Tracing the thread…
Pioneered the Dogme 95 movement which mandated handheld cameras and natural lighting to create raw, intimate visual storytelling.
Paul Greengrass United KingdomMastered handheld cinematography in action films like the Bourne series, using it to create visceral immediacy and documentary-like realism.
Wong Kar-wai Hong KongUses handheld cameras with expressionistic color grading and kinetic movement to capture emotional intensity and urban alienation in visually poetic ways.