“IndieWire also reached out to TV shows premiering at SXSW this year in both the TV Spotlight and Independent TV Pilot competition with the same questions. The entries range from established series like “Hacks” and “Star Trek: Discovery” [episodes shot by Maya Bankovic csc & Chris Mably csc] to pilot projects figuring out how to navigate limited resources, low light, and in some cases actual wilderness (and/or Wales) in order to bring the showrunners’ vision to life.

But regardless of the budget level or series age, what stands out in every series’ look is the creativity the cinematographers employed in order best to serve the dramatic or comedic goal of the show. The cinematographers of Netflix’s “3 Body Problem,” [including P.J. Dillon, ASC, ISC & Richard Donnelly, ISC] for instance, investigated lenses developed by ARRI LONDON for cinematographer Greig Fraser in “The Batman” and, instead of using their “magical bokeh” to show the grime of Gotham, employed them to convey the scale of the universe in the Netflix series”

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