An aspect of the film criticized in numerous reviews was its handheld camerawork and cinematography. His trademark technique in film directing involves intentionally disorienting camerawork and editing. There is also an emphasis on visuals, style and technique, including hyperactive camerawork. Pauline Kael wrote of her admiration for Malle's expressive camerawork and visual capabilities. Terrill produces his own camerawork and sound recording without a film crew. Altman's distinctive style of directing carried over into his preferences for camerawork. Performances of the lead actors, Kurosawa's direction and Ichio Yamazaki's camerawork were praised. It is therefore not well-suited for programming requiring spontaneous camera action or "reality" camerawork. Kitamura also chose to work with kinetic camerawork. The camerawork and scariness of the game were both lauded and criticized. He criticized the camerawork and some of the dialogue, but praised Thora Birch. It also praised Shobha's acting and Ranga's camerawork. She does this by using horror elements in the layout and camerawork. "The Passenger" has been widely praised for its camerawork (by Luciano Tovoli) and its acting. H C Venu's camerawork is excellent.