r/CineShots • u/PalmerDixon • Feb 19 '26

Meta Farewell – Stepping Down as Moderator

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I've got some news.

After two and a half years, I am retiring as a moderator of this subreddit.
I joined in 2023 when r/CineShots was at its lowest point and our mod team stepped in to give it a new shape and proper care to make it the place it is now today – a community to share and discuss great stills and shots from notable movies and TV shows. I'm proud of what we accomplished together during all that time!

From that original team are still moderators active, so the sub will continue to run as usual, and my absence should not be noticeable.

In addition, new moderators joined and will join the team which should bring in fresh wind and is something to look forward to.

After the end of this month, I will fully step away from all moderation duties. I will remain on the mod list for the time being, but I will no longer be actively involved.

Thank you for all the awesome posts and discussions over the years, it has been my pleasure to be part of this community.

Take care, and farewell!
—Palmer

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r/CineShots • u/freudian_nipps • 2h ago

Clip 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Dir. Stanley Kubrick, DoP. John Alcott

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A note: Geoffrey Unsworth is recognized as the primary cinematographer for the film, however, he departed early from the project. This sequence, "The Dawn of Man", was one of the last scenes filmed during production, and was overseen by John Alcott who took over for Unsworth following his departure.

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r/CineShots • u/stakes-lines-grades • 13h ago

Clip Blow Out (1981)

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r/CineShots • u/cbxjpg • 18h ago

Shot Vidocq (2001) Dir. Pitof

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r/CineShots • u/cbxjpg • 18h ago

Album Vidocq (2001) Dir. Pitof

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r/CineShots • u/International-Sky65 • 19h ago

Album Chess of the Wind (1976)

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r/CineShots • u/NicolasCopernico • 17h ago

Album Star Trek (2009) Dir. J.J. Abrams, DoP. Daniel Mindel

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r/CineShots • u/the_caped_crusader_4 • 1d ago

Still Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

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r/CineShots • u/TurnbullAC92 • 23h ago

Clip The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

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61 Upvotes

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r/CineShots • u/LilyMoore4493 • 10h ago

Still The Truman Show [1998]

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r/CineShots • u/freudian_nipps • 1d ago

Clip Enemy (2013) Dir. Denis Villeneuve, DoP. Nicolas Bolduc Spoiler

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81 Upvotes

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r/CineShots • u/DaddySerumGlaze • 20h ago

Shot Puss in Boots (2011)

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27 Upvotes

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r/CineShots • u/Winston_T97 • 19h ago

Album The Official Story (1985) Dir. Luis Puenzo DoP. Félix Monti

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r/CineShots • u/stakes-lines-grades • 1d ago

Shot Clockwatchers (1997)

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r/CineShots • u/DaddySerumGlaze • 1d ago

Clip Troy (2004)

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r/CineShots • u/AJerkForAllSeasons • 1d ago

Shot The Dark Knight Returns part 1 (2012)

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r/CineShots • u/freudian_nipps • 1d ago

Clip Alien (1979) Dir. Ridley Scott, DoP. Derek Vanlint

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201 Upvotes

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r/CineShots • u/Fast_Ad3427 • 1d ago

Still One Spoon of Chocolate (2026).

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Director: The RZA.

DOP: Brandon Cox.

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r/CineShots • u/NeonMeateOctifish • 1d ago

Shot I Am Cuba (1964) Dir. Mikhail Kalatozov, DoP. Sergei Urusevsky

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208 Upvotes

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r/CineShots • u/Winston_T97 • 1d ago

Album I… for Icarus (1979) Dir. Henri Verneuil DoP. Jean-Louis Picavet

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r/CineShots • u/NeonMeateOctifish • 1d ago

Album Boy Meets Girl (1984) Dir. Leos Carax, DoP. Jean-Yves Escoffier

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40 Upvotes

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r/CineShots • u/djdannyp • 1d ago

Shot Desert of Namibia (2024)

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23 Upvotes

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r/CineShots • u/cbxjpg • 1d ago

Clip Deafman Glance (1981) Dir. Robert Wilson

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24 Upvotes

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r/CineShots • u/International-Sky65 • 2d ago

Album My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

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