Although Tuxen tested 16mm and various vintage video formats, he ultimately opted to shoot "The Apprentice" on an Alexa 35, using only a small part of the sensor to utilize a 16mm Zoom lens.

The early passages of “The Apprentice” resemble some of the great films of 1960s and 1970s New Hollywood, and once again, some of Tuxen’s reference points were helpful not just from a ...