Reddit reviews Capturing the Shot: Fundamentals, Tools, Techniques, and Workflows for Digital Cinematography

Here are a few:
http://www.amazon.com/Set-Lighting-Technicians-Handbook-Distribution/dp/0240810759

http://www.amazon.com/Cinematography-Theory-Practice-Cinematographers-Directors/dp/0240812093

http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Cinematography-Fundamentals-Techniques-Workflows/dp/0240817915/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1410971724&sr=1-1&keywords=david+stump+ASC

http://www.amazon.com/Visual-Story-Creating-Structure-Digital/dp/0240807790/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1410971760&sr=1-1&keywords=the+visual+story

Take advantage of the internet, seriously, [hundreds,] (http://www.theblackandblue.com/2010/11/16/100-great-resources-for-cinematographers-camera-assistants-and-film-professionals/#jobs)
maybe even [thousands] (http://www.theblackandblue.com/2011/11/21/100-more-resources/)
of resources.

Read textbooks and TAKE NOTES I personally recommend Digital Cinematography by David Stump.

Learn the job responsibilities and the position, but just as important, the job responsibilities of the entire crew, learning their trade improves your ability to communicate with them, as well as take notice when they are doing anything right or wrong. I work as an AC and have no interest in becoming a cinematographer, but because I work hand-in-hand with them and generally find it interesting, I study everything about it.

Experiment with a camera and some lights, learn how lights and cameras interact with each-other. Cameras, lenses, and related accessories are god damn complicated and vast, but if somebody claims to be a DP I am expecting them to understand how each option effects the screen.

Forums, such as http://www.cinematography.com/ and http://www.rogerdeakins.com/ are great to browse, don't start posting on forums until you've browsed for a few days.

Seriously consider film school. The three I recommend based on people I've worked with are SCAD, Chapman, and Columbia College. I've had varying results with NYU and NYFA students.

From what I can tell this WAS shot on 35mm. This aspect ratio was added later so it probably wasn't shot 2-perf, which would give it a native 2.39 aspect ratio. (A smaller section of the film is exposed which increases grain and lowers resolution, but saves film as it only uses 2 perforations per frame).

I believe this was shot on 3-perf 35mm, I could be wrong because digital can look so similar to film if its exposed and graded properly! But I'm 85% sure this was 35mm with a matte added.

Also the compression online really makes it hard to tell.

Anyway, if you want to learn about emulating a 35mm look on digital check out Steve Yedlin's write up about it. He's a brilliant color scientist and DP. (Shot Brick, Looper and a bunch of other great films). http://www.yedlin.net/OnColorScience/

A big part of the "look" is also mixing color temperatures in the scene, as well as properly shooting some of the darker skin tones. If you want to dive deep check out Digital Cinematography by David Stump. Another genius!

https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Cinematography-Fundamentals-Techniques-Workflows/dp/0240817915

Blaine Brown, Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers and Directors, 3rd Edition

David Stump, Digital Cinematography: Fundamentals, Tools, Techniques, and Workflows

Awesome. I did manage to find this book. I'm gonna start reading it soon to see if it's what I wanted.

http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Cinematography-Fundamentals-Techniques-Workflows/dp/0240817915/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1406136409&sr=1-1&keywords=digital+cinematography