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because he prefers the anamorphic lens system to shooting Super 35mm and doing an anamorphic release print. We did Hard Eight in Super 35, but every movie we’ve done since has been anamorphic. He just likes the look those lenses produce. When you shoot in anamorphic, there’s a different feeling, a different way of staging and different depth of field. Paul loves older films, and those qualities mean something to him.” The production employed a range of Panavision anamorphic lenses that were modified for the filmmakers by lens designer Dan Sasaki, who has since joined A&S Precision to create lenses for Dalsa Digital Cinema. Elswit’s primary lenses were C-Series lenses Sasaki had originally prepared for Steven Soderbergh’s Solaris. Additionally, the production used a full set of E-Series lenses; two modified spherical Panavision SP lenses, a 35mm and 55mm whose optics were roughly 40 years old; and a set of Super High Speed lenses (ranging from 35mm to 85mm) whose optics were based on modifications Sasaki had made to another set for Memoirs of a Geisha (AC Jan. ’06). Sasaki also tricked up a vintage 43mm lens that was built around the optical element of a 1910 Pathé camera Anderson had bought and used for select scenes in Magnolia. According to Barry “Baz” Idoine, Elswit’s 1st AC, “The C-Series lenses were generally used for interiors that didn’t require high-speed lenses. The Es had lower contrast and resolution than standard Es and a softer look than the modified Cs; that set was often used for exteriors to soften the harsh desert daylight a bit. The Super High Speed lenses were really amazing — they were so fresh from the machine shop they weren’t even anodized. We used those for night sequences, of course, but Bob also used them to capture some dusk sequences that were just phenomenal. The SP lenses were anamorphized by Top: Plainview and H.W. hike to the Sunday ranch, where they plan to assess the terrain’s potential. The duo’s arrival at the ranch was shot at magic hour by Steadicam operator Anderson, who lent the scene a floating feel. Middle: The crew dollies with DayLewis. Bottom: H.W. alerts Plainview to a pool of “black gold.” Specialeffects supervisor Steve Cremin notes, “We had to create a reservoir of flammable black liquid that was insulated from the ground. The flammable liquid was surrounded by an inflammable black liquid so the actors couldn’t get burned. It was kind of tricky to get the two liquids to look the same.” American Cinematographer 39
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Contents
Editor's Note
Short Takes: Madame Tutli-Putli
Production Slate: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The Great Debaters
Blood for Oil
Very Close Shaves
A Rogue Politician
A Bulletproof Cinematographer
Post Focus: Restoring Days of Heaven, Achieving Color Symmetry, HPA Awards
New Products & Services
International Marketplace
Classified Ads
Ad Index
In Memoriam: Roderick Ryan, ASC
Clubhouse News
ASC Close-Up: Glen MacPherson
American Cinematographer - January 2008 - Intro
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American Cinematographer - January 2008 - Short Takes: Madame Tutli-Putli
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American Cinematographer - January 2008 - International Marketplace
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American Cinematographer - January 2008 - Ad Index
American Cinematographer - January 2008 - In Memoriam: Roderick Ryan, ASC
American Cinematographer - January 2008 - Clubhouse News
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American Cinematographer - January 2008 - ASC Close-Up: Glen MacPherson
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