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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Kalum Carter

Customized cameras at 200 miles per hour – How 'F1: The Movie'redefined action cinematography with the help of Sony

Damson Idris as Joshua Pearce and Brad Pitt as Sonny Hayes in Apple Original Films’ “F1 The Movie,” now in theaters and IMAX.

In F1: The Movie, the roar of the engines isn’t the only thing pushing boundaries. Behind the blistering speed and visceral action lies a groundbreaking collaboration between Hollywood filmmakers and Sony’s top engineers, one that has changed high-speed cinematography.

Director Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick) and Oscar-winning cinematographer Claudio Miranda, ASC, are no strangers to capturing speed. But with F1, they faced a challenge unlike any before: How do you put the audience inside a Formula 1 car, going 200 miles per hour, without sacrificing cinematic image quality?

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