List of films shot on digital video prior to 2012

Since the 1990s, more and more films have been shot on digital video and videotape rather than film stock. Some of them are independent, low-budget productions, while others are major studio productions. Since the mid-2010s, most films have been captured and distributed digitally.[1] Among the 200 highest grossing theatrically released films each year, a majority of films were shot on digital video for the first time in 2013, in 2014 over 80% were shot digitally, and by 2016 over 90% of films were shot digitally.[2]

Notable firsts

List of films

The movies listed are shot mainly digitally. The list includes films released before 2012.

Year Title Cinematographer Camera type Lens type Notes
2011 Setup Mike Gunther Red One
2011 Catch .44 Aaron Harvey Red One MX Hawk V-Lite
V-Plus Lenses
2011 Albert Nobbs Michael McDonough Red One MX
2011 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Chris Menges Arri Alexa
2011 11-11-11 Joseph White Arri Alexa
2011 The Wholly Family Nicola Pecorini Arri Alexa
2011 Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Gökhan Tiryaki Sony CineAlta F35
2011 Wild Bill George Richmond Arri Alexa
2011 This Is 40 Phedon Papamichael Arri Alexa
2011 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Jeff Cronenweth Red One MX, Red Epic MX Zeiss Master Prime Red Epic was used to shoot scenes in both the US and Sweden. The film was also the first to employ a workflow higher than 4K resolution from production to presentation.
2011 The Darkest Hour Scott Kevan Sony CineAlta F35
2011 Final Destination 5 Brian Pearson Arri Alexa
2011 Young Adult Eric Steelberg Arri Alexa
2011 The Muppets Don Burgess Red One MX, Red Epic MX Zeiss Ultra Prime
2011 Hugo Robert Richardson Arri Alexa Winner of the 2011 Academy Award for Best Cinematography
2011 Immortals Brendan Galvin Panavision Genesis
2011 Jack and Jill Dean Cundey Arri Alexa Cooke S4
2011 A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas Michael Barrett Panavision Genesis
2011 The Three Musketeers Glen MacPherson Arri Alexa
2011 Vicky and the Treasure of the Gods Christian Rein Arri Alexa
2011 Rampart Bobby Bukowski Arri Alexa
2011 Killer Joe Caleb Deschanel Arri Alexa
2011 Headshot Chankit Chamnivikaipong Red One MX
2011 Dolphin Tale Karl Walter Lindenlaub Red One MX
2011 Our Idiot Brother Yaron Orbach Red One MX
2011 Anonymous Anna Foerster Arri Alexa The first feature-length film to be shot with Alexa
2011 Contagion Steven Soderbergh Red One MX Red Pro Prime
2011 Margin Call Frank DeMarco Red One MX
2011 The Inbetweeners Movie Ben Wheeler Arri Alexa
2011 The Devil's Double Sam McCurdy Red One MX
2011 Drive Newton Thomas Sigel Arri Alexa
2011 In Time Roger Deakins Arri Alexa
2011 Captain America: The First Avenger Shelly Johnson Panavision Genesis Underwater sequences and epilogue shot with Arri Alexa
2011 Zookeeper Michael Barrett Panavision Genesis
2011 Horrible Bosses David Hennings Panavision Genesis
2011 Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star Michael Barrett Panavision Genesis
2011 Bellflower Joel Hodge Custom based on Silicon Imaging SI-2K
2011 Melancholia Manuel Alberto Claro Arri Alexa Phantom HD Camera used for high-speed photography
2011 Mr. Popper's Penguins Florian Ballhaus Arri Alexa
2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Amir Mokri Sony CineAlta F35 Most non-action scenes/close-ups shot with 35mm film
2011 Return of the Moonwalker Mike Maria Red Epic MX
2011 Pina Hélène Louvart
Jörg Widmer 		Sony HDC-1500
2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Dariusz Wolski Red One MX
2011 Prom Byron Shah Arri Alexa
2011 TT3D: Closer to the Edge Thomas Kürzl Red One MX
2011 The Lincoln Lawyer Lukas Ettlin Red One MX
2011 Shark Night 3D Gary Capo Fusion Camera System, Sony CineAlta F35
2011 Sanctum Jules O'Loughlin Fusion Camera System
