{"id":1960110,"date":"2025-08-14T14:41:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1960110"},"modified":"2025-08-14T14:41:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:41:10","slug":"how-the-nominated-cinematographers-shot-their-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/how-the-nominated-cinematographers-shot-their-series\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Nominated Cinematographers Shot Their Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__HDPrM\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button aria-label=\"Visually show the key takeways description\" class=\"group z-2\" data-ylk=\"elm:card;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><svg class=\"absolute size-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><lineargradient id=\"svg-ai-icon-gradient\" x1=\"12.5\" x2=\"12.5\" y1=\"2.5\" y2=\"21.5\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#3941FD\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#D136E0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/svg><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mr-1\" fill=\"url(#svg-ai-icon-gradient)\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5 6.5a6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4-4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4-4M3.5 14A12.69 12.69 0 0 0 11 6.5a12.69 12.69 0 0 0 7.5 7.5 12.69 12.69 0 0 0-7.5 7.5A12.7 12.7 0 0 0 3.5 14m7.5 3.638A14.5 14.5 0 0 0 7.362 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 10.362 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 14.638 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 17.638\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\"_R_apckr8lb2mav5ubsddb_\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.<\/span><\/span><\/button><span class=\"aisummary_textShimmer__8Tdxq\">Generate Key Takeaways<\/span><\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Expand Key Takeaways\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"_R_1ckr8lb2mav5ubsddbH1_\" class=\"stretched-box text-batcave hover:text-grape-jelly focus:text-grape-jelly dark:text-bob dark:hover:text-thanos dark:focus:text-thanos\" id=\"_R_1ckr8lb2mav5ubsddb_\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 13\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fill-current\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path d=\"M6 6.897 3.547 4.443a.5.5 0 0 0-.699.002.493.493 0 0 0-.001.699L6 8.298l3.155-3.155a.497.497 0 0 0-.001-.7.493.493 0 0 0-.7 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 2025 Emmys Phase II voting window will be here before we know it, which means that it is once again time for the IndieWire Craft team to reach out to the Emmy-nominated <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/2024-emmys-28-directors-photography-190025472.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:cinematographers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">cinematographers<\/a> about their work. As is our custom every year, we asked cinematographers across categories \u2014 from hour-long series and half-hour-long series, limited series\/anthology series\/movie, nonfiction, to reality series \u2014 to tell us which cameras and lenses they chose to use and, most importantly, how their tools of choice helped them craft the visual look their show needed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It is, as ever, fascinating to read about how different directors of photography approached challenges that might outwardly seem similar. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/single-takes-adolescence-hide-plain-180000487.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Matthew Lewis;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Matthew Lewis<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/why-every-shot-studio-one-140000680.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Adam Newport-Barra;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Adam Newport-Barra<\/a> both shot one-take wunderkind series, but in their answers, they singled out different priorities and emphases that they wanted the \u201cAdolescence\u201d and \u201cThe Studio\u201d camera teams to focus on. Reality stalwarts \u201cThe Amazing Race\u201d and \u201cSurvivor\u201d have to adapt to wildly variable and challenging conditions, but their camera teams ask the same questions that the cinematographers behind \u201cThe Traitors\u201d do under the stone vaults of their Scottish castle. \u201cEach [tool] is like an ingredient in a stew, and once they\u2019re all together\u2026 it tastes and looks like our show. If a camera\/lens looks great but doesn\u2019t elevate the look of our show, it doesn\u2019t fit the recipe,\u201d Scott Duncan, cinematographer on \u201cSurvivor,\u201d told IndieWire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from IndieWire<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It\u2019s enough of a challenge to set the look for a TV show, but it\u2019s also especially notable this year how cinematographers have approached the opportunities and issues that arise in a Season 2 or a Season 4. On \u201cHacks,\u201d cinematographer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/cinematography-hacks-outdoes-itself-season-230000607.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Adam Bricker;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Adam Bricker<\/a> knew that the right camera for the HBO series would be a RED \u201cfrom Day 1,\u201d but for Season 4, an upgrade to the V-RAPTOR XL [X] allowed the show to approach the logistics of action sequences with a lot more flexibility. \u201cThe Righteous Gemstones\u201d DP <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/filmmakers-behind-righteous-gemstones-taking-190000376.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Paul Daley;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Paul Daley<\/a> also found that the ALEXA 35\u2019s highlight retention improvements over ALEXA LF were \u201ccrucial\u201d for the show\u2019s Civil War-set \u201cPrelude\u201d episode, and helped \u201cThe Righteous Gemstones\u201d reach a visual ambition the show had never hit before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the list below, you can read the visual recipe for the most stunning-looking series of the last year, from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/andor-season-2-crafting-cultures-183000310.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201cAndor\u201d;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">\u201cAndor\u201d<\/a> to \u201cZero Day\u201d and everything in between.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The nominees\u2019 answers are organized alphabetically by series title.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Best of IndieWire<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.indiewire.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Indiewire's Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Indiewire&#8217;s Newsletter<\/a>. 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