217;m hoping the director is going to bring a lot of his or her own temperament, accent, [and] perspective to the thing we&#8217;re about to wrap our minds around. The community-building thing comes out of the desire to collaborate. At the end of the day, I want to be your friend. With Dennis, I was a big fan. I feel like I knew his writing on the wall.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3 id=\"linus-sandgren\">Linus Sandgren<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-85790 size-full\" title=\"Pro Insight From Hollywood's Top Cinematographers: Linus Sandgren\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/LINUS.jpg\" alt=\"Pro Insight From Hollywood's Top Cinematographers: Linus Sandgren\" width=\"755\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/LINUS.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/LINUS.jpg?resize=300,124 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/LINUS.jpg?resize=277,115 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/LINUS.jpg?resize=359,149 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/LINUS.jpg?resize=543,225 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/LINUS.jpg?resize=560,232 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/LINUS.jpg?resize=600,250 600w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/LINUS.jpg?resize=150,62 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Image via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lionsgate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Lionsgate<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sandgren&#8217;s stellar work on last year&#8217;s <strong>love letter<\/strong> to classic Hollywood musicals \u2014\u00a0<em>La La Land <\/em>\u2014 makes him a frontrunner for the cinematography Oscar at this year&#8217;s Academy Awards. Shooting on film and successfully achieving <strong>a golden-age-of-cinema look<\/strong> came with\u00a0a few worries and fears. In the roundtable, he sheds some light on the necessity of planning before you shoot:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Whatever you do on set is so important, and there&#8217;s so little you should do in the DI, in my opinion, because the more you do there, the more you screw up the image and how it was captured. The DI is an amazing tool, allowing you to fix things you&#8217;ve screwed up, but I think the general look of the film is always created with the lenses or film stock you&#8217;ve chosen.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3 id=\"charlotte-bruus-christensen\">Charlotte Bruus Christensen<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-85791 size-full\" title=\"Pro Insight From Hollywood's Top Cinematographers: Charlotte Bruus Christenson\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/CHRISTENSENN.jpg\" alt=\"Pro Insight From Hollywood's Top Cinematographers: Charlotte Bruus Christenson\" width=\"755\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/CHRISTENSENN.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/CHRISTENSENN.jpg?resize=300,122 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/CHRISTENSENN.jpg?resize=277,113 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/CHRISTENSENN.jpg?resize=359,146 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/CHRISTENSENN.jpg?resize=543,222 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/CHRISTENSENN.jpg?resize=560,228 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/CHRISTENSENN.jpg?resize=150,61 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/dreamworkspictures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Dreamworks<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the course of the conversation, Christensen made an excellent case for shooting the\u00a0play-adaptation <em>Fences<\/em> on film.\u00a0<strong>Gritty texture<\/strong> was a must and director <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000243\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Denzel Washington&#8217;s<\/a> trust in Christensen was <strong>key<\/strong>. Regarding her recent work on <em>The Girl on the Train,\u00a0<\/em>Christensen praised the <strong>textures<\/strong> that come with shooting on film.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We were planning on being so close on our lead actress who&#8217;s observing other people&#8217;s lives from the train. It was so much about a POV story, it&#8217;s a girl right there, who is observing people and thinking her thoughts that aren&#8217;t what really happened in reality, so there&#8217;s a lot of things we had to express with images. We had to be so close to her.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3 id=\"caleb-deschanel\">Caleb Deschanel<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-85792 size-full\" title=\"Pro Insight From Hollywood's Top Cinematographers: Caleb Deschanel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/CALEB-DESCHANEL.jpg\" alt=\"Pro Insight From Hollywood's Top Cinematographers: Caleb Deschanel\" width=\"755\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/CALEB-DESCHANEL.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/CALEB-DESCHANEL.jpg?resize=300,122 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/CALEB-DESCHANEL.jpg?resize=277,112 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/CALEB-DESCHANEL.jpg?resize=359,146 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/CALEB-DESCHANEL.jpg?resize=543,220 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/CALEB-DESCHANEL.jpg?resize=560,227 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/CALEB-DESCHANEL.jpg?resize=150,61 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Image via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxmovies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">20th Century Fox<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Rules Don&#8217;t Apply<\/em>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000886\/?ref_=tt_ov_dr\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Warren Beatty&#8217;s<\/a>\u00a0long-in-the-works Howard Hughes film, has a classic feel, rich with <strong>deep shadows<\/strong> and almost <strong>noir-like<\/strong> images. During the roundtable, Deschanel reflected on shooting digitally:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Photographing faces, you have to be careful about\u00a0how sharp an image is. The thing that I always liked\u00a0about film is that each frame is different. So the fact that one frame goes to another, and the grain is in a slightly different place, actually is much more forgiving for the human face, and it actually gives you a certain quality that I find fascinating.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3 id=\"john-toll\">John Toll<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-85793 size-full\" title=\"Pro Insight From Hollywood's Top Cinematographers: John Toll\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/TOLL.jpg\" alt=\"Pro Insight From Hollywood's Top Cinematographers: John Toll\" width=\"755\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/TOLL.jpg 755w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/TOLL.jpg?resize=300,126 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/TOLL.jpg?resize=277,116 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/TOLL.jpg?resize=359,150 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/TOLL.jpg?resize=543,227 543w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/TOLL.jpg?resize=560,234 560w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/TOLL.jpg?resize=600,250 600w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/TOLL.jpg?resize=150,63 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Image via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonypictures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Sony Pictures Entertainment<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>John Toll (DP\u00a0for\u00a0<em>Billy Lynn&#8217;s Long Halftime Walk<\/em>)<em>\u00a0<\/em>offered\u00a0some interesting insight into director\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000487\/?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Ang Lee&#8217;s<\/a>\u00a0controversial\u00a0decision to <strong>shoot the film in 3D<\/strong> at an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mUULFJ_I048\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">unheard of 120 frames per second<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>He has always been interested in the idea of high frame rate, and so he really wanted to explore the idea. But it was primarily to \u2014 [it was] an enhancement to the story, a way to become a little more intimate with the story, especially the characters and actors, and he really saw the value in the process for that. It was primarily a new way to tell a story, a new way to involve the audience, and [Lee] intentionally chose <em>Billy Lynn<\/em> as the project because he did not want to imply that it was technology to create spectacle, but rather creating more intimacy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3 id=\"closing-thoughts\">Closing Thoughts<\/h3>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some closing inspiration from\u00a0<strong>Bradford Young, <\/strong>who called\u00a0out the necessity of <strong>truth<\/strong> and <strong>self<\/strong> within your art with this final thought on capturing images.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I think we keep getting caught in the conversation between ARRI and Sony, and all they&#8217;re doing is just providing us with the stuff, saying, &#8220;y&#8217;all do whatever you want to do with it.&#8221; I think the conversation is \u2014 how do we anchor it? How do we anchor it in something that gives\u00a0us feeling? How do you bring feeling to it? Which I think is the most important thing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Which movie from last year do you think looked \u00a0best? Do you disagree with some of these cinematographers?<\/strong> Let us know what you think!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow along as the cinematographers behind some of the year&#8217;s most-acclaimed films share behind-the-scenes stories and offer real-deal industry 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