2011 Drive Angry Brian Pearson Red One MX, Silicon Imaging SI-2K
2011 Cedar Rapids Chuy Chávez Arriflex D-21
2011 Like Crazy John Guleserian Canon EOS 7D
2011 The Future (film) Nikolai von Graevenitz Red One M
2011 Sick Boy Sean C. Cunningham Canon EOS 7D Canon EOS L-Series lenses, StickyPod, Redrock Micro "Captain Stubling" rig and Lensbaby Muse
2011 Sound of My Voice Rachel Morrison Canon EOS 7D
2010 Tron: Legacy Claudio Miranda Sony CineAlta F35 Phantom HD Camera used for high-speed photography
2010 Blue Valentine Andrij Parekh Red One M Cooke S4 Present-day scenes shot on Red, flashback scenes shot on 16mm
2010 Red State David Klein Red One MX, Canon EOS 7D Canon 7D used only for 'running with camera' shots
2010 Winter's Bone Michael McDonough Red One M Zeiss Master Prime
2010 Sarah's Key Pascal Ridao Red One M Cooke S4
2010 Jackass 3D Dimitry Elyashkevich Red One M
2010 Hubble 3D James Neihouse IMAX Cargo Bay 3-D Camera
2010 The Devil's Rock Paul Campion Red One M
2010 Fair Game Doug Liman Red One M
2010 Resident Evil: Afterlife Glen MacPherson Fusion Camera System
2010 The Social Network Jeff Cronenweth Red One MX Zeiss Master Prime First film to feature a 2K pipeline, from production to presentation.
2010 127 Hours Anthony Dod Mantle
Enrique Chediak 		Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EOS 7D, Silicon Imaging SI-2K
2010 Machete Jimmy Lindsey Panavision Genesis
2010 Certified Copy Luca Bigazzi Red One M
2010 Casino Jack Adam Swica Red One M
2010 Date Night Dean Semler Panavision Genesis
2010 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Dante Spinotti Sony CineAlta F23
2010 Rosario Carlo Mendoza Arri Alexa First Filipino film to be shot with the Arri Alexa
2010 Yogi Bear Peter James Fusion Camera System
2010 Step Up 3D Ken Seng Fusion Camera System
2010 Death at a Funeral Rogier Stoffers Panavision Genesis
2010 Film Socialisme Fabrice Aragno
Paul Grivas 		Sony PMW-EX1, Sony HDR-TG1E, JVC Everio, Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Samsung NV24HD, Archos 404 Camcorder
2010 Killers Russell Carpenter Arriflex D-21
2010 Grown Ups Theo van de Sande Panavision Genesis
2010 Rabbit Hole Frank G. DeMarco Red One M
2010 Rubber Quentin Dupieux Canon EOS 5D Mark II
2010 twelve Steven Fierberg Red One M
2009 Avatar Mauro Fiore Fusion Camera System Fujinon 6.3-101mm T2 and 7-35mm T1.8 First 100% digitally photographed film to win the Academy Award for Best Cinematography
2009 The Informant! Steven Soderbergh Red One M Red Pro prime
2009 Youth in Revolt Chuy Chávez Sony CineAlta F35
2009 The Box Steven Poster Panavision Genesis
2009 Zombieland Michael Bonvillain Panavision Genesis
2009 The Final Destination Glen MacPherson Fusion Camera System
2009 District 9 Trent Opaloch Red One M
2009 The Secret in Their Eyes Félix Monti Red One M
2009 Valhalla Rising Morten Søborg Red One M
2009 Public Enemies Dante Spinotti Sony CineAlta F23 Some car interiors during chases shot on Sony XDCAM EX-1
2009 The Girlfriend Experience Steven Soderbergh Red One M Panavision C-series anamorphic
2009 Gamer Ekkehart Pollack Red One M
2009 Oxhide II Liu Jiayin Sony Digital Betacam
2009 Antichrist Anthony Dod Mantle Red One M Phantom HD Camera used for high-speed photography
2009 Samantha Darko Chris Fisher Red One M
2009 Surviving Evil Mike Downie Thomson Viper
2009 Tetro Mihai Mălaimare Jr. Sony CineAlta F900
2009 Crank: High Voltage Brandon Trost Canon XH-A1 Fifteen Canon HF10 were used as Crash-Cams
2009 The Book of Eli Don Burgess Red One M Panavision Primo
2009 Knowing Simon Duggan Red One M
2009 Achchamundu! Achchamundu! Arthur Wilson Red One M
2009 Like You Know It All Kim Hoon-kwang Sony PMW-EX1
2009 My Bloody Valentine 3D Brian Pearson Red One M, Silicon Imaging SI-2K
2009 Leaves of Grass Roberto Schaefer Red One M
2009 neighbor Marc Jeff Schirmer Red One M
2008 The Spirit Bill Pope Panavision Genesis Phantom HD Camera used for high-speed photography
