Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Go behind the scenes of Ballad of a Small Player with Oscar award-winning Director of Photography James Friend, ASC, BSC as he breaks down the many challenges and opportunities of shooting in and around Macau casinos for the Netflix dark comedy.
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Go behind the scenes of Ballad of a Small Player with Oscar award-winning Director of Photography James Friend, ASC, BSC as he breaks down the many challenges and opportunities of shooting in and around Macau casinos for the Netflix dark comedy.
Don’t miss it! Ballad of a Small Player is streaming on Netflix now. 🍿👏
Want more? Read the full case study on our website 👉
aputure.com/en-US/case-studies/lighting-ballad-of-a-small-player
Learn more about James Friend 👇
jamesfriendbsc.com
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Japan: / aputurejp
Taiwan / Hong Kong / Macau User Group: / 4418583988245636
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India: / 667708807005184
Israel: / aputureisrael
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Aputure's YouTube channel provides free high-quality cinematography, lighting, and filmmaking educational content to help you take your film projects to the next level.
