THIRTEEN LIVES: DIVERS IN THE DARK Illuminating Darkness Lighting the cave presented an age-old challenge. " It's a contradiction, " the cinematographer says. " You want to show the actors' faces yet keep the darkness of the cave. You need to light [to a certain height on the digital characteristic curve]. It's mostly dark, but you light some interesting spots in the frame. It's not so different from shooting inside a room with practical lights. You create an ambient light and work within it. " He adds that he initially told Slattery he wanted to use tungsten lights Top, from left: Cmdr. Kiet (Thira " Aum " Chutikul), Dr. Karn (Popetorn " Two " Soonthornyanakij) and the divers prepare one of the boys for an arduous exit from the cave. Bottom: The team makes final preparations. 34 / FEBRUARY 2023