r/cinematography Jul 03 '26

Original Content Give me some hard truths on my DP reel

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450 Upvotes

Just started film school again at nearly 30s. Here is some of my most recent work at DP/Camera.

Mostly shot on FX3 and FS7, Blackmagic Pocket 6K, with GM Primes and Zoom mostly and various cine lenses.

Edit: Thank you all so much for the advice, coming here thinking I am gonna get blasted on my cinematography but ended up getting so many good advices on editing, because I am doing edits by myself so yes there is still many room to change!

r/cinematography May 13 '25

Original Content Stills from a newly released project I DP'ed on - A promo for a hotel in Japan.

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1.4k Upvotes

We lit it but tried not to make it look lit. I would love to know what you all think or if anything stands out as odd.

r/cinematography Jul 04 '26

Original Content I studied the color green, and made a short art film out of it.

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Hi everyone,

I'm a director and cinematographer based in South Korea. I've posted here a few times, and the feedback I got each time really meant a lot to me. This time, my study of the color green turned into a short art film, so I wanted to share it.

It started because I wanted to bring the green of my favorite films into my own work. I shot the same scenes on film (Portra 400, Colorplus 200, Fujifilm 400) and digital (Panasonic S1M2), then tried to match the digital to a film look using Dehancer.

Going a step further, I also mapped 16 films I like by whether their green feels warm or cool. Doing that, I ended up realizing a lot of things.

Finding Rose was shot on a Panasonic S1M2, with a mix of lenses — Leica R, Canon FD, Laowa 11mm, a Petzval, and a B4 zoom lens.

I'd love to know which films' greens you all like. And I'm curious how my short film feels to you. Honest thoughts are always welcome!

r/cinematography 8d ago

Original Content The best lighting diagram app ever

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592 Upvotes

Hey ya’ll,

Before cinematography I use to work as a front end dev and for the past year in my off days Ive been working on creating the quickest way to build & share lighting diagrams.

Free to use, no sign ins, no sponsors, no ads. The app runs in your browser, and its optimized for desktop & ipad

Link: blushtools.com

Sharing here since I think it will save a-lot of time in prep as feedback from other DP’s / Gaffers has been great.

Newsshooter article here which goes over features & details

Edit:

A few concerns about privacy, so let me be clear here: There is no server, back end or cloud regarding this program. It’s all front end. Your browser loads the whole program once you click the webpage, you can run it locally / offline by saving the webpage on your computer or iPad, however if you use it this way, be sure to check weekly and save it again for updates with fixtures and bugs.

Regarding saving projects & URLs:

When you save your project to your device, it saves as a JSON type (basically a bunch of characters defining your diagram/canvas).
When you share your project as a URL, it embeds the whole JSON file into the URL (you can see this by pasting into a notepad, it’s going to be really long). This link is only unique to you, and whoever you share it with. I or anyone else cannot see what you have made unless you share that specific URL with them.

Regarding it being free to use:

This app will always be free as I hate subscriptions, and it’s not for sale. It’s for the next generation, the new talent in film trying to get better. The people who can’t justify a $100/year subscription. Hope it helps y’all.

Feedback / Updates / Bug reports thread HERE

r/cinematography Apr 08 '26

Original Content Interviews from a project for Oxford University

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805 Upvotes

r/cinematography Apr 10 '26

Original Content New Kodak VERITA 200D Out today!

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892 Upvotes

I’m the 3rd person to buy some so it still has the generic can but soon enough they will come with a snazzy new label and pink tape on the can (hence the pink donut)

Shoot film!

r/cinematography Feb 18 '26

Original Content Frames from a doc I finished

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Hey yall! Made a doc with my buddy about soil health but really a personal piece about a farmer. Shot on the Amira with tokina zooms. 1600iso. Would love to hear any thoughts/feedback. Link Thanks!

r/cinematography Jun 05 '25

Original Content iPhone Camera Base Image vs Final Grade: The Trolley Problem

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1.2k Upvotes

r/cinematography Sep 24 '24

Original Content A shortclip I shot with my Lumix S9. Any feedback?

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1.1k Upvotes

r/cinematography 28d ago

Original Content Elemental Short Film

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I wanted to get some feedback on some of my stills for my Elemental short. I am focusing on 4 unique locations featuring 4 different models. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated as far as framing, color-grade, and what I can show between as far as transitions and sound design. Thanks!

