2022 Emmys: Cinematography Nominees Share How They Shot the Year's Best Shows

As we have done in the past, IndieWire has reached out to this year's nominees for Best Cinematography for Single-Camera Series (One Hour), Single-Camera Series (Half Hour) and Series or a limited or anthology film, and asked them what cameras and lenses they used, but more importantly: why were these the right tools to create the look of their series?

The nominees' responses are listed below, organized by Emmy category and alphabetically by series title.

Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour)

Behind the scenes of "Euphoria"

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"Euphoria"

Nominated Episode: "The Theater and Its Double"

Format: 35mm (3 perf)Camera: Arricam LT, Arri 435Lens: Cooke S4, Cooke Panchro, Zeiss Super Speeds/B-speeds, Zeiss uncoated Super Speeds

Rev Marcell: Our goal for this season was to make it feel like a melancholy high school memory. The organic structure of these film stocks, the texture of old glass, the flairs, the imperfection of these tools combined seemed like the right visual basis for this story.