Rian Johnson Releases iPhone Camera App Developed With Cinematographer Steve Yedlin

Filmmaker Rian Johnson and his long-time cinematographer Steve Yedlin have launched Chromagraph Camera, a new iPhone application that mimics their cinematic image processing.

FTMQ Creators, written by our newsroom2 November 2026 at 00:030 views

Director Rian Johnson and cinematographer Steve Yedlin have launched Chromagraph Camera, a new iPhone application designed to mirror their cinematic visual style. Deadline and The Times of India both reported that the pair created the tool after collaborating behind the camera for nearly 30 years. [1][2]

According to Deadline, Johnson stated that the software uses the same image processing that the duo employs on their feature film projects. The writer and director noted that this pipeline was applied on movies such as Brick in 2005, Star Wars: Episode VIII, The Last Jedi in 2017, and the Knives Out franchise. [1]

Digital image processing relies on computer algorithms to process digital images, avoiding issues such as noise build-up and distortion that occur in analog processing. Johnson, a two-time Academy Award nominee, also created the streaming mystery series Poker Face. [1][4][5]

Rian Johnson and Steve Yedlin launched the Chromagraph Camera application for iPhone.
The software uses the same image processing pipeline as Johnson's feature films.
Johnson and Yedlin have collaborated behind the camera for nearly 30 years.

Sources

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[1]Rian Johnson Commissions ‘Knives Out’ Cinematographer For Curated RAW Camera App: “The Same Image Processing We Use”Deadline, 2h ago (the report this story comes from)
[2]Knives Out director Rian Johnson made an iPhone camera app that shoots like his moviesThe Times of India, 1d ago

Background

[3]Red Bull Records on Wikipedia
[4]Digital image processing on Wikipedia
[5]Poker Face (TV series) on Wikipedia

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