Jobs was shot on an $8 500 000 (estimated) budget

see IMDB "Jobs" Page

*(from IMDB): The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.

Hear American Cinematographer's Podcast (45 min, 84 MB) interview with cinematographer Russell Carpenter, and director Joshua Michael Stern about the Alexa, decisions to abandon anamorphic, to go ProRes, how to get that "gauzy, filmlike look", the importance of location - and so on..

from ASC:

American Cinematographer's Jim Hemphill talks with cinematographer Russell Carpenter, ASC and director Joshua Michael Stern about the film, Jobs, which explores the life and career of Apple founder Steve Jobs. Working with the budget of an independent film, they created three unique looks to capture the feel of different eras in Job's life, but were careful never to go 'over the top.'

Read about other films being made and listen to more ASC podcasts at http://www.theasc.com/ac_magazine/podcasts.php