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Chris Arata

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Christopher Arata

Biography from TheMovieDB

Chris Arata decided to take an old-school approach to entering his career in cinematography, starting as a camera assistant and working his way up to operating provided him with critical insights into how to craft an image and effectively and efficiently communicate between all involved. In 2020, Arata was welcomed into the SOC (Society of Camera Operators), where he maintained an active membership role.  Having collaborated with A-level filmmakers on all forms of motion entertainment, Arata looked forward to seeing what the future brings. He believes it is essential to recognize the experiences he has gained along his journey and use them to elevate his ability to create quality projects and enhance the vision of all he collaborates with.  Information above via their homepage.

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Film Production

"B" Camera Operator:
2019  Just Mercy

Camera Operator:
2013  I Am Not a Hipster
2013  The Final Moments of Karl Brant
2017  Lowriders
2017  Unicorn Store
2019  Just Mercy

Director of Photography:
2013  I Am Not a Hipster
2013  The Final Moments of Karl Brant
2017  Lowriders
2017  Unicorn Store
2019  Just Mercy
2023  Black White and the Greys

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TV Production

"A" Camera Operator:
????  Wonder Man

Camera Operator:
2016  This Is Us
????  Wonder Man

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While much of the above data are retrieved directly from outside APIs and other such sources, data from American Film Institute (AFI) and British Film Institute (BFI) were manually entered the old fashioned way into a MySQL database. Re BFI I took the following liberties:

  • I added "runners up" to Top 10 lists, treating them as ties where applicable and numbering them accordingly at the bottom of each list.
  • Regarding those polls wherein "franchise" movies were submitted as one project until BFI's policy changed to regard them separately, I treated them as ties and renumbered the affected lists accordingly (e.g. the Godfather films).

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