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Claudio Miranda Thomson Viper Zeiss DigiPrime Among the first two predominantly digitally photographed films, along with Slumdog Millionaire, to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography
2008 Slumdog Millionaire Anthony Dod Mantle Silicon Imaging SI-2K The first predominantly digitally photographed film to win the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. Shot on multiple formats, including 35mm and digital stills.
2008 Rachel Getting Married Declan Quinn Sony CineAlta F23
2008 You Don't Mess With The Zohan Michael Barrett Panavision Genesis
2008 Chemical Wedding Brian Herlihy Thomson Viper
2008 Che: Part Two Steven Soderbergh Red One M Red Pro prime
2008 Che: Part One Steven Soderbergh Red One M Red Pro prime The first feature-length film shot with Red One cameras
2008 Get Smart Dean Semler Panavision Genesis
2008 Speed Racer David Tattersall Sony CineAlta F23
2008 Three Monkeys Gökhan Tiryaki Sony CineAlta F900
2008 Deception Dante Spinotti Panavision Genesis
2008 21 Russell Carpenter Panavision Genesis
2008 Journey to the Center of the Earth Chuck Shuman Fusion Camera System
2008 Cloverfield Michael Bonvillain Sony CineAlta F23 Segments, other shots include the Panasonic HVX-200, as well as the Thomson Viper
2008 RocknRolla David Higgs Arriflex D-21
2008 The Bank Job Michael Coulter Arriflex D-21
2007 Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Ron Fortunato Panavision Genesis
2007 Reign Over Me Russ Alsobrook Panavision Genesis
2007 Youth Without Youth Mihai Mălaimare Jr. Sony CineAlta F900
2007 Zodiac Harris Savides Thomson Viper Zeiss DigiPrime
2007 Balls of Fury Thomas E. Ackerman Panavision Genesis
2007 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Uta Briesewitz Panavision Genesis
2007 Superbad Russ Alsobrook Panavision Genesis
2007 I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry Dean Semler Panavision Genesis
2007 Next David Tattersall Panavision Genesis
2007 Chronicle of Purgatory: The Waiter Jason Konopisos Panasonic AG-DVX100 (Andromeda Modification) The Andromeda Modification bypasses the DV compression to get uncompressed 4:4:4 10-bit RGB data straight from the CCD block
2007 Planet Terror Robert Rodriguez Panavision Genesis
2006 Apocalypto Dean Semler Panavision Genesis
2006 Once Tim Fleming Sony HVR-Z1
2006 Inland Empire David Lynch Sony DSR-PD150
2006 Miami Vice Dion Beebe Thomson Viper
2006 Superman Returns Newton Thomas Sigel Panavision Genesis
2006 Borat Anthony Hardwick
Luke Geissbühler 		Panasonic AJ-HDC27 Varicam Shot with two VariCams with occasional use of a Panasonic AG-DVX100[11]
2006 Click Dean Semler Panavision Genesis
2006 Climates Gökhan Tiryaki Sony CineAlta F900
2006 Colossal Youth Pedro Costa
Leonardo Simões 		Panasonic AG-DVX100
2006 Crank Adam Biddle Sony CineAlta F950 Some scenes shot with Canon XL-2
2006 Flyboys Henry Braham Panavision Genesis
2006 Them (Ils) David Moreau
Xavier Palud 		Panasonic AG-DVX100
2006 Still Life Zhangke Jia Sony HVR-Z1
2005 Me and You and Everyone We Know Chuy Chávez Sony CineAlta F900
2005 Il vento fa il suo giro Roberto Cimatti Panasonic AG-DVX100
2005 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith David Tattersall Sony CineAlta F950
2005 The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D Robert Rodriguez Sony CineAlta F950
2005 Bubble Steven Soderbergh Sony CineAlta F900/F950
2005 Manderlay Anthony Dod Mantle Sony CineAlta F900 Some scenes shot with Sony DSR-PD100
2005 Sin City Robert Rodriguez Sony CineAlta F950
2005 Oxhide Liu Jiayin Sony Digital Betacam
2004 Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Eric Adkins Sony CineAlta F900
2004 Collateral Paul Cameron
Dion Beebe 		Sony CineAlta F900, Thomson Viper 35mm used for some scenes
2004 Land of Plenty Franz Lustig Panasonic AG-DVX100
2004 The World Yu Lik-wai Sony CineAlta F900
