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10.10.2019

10-10-2019 - Case Study

VIDEO: Snowfall, Inside Season 3: Snowfall’s Cinematic Nature

By: Jeff Berlin

Behind the scenes video package examining the cinematography of Snowfall on FX

Snowfall DP Tommy Maddox-Upshaw, above left, and his team line up a shot with a Sony sensor block extension unit. Click for video.

Example of some of the flares that Maddox-Upshaw gets from his custom set of Zeiss Super Speeds which he modified in conjunction with Keslow Camera for an added creative expression.

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