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Adam Kimmel Director of Photography New York NY | Call 929-323-4441 Adam Kimmel, Director Of Photography, Explores Innovation In Comedy Shows In a recent interview, Adam Kimmel, ASC, revealed an unusual approach he took in one of his most recent shoots, a CNN / Netflix comedy show. Kimmel, A well respected Cinematographer (Director of Photography (DOP/DP) for many years, is always happy to share his perspective and the benefit of his experience with his peers and students. Learn more about the renowned cinematographer and his work at the following link: Adam Kimmel DOP. While the approaches to stand up comedy shoots are relatively well established and have been for quite some time, Adam Kimmel has demonstrated once again that innovation is always welcome in the industry. During a recent shoot for Colin Quinn's Red State, Blue State, Kimmel opted to work with Arri's Alexa LF cameras, complemented by their signature primes. While this combination produces an outstanding image, with immersive, large-format aesthetics and the possibility of shallower depth of field, it is an unusual approach for a stand-up show. Despite this, Kimmel followed through with this approach, saying, "It might not be the typical way to shoot a live stand-up show, as you might usually lean toward the versatility of zooms and cameras that are mobile. However, because we staged this in a theatre in the round kind of set up, I didn't want people who were seated right on the stage and just five or six feet away from Colin to be distractingly in focus. I felt that the content and style of what Colin was doing lent itself to staging it with him working much closer to and surrounded by the audience, and with a more fixed and observational camera style. Because of that, as well as the benefit of the shallower focus of the LF and prime lenses, I gave up the flexibility of zooms and moving cameras and, I must say, I'm quite pleased we went this way." Learn more here: Adam Kimmel, Director Of Photography. www.streetinsider.com/Press+Advantage/Director+Of+Photogr... https://flic.kr/p/2izDUxm

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