The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has announced its nominees for feature film, documentary, and television cinematography. Hence, we’ve created user-friendly slides that show the cameras and lenses been used to shoot the selected nominees in the Feature Film category. Check them out.
ASC 35th Awards
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Outstanding Achievement Awards is cinematography’s biggest event, celebrating the finest work of the year and its exceptional practitioners. Yesterday, the ASC has announced its nominees for feature film, documentary, and television cinematography, representing the organization’s picks for the most compelling visual filmmaking over the past 14 months. This list constitutes a solid forecast regarding The Oscar’s Best Cinematography predictions (nominees will be announced in four days). For educational purposes, we’ve created simplified slides with the cameras and lenses that shot the selected five nominees in the Feature Film category. For the complete list, head over to The ASC website.
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The Feature Film nominees
Mank
- DP: Erik Messerschmidt, ASC
- Cameras: RED Ranger HELIUM Monochrome
- Lenses: LEICA Summilux-C
The Trial of the Chicago 7
- DP: Phedon Papamichael, ASC, GSC
- Cameras: ARRI ALEXA Mini LF
- Lenses: Panavision Anamorphic C and T-Series, Canon K-35
Nomadland
- DP: Joshua James Richards
- Cameras: ARRI ALEXA Mini, AMIRA
- Lenses: ARRI Ultra Prime
Cherry
- DP: Newton Thomas Sigel, ASC
- Cameras: Sony VENICE, RED Ranger Monstro,
- Lenses: Todd-AO Anamorphic, Hawk classic-X. Leica M0.8
News of the World
- DP: Dariusz Wolski, ASC
- Cameras: ARRI ALEXA LF, Mini LF
- Lenses: Panavision Sphero 65
Winners
The winners will be named during the 35th Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards on April 18. The virtual ceremony will be live-streamed via American Cinematographer’s Facebook at 12:30 pm PDT from the historic ASC Clubhouse in Hollywood.
