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Can you spot the difference? Film Riot puts a $500 Rokinon Lens against a $26,000 Arri Cinema Lens in a comparison that may surprise you.

7:30 AM 4/6/2021 by Steve Chagollan and Carolyn Giardina From affliction to massacre, the subjects dictate the aesthetic of these three celebrated DP pros. Courtesy of Oldenburg Film Festival The American Society of Cinematographers’ Spotlight category, introduced in 2014 to focus on DPs working with more limited budgets and less conspicuous marketing--including those operating in the foreign language realm--features one of the few women (Katelin Arizmendi) nominated across the ASC’s seve...

How I Shot That: The Cameras and Cinematography Behind Sundance’s Documentary Films IndieWire 2/1/2021 When choosing cameras and lenses, nonfiction filmmakers are not only guided by the look, feel, and cinematic language they want to employ, but also by what their production demands and resources allow. Which is why in answering the question of why they picked the gear they used to shoot their Sundance nonfiction feature premieres, this year’s crop of cinematographers and directors also t...