2003 Dogville Anthony Dod Mantle Sony CineAlta F900 Some scenes shot with Sony DSR-PD100
2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Robert Rodriguez Sony CineAlta F900
2003 Once Upon A Time In Mexico Robert Rodriguez Sony CineAlta F900 Was filmed in 2001 but released theatrically in 2003
2003 Pieces of April Tami Reiker Sony DSR-PD150 Filmed in 2002 and released in 2003[12]
2003 Virgin Benjamin Wolf Sony DSR-PD150 Shot in 2002 and released in 2003[13]
2002 Unknown Pleasures Yu Lik-wai Sony DSR-PD150 Other scenes shot in Digital Betacam
2002 Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams Robert Rodriguez Sony CineAlta F900
2002 Russian Ark Tilman Büttner Sony CineAlta F900 Canon ENG
2002 Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones David Tattersall Sony CineAlta F900 Cited by the British Film Institute as "the first digitally shot blockbuster to hit cinemas."[14]
2002 9 Songs Marcel Zyskind Panasonic AG-DVX100 Other scenes shot with Sony DSR-PD150
2002 Full Frontal Steven Soderbergh Canon XL-1s
2002 Personal Velocity: Three Portraits Ellen Kuras Sony DSR-PD150
2002 Tadpole Hubert Taczanowski Sony DSR-PD150 Shot with three digital cameras[15]
2002 24 Hour Party People Robby Muller Sony DSR-PD150
2002 28 Days Later Anthony Dod Mantle Canon XL-1s Some shots in 35mm
2001 Xuxa e os Duendes Cezar Moraes Sony CineAlta F900
2001 All About Lily Chou-Chou Noboru Shinoda Sony CineAlta F900
2001 The Anniversary Party John Bailey Sony DSR-500
2001 By Hook or By Crook Ann T. Rossetti Sony vx2000
2001 The King Is Alive Jens Schlosser Sony DSR-PD150
2001 The Center of the World The Chau Ngo Sony DVW-700, Sony DSR-PD100 Used Digital Betacam for some scenes and the Sony DRV-100for others[16]
2001 The Wager Arnar Thor Thorisson Sony CineAlta F900 Shot in 2001, released in 2004
2001 Vidocq Jean-Pierre Sauvaire
Jean-Claude Thibaut 		Sony HDW-F900 CineAlta
2001 You Got Nothin' Cliff Hsui
Jonathan Zames 		Sony HDW-F900 CineAlta Shot in 2001, released in 2002.
2001 Xtracurricular J.P. Lipa Sony HDW-F900 CineAlta Some scenes shot on Panasonic AJ-HDC27 Varicam and Sony DSR-500WS. Shot in 2001, released in 2003
2001 Tortilla Soup Xavier Pérez Grobet Panasonic AJ-HDC27 Varicam Home video release from 35mm Interpostive
2000 Bamboozled Ellen Kuras Sony DCR-VX1000 Some scenes shot in 16mm
2000 Chuck & Buck Chuy Chávez Sony DCR-VX1000
2000 Dancer in the Dark Robby Müller Sony DXC-D30WS Musical numbers shot with 100 Sony DSR-PD100s
2000 Our Lady of the Assassins Barbet Schroeder Sony HDW-700 Premiered September 1, 2000 (Telluride Film Festival)
2000 Ivans Xtc Bernard Rose Sony HDW-700A Premiered September 12, 2000 (Toronto International Film Festival)
2000 Everything Put Together Roberto Schaefer Sony DCR-VX1000 Shot entirely on HD in the summer of 1999, premiered in 2000[17]
1999 Solid Ones Matthew W. David Sony HDW-700A Shot entirely on HD in the summer of 1999, premiered in 2000
1999 God Wears My Underwear Leslie Streit Canon XL-1 Canon EOS zoom Shot in 1999, released in 2005
1999 The New Women Larra Anderson Canon XL-1 Canon EOS zoom Shot in 1999, released in 2001
1998 Love & Pop Takahide Shibanushi The film was shot almost entirely on handheld digital cameras[18]
1998 The Last Broadcast Lance Weiler Sony DCR-VX1000 For some sequences a toy video camera from Tyco was used[19]
1998 The Book of Life Jim Denault Sony DCR-VX1000
1998 The Celebration Anthony Dod Mantle Sony DCR-PC3
1997 The Idiots Lars von Trier Sony DCR-VX1000
1997 Hope Pete Anderson Canon GL1
1996 Windhorse Steve Schecter Sony DVW-700WS

Sony DCR-VX1000

Premiered 1998 at the Santa Barbara Film Festival
1996 The Demons in My Head Grant Hoy Sony DVW-700WS Premiered 15 June 1997 at the Sanctuary Cove Village Theater, Queensland, Australia.[20] Also first feature film to be online edited in a computer and projected digitally[21]

See also

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