A P R I L 2 0 1 5 V O L . 9 6 N O . 4 The International Journal of Motion Imaging On Our Cover: A self-aware robot fights for his friends and his own right to exist in the sci-fi feature Chappie, shot by Trent Opaloch. (Image courtesy of Columbia Pictures.) FEATURES 36 54 68 82 Electric Hero Trent Opaloch and his collaborators step into the fray alongside the robot hero of Chappie 54 A Wider World Florian Ballhaus, ASC lends his talents to the Divergent franchise with Insurgent Star-Crossed Love Ellen Kuras, ASC shoots on film for the period feature A Little Chaos Visions of Grandeur 68 A look back at the 70mm production of The Big Trail, photographed by Arthur Edeson, ASC DEPARTMENTS 10 12 14 22 94 100 114 115 116 118 120 Editor's Note President's Desk Short Takes: Little Favour * Instruments of Darkness Production Slate: While We're Young * The Gunman Filmmakers' Forum: Thom Best, CSC New Products & Services International Marketplace Classified Ads Ad Index Clubhouse News ASC Close-Up: Tami Reiker - VISIT WWW.THEASC.COM - 82http://WWW.THEASC.COM