Shaking aFamily's Foundation P Cinematographer Ben Richardson shoots Super 16mm on the indie film Happy Christmas. By Noah Kadner *|* 66 August 2014 rolific director Joe Swanberg has helped pioneer the micro-budget "mumblecore" genre, which emphasizes largely improvised scripts, non-professional actors and naturalistic, informal cinematography. Last year, Swanberg dipped a toe into slightly larger budgets with the comedy Drinking Buddies, digitally shot on a Red Scarlet by cinematographer Ben Richardson (Beasts of the Southern Wild; AC April '12). For his latest project, Happy Christmas, which premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival, Swanberg reunited with Richardson for their first collaboration on American Cinematographer