How Custom-Built Sony Cameras Bring Realistic F1 Racing To The Big Screen In Joseph Kosinski’s Upcoming Film In the fast-paced world of motorsports, capturing the thrill of high-speed racing on film presents unique challenges. For director Joseph Kosinski’s upcoming movie F1, starring Brad Pitt and Damson Idris, these challenges required cutting-edge technology to create realistic and immersive visuals. Claudio Miranda, the Oscar-winning cinematographer behind Top Gun: Maverick, teamed up with Sony Electronics to develop a custom camera system for the film, bringing unparalleled authenticity to the high-octane racing scenes. A New Kind of Camera for High-Speed Filming Miranda’s collaboration with Sony for F1 followed a similar path to their previous work on Top Gun: Maverick. For that film, they developed the Rialto camera system, which allowed for the separation of the camera body from its sensor, making it compact enough to fit in tight spaces, like aircraft cockpits. The same ...
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