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Wrap Shot
Amadeus (1984)
To film this operatic biopic, which presents composer Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce) as a flamboyantly impulsive figure, cinematographer
Miroslav Ondříček, ASC, ACK and director Milos Forman
set up in Prague for an almost entirely location-based shoot. Just four
sets were built for the production, and it took months of negotiation
with the Czech government to secure one of the most important
locations, the famed J.K. Tyl Theatre - an entirely wooden venue
constructed between 1899-1902 - which Ondříček wanted to light
mainly with candles.
In an April 1985 interview with AC about the project, Ondříček
noted that his crew had to build a massive metal scaffold that extended
into the theater through the dome in the roof in order to support 11
huge 700-pound chandeliers, each burning 40-60 candles. The fear of
fire was so great that firefighters were stationed every 15' throughout
the theater to watch the candles. " We were trying to create an
atmosphere of soft candlelight all over and all the time, " Ondříček said.
Shooting on Eastman Kodak 5293, he augmented the firelight practicals
with 250-watt paper lanterns. When different-colored light was
necessary, he used spray-painted bulbs instead of gels.
All of this effort was rewarded: Amadeus won eight Academy
Awards (including Best Picture) and earned Ondříček his second Oscar
nomination, following a nod for Ragtime in 1982.
- Rachael K. Bosley
72 / MAY 2023

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