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METHODS FOR MASTERS OF THE AIR
Tech Specs: 2.39:1
Cameras | Sony Venice 2
Lenses | Panavision VA, Petzval
" Lighting style for the prison camp also had
to change to accurately reflect the cold skies,
low-wattage bulbs and candlelight they lived
their captive lives in. "
Finishing the Mission
Picture Shop handled the final color grade, which was carried out in
Dolby Vision with Steven Bodner serving as supervising colorist.
" Steve set the original look with Adam Arkapaw - with Steve working
Above: Austin Butler, as Maj. Gale " Buck " Cleven, in the low light of
a prison-camp interior. Top right, from left: Ncuti Gatwa as 2nd Lt.
Robert Daniels, Josiah Cross as 2nd Lt. Richard Macon and Branden
Cook as 2nd Lt. Alexander Jefferson - Tuskegee Airmen who
become prisoners of war.
on the LUT during prep and then making adjustments in collaboration
with Adam during the first weeks of photography, " Rutkowski says. It
was based on footage shot by Hollywood director William Wyler during
World War II for the U.S. Air Force [for a documentary titled The Memphis
Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress, which was recently restored for the
2018 documentary] The Cold Blue. Wyler flew on missions in B-17s with
16mm Bell & Howell wind-up cameras and shot on Kodak Ektachrome
color-reversal film [which was initially made for the U.S. military and
then released commercially in 1946]. We weren't making images quite
as incredibly contrasty - with the cyan and deep blue in every shadow
space or the magenta fringing in the highlights - but The Cold Blue was
an important touchstone for our look. "
Fitzgerald adds of her work in the final grade, " We'd adjust the highlights
and the contrast so that every plane in the sky had a different bit
of life. "
Fleck views the project with great satisfaction - and more than a
little awe. " We were able to tell an intimate character story within the
context of this huge and epic series. Seeing what the pilots were asked to
do at such a young age was just mind-blowing. "
Author Noah Kadner's grandfather, James Daly, was a B-17 waist gunner in
the 418th Squadron of the 100th Bomb Group. He flew more than 25 combat
missions over Europe in 1944 and survived.
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