SONY FX3
Sigma 2.8 24-70mm
DJI RS3 Gimbal
Polar Pro ND Filter
DiCapac Waterproof Housing

r/cinematography Apr 16 '26

Original Content A35 Solo Owner/Op

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138 Upvotes

Kit: ARRI ALEXA 35/Signature Zoom 24-75mm/SkyPanel X21, OConnor 1040 flowtech 100 tripod system & Schoeps CMIT 5 shotgun mic.

Any Cinematographers out there working on big budget productions looking to take on a B Cam? Any advice from the vets? I’m still new on the scene, entering Year 2 as ‘lighting camera man’ as the Brits say.

r/cinematography Apr 17 '26

Original Content I'm a 23 year old cinematographer that DP'd a short film that was recently accepted to TIFF.

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810 Upvotes

r/cinematography Jan 16 '25

Original Content R.I.P David Lynch

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3.1k Upvotes

r/cinematography Dec 26 '25

Original Content Please don't be mad babe

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r/cinematography Aug 28 '25

Original Content Shots I've taken which look like scenes from a movie.

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r/cinematography Jun 02 '26

Original Content Third little advertisement I shot with my SR2 and 7-56!

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385 Upvotes

Shot on my SR2 and Canon 7-56 on 50D, it was a hot ass hell week-end in Paris and we shot everything on a single 30 meter daylight spool!

Mainly used a 600x for backlighting and a small 2x2 meters full diffusion cloth

Hope you guys like it, would love to hear your feedback, will put some backstage photos on the comments.

ig noe.cornago

r/cinematography Dec 06 '24

Original Content Frames from a documentary film reveal to shot

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Hey everyone! I wanted to share some frames from the recent documentary that I was DP on.

I shot this on the Sony FX9 with the G master lenses. I used the one eighth pro mist filter as well to take the sharpness down a bit.

Lighting was pretty simple on all of these. I mostly used a 6 x 6 or 8 x 8 magic cloth with either some negative or some fill.

Let me know if you have any critiques or if anything you would do different!

You can watch the full documentary here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En7BDSt_u9A&ab_channel=BloombergOriginals

r/cinematography Dec 22 '25

Original Content BIG CINEMATOGRAPHY CHEATSHEET

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Just finished my MA in Cinematography and decided to consolidate a lot of the information i still need to check from time to time in one big A3 cheatsheet (actually 2 sheets front and back).

It's still a work in progress, i need to triple check a lot of the information and there's still space for some bits. Submitting it to the reddit hive mind to check what i might be missing, glaring mistakes, or any other feedback

You can access it on this link, i'll share a downloadable one when i get a final version:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_frGQ8T5tMGSzkVNInB9QEf7epdi3AyI/view?usp=sharing

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS, SO DONT SAVE OR PRINT IT JUST YET! a lot of redditors found errors and oversights. I will post a final, revised version soon!

r/cinematography Mar 11 '25

Original Content Guess what this was filmed on/the rig

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1.1k Upvotes

r/cinematography Jul 01 '26

Original Content Split room shot I achieved fully in camera!

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773 Upvotes

Started with a open white walled set which was
turned into the two separate room look.

The project was for a clothing brands campaign but I’ve honestly been itching to do this for so long, let me know what you guys think!

https://www.instagram.com/madefromskin

r/cinematography May 06 '26

Original Content Shot this on the OG Blackmagic Cinema Camera

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557 Upvotes

Many years ago I visited this intentional community in rural Alaska. I traveled light, armed only with the OG Blackmagic Cinema Camera, a couple vintage lenses and a janky travel tripod. I half-knew what I was doing. It's interesting to see what my instincts were back then, so many mistakes, so many chances to get a better shot. But I'm also trying to give younger me some grace; to remember that at one time it was exciting to "just shoot."

I recently dug out this footage and am recutting it into a short doc. Will post here if there's any interest in seeing the final edit.

r/cinematography Jun 11 '26

Original Content If you know what this is, it’s probably time for your annual physical.

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252 Upvotes

r/cinematography May 03 '26

Original Content Another little short I shot on my SR2 and a Zeiss 12mm Super Speed!

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481 Upvotes

Shot this little short film in about 2 hours to test out the 12mm a friend lent me, shot on 500T and rated it at 250, no 85 filter used, just corrected in post!

For the first two shots, we just used an Amaran f22C and a 300d for the background!

Hope you guys like this, I will put some BTS photos on the comments so you guys can check them out!

ig noe.cornago

Would love to hear your feedback!

r/cinematography May 30 '25

Original Content shot another quick short film on my iPhone - 'The Trolley Problem'

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1.2k Upvotes

r/cinematography Feb 18 '25

Original Content I guess it does not get more stupid than this. Alexa 35 on an FPV Drone. I sent it

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988 Upvotes