The Scarpetta premiere in New York City meant a crowded press line, a moving line of talent, and interviews with Jamie Lee Curtis, Nicole Kidman and others. Director of photography Roger Woodruff handled camera. Two people, one camera, one stick mic, and a lot of talent moving past the position in sequence.
Roger Woodruff. shot on the Sony FX9 with a Sigma 28-70mm. A red carpet position is fixed, the subject distance changes constantly depending on how close a publicist lets talent stand, and there is no time to swap glass between one interview and the next. A 28-70mm covers a wide two shot when the interviewer steps into frame and tightens to a clean single when it is just the talent. The FX9 gives the sensor size and low light headroom you want under mixed step and repeat lighting, and it holds up when the ambient light shifts as the carpet fills.
Audio was a stick mic. On a press line that is the right call. A handheld mic gives the interviewer control over who is being recorded, it reads clearly on camera as a working press position, and it does not depend on getting a lav onto a subject who is only standing in front of you for a short window. There is no time to rig anyone. The mic goes up, the question goes out, the answer is captured, and the next person steps in.
Footage went out by FTP. For premiere coverage that is the standard path, since the material needs to move to the post team without waiting on a physical drive to travel. Card offload, transfer, done.
Premiere coverage rewards a crew that has done it before. The position is tight, the talent order is not fully predictable, and there are no second takes when a publicist moves someone along. A DP who can frame fast on a zoom, an audio approach that works with talent who are not miked, and a PA holding the ground around the sticks is what makes the material usable.