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Yorick Le Saux

Filmmaker
French·b. 1968
Known for:
Cinematography for I Am Love, Only Lovers Left Alive, High Life, A Bigger Splash, Little Women

French cinematographer, graduated from La Fémis in 1994. Named one of Variety's "10 Cinematographers to Watch" in 2011. Known for his collaborations with Olivier Assayas, Claire Denis, and Greta Gerwig.

Yorick Le Saux's Gear List(6)

ARRI ALEXA SXT Plus

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Used ARRI ALEXA SXT Plus for the spaceship interiors on High Life (2018), directed by Claire Denis.
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Arricam ST

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Used Arricam ST for 35mm scenes on High Life (2018).

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ARRI's flagship 35mm sync-sound studio camera, introduced in 2000 as a replacement for the Arriflex 535 line. It was ARRI's first 35mm silent camera to use displacement magazines instead of coaxial ones. Features dual-pin registration, dual pull-down claws, and an electronically adjustable mirror shutter (0-180 degrees in 0.1-degree increments) with crystal motors accurate to 1/1000 fps.

Cooke S4/i Lenses

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Cooke S4/i lenses used on the ALEXA SXT Plus for High Life (2018).

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Cooke's workhorse cinema primes at T2 across 18 matched focal lengths from 12mm to 180mm. Feature an eight-leaf iris, /i Technology metadata, and the warm contrast falloff known as the "Cooke Look." Color-matched with the 5/i, miniS4/i, and Anamorphic/i series.

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Kowa Cine Prominar Anamorphic Lenses

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Kowa Anamorphic lenses used on the Arricam ST for 35mm scenes on High Life (2018).

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Vintage Japanese 2x front-anamorphic prime lenses originally produced in the 1970s, available in 40mm, 50mm, 75mm, and 100mm focal lengths. Compact and lightweight for anamorphic glass, with 80mm front elements. Known for low contrast, warm color rendering, and easy flaring.

Kodak Vision3 500T 5219

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Kodak Vision3 500T 5219 used for the 35mm scenes on High Life (2018).

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Kodak Vision3 500T 5219 is a high-speed tungsten-balanced (3200K) color negative motion picture film rated at ISO 500. Introduced in 2007 as the first stock in Kodak's Vision3 line, it uses Dye Layering Technology to reduce grain in shadows while maintaining a wide exposure latitude. Available in 35mm and 16mm (7219), it is processed in ECN-2 chemistry and remains a standard for low-light and interior cinematography.

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Kodak Vision3 500T 7219 (16mm)

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Kodak Vision3 500T 7219 used for the Super 16mm earth scenes on High Life (2018).

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16mm version of Kodak's current Vision3 500T high-speed tungsten color negative, rated at EI 500. The fastest stock in the active Vision3 lineup, with broad exposure latitude and fine grain for its speed.

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