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JL

Crew

James Laxton

Director of Photography·US
IMDb ↗Wikidata ↗
Member of: ASC

Career

Stats

Credits
1
1 production
Active
2016
<1 year
Most-used aspect
2.39:1
1 of 1 production
Top collaborator
Barry Jenkins
1 shared · Director

Career

Filmography

ProductionYearRoleFormat
Moonlight2016Director of Photography2.39:1·ARRIRAW ALEXA Mini

Loadout

Equipment used

Cameras, lenses, and lighting attributed to scenes on productions this person crewed in a camera-department role. Counts aggregate across all such productions.

SeriesItemsProductionsScenes
ARRI ALEXA family
ARRI · camera body
  • ARRI ALEXA Mini
12

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Frequent collaborators

People who have worked on the most productions alongside James Laxton.

BJ
Barry Jenkins
Director · 1 shared