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We are not seeing the work of a cinematographer in full control of their craft, Mario Andretti doing his best with front-wheel drive and an automatic transmission

It’s not the content of the video that generates the return, it’s the ability to integrate the video into a larger information loop where value feeds back to the producers. And that involves getting a commitment to more than 3 minutes. Without appropriate context the content has limited value. Context is king.

If HBO’s John Adams is a guide:
Lots of handheld camerawork and tens of thousands of Dutch/canted shots. Surprised and gratified to see modern cinematography storm period drama at the hands of Tom Hanks and HBO.
Shot with a complete disregard for bogus rules and conventions - I’m half way through the DVD - brilliant!
The making [...]

WARNING - if you are of a sensitive disposition close your eyes when Colin Farrell says “Or I could be a thief or something”, and keep them closed until you here a loud THWACK.
To my eye cinematographer Ryszard Lenczewski is the most talented cameramen I’ve run across. He works a lens like Keith Jarrett works [...]