The Filmmaker's View: Hank McElwee, NFL Films - Frame it and focus

As part of the "Filmmaker's View" series, ARRI met Hank McElwee, Executive in Charge of Cinematography at NFL Films. He talks about sports cinematography, capturing the Super Bowl, and how the change from film to the ARRI ALEXA influenced his work. Watch hundreds of more interviews with filmmakers at 100.arri.com/filmmakersview

[@ChadSchwartzenberger]

Thanks for doing this feature!!!!

[@christianschonberger9695]

1:13 that is an Eclair 16 NPR, also a great camera. I know it's a lot of hassle compared to digital, but I can't help but love film, both 16mm and 35mm formats. It looks polished, classy and deeply emotional. Anyway: awesome documentary.

[@DavidBattistella]

NFL films inspired me to become a filmmaker.

[@TWIMAGING]

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[@richardsisk1770]

Fantastic! Thank you

[@xaviercruzji]

Amazing!

[@Statuskuo75]

Sorry pal, your film footage was pure art. The digital stuff looks like everything else.

[@jonneye]

Inspiring

[@Emiliano-Oseguera]

I wish I could work for the NFL Films someday

[@bikenejad]

I really want to know whats going on with the scope thing mounted next to the EVF. Anybody have any info on it?

[@bonbibonkerz]

i know this is a late reply but IIRC its a thing that constantly tracks the distance of your subject so you can refer to it for focusing. usually i see this in cinema shooting for the focus puller to use the measurements as a reference to follow focus from

[@lancelucero6849]

Film. That's it... That's NFL to me.

[@milktruckcinema8926]

Who is giving this a thumbs down?

[@TWIMAGING]

such a expensive info