The cinema cameras market is evolving rapidly. New cameras are springing up like mushrooms after rain. Every week there are feature update, firmware upgrade and new post technologies that allow more resolution and more from everything. Let’s have a look at the current market’s status.

ARRI dominates the film festival arena, and RED is the king on Netflix productions

Oscar, Netflix, Sundance, and Cannes cameras

Our articles regarding the cameras used on major film festivals (Sundance, Oscar, Cannes) and Netflix went well by initiating engaging discussions about what is the best camera. Of course, there is no such thing as the best camera, like there is no such thing as the best wife (or husband).  The best camera is the one that fits you the most. It can be RED, ARRI, Canon, or GoPro.

Important statement: We made those charts to show statistics. Why? Because it’s fascinating to explore trends on different productions or to investigate similarity among various artistic needs.

ARRI vs. RED

We found that ARRI dominates the film festival arena. On the other hand, we found that RED is the king on Netflix productions. Furthermore, we saw maximum camera diversity in Cannes and a shallow variance factor in the Academy Award (aka Oscar).

RED fans claim that ARRI owns vast connections within the Academy Award community, ARRI fans claim that RED has its inside agents in Netflix. In my personal opinion, none of them is correct. However, we’ll continue to analyze those statistics just because it’s exciting. We are not trying to get into any conclusion based on that.

Professional Market – Cinema Cameras Chart

Thus, for educational purposes (only), we’re pleased to show you that whole data in one chart so that you can compare and explore cameras segmentation among different productions. The data on the chart is referring to:

• Netflix: 42 highest ranked series. 
• Oscar 2019: Best Picture and Cinematography Nominees
• Cannes, 2019: 50 selected films.
• Sundance, 2019: 44 selected films.

Have a look at the chart below. Click on the image to get a full-screen view:

The numbers behind the chart (percentages):

Why’s the reason for RED dominating Netflix and ARRI dominant Oscar? Why does the camera diversity is highest at the Cannes Film Festival? Let’s know your insights in the comment section below.