American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 63

For Schwartzman, the only downside of the production was the scarcity of film dailies. “There’s been such a push to get the film to the editors as quickly as possible that that’s taken precedence over everything else,” he observes. “There’s no way a colorist doing a high-def transfer on a Spirit can tell you whether your density is exactly the way it was the day before, or that you need another half-stop of exposure. Those were the types of conversations I had with [timers] John Bickford and Mike Zacharia every day when I was filming The Rock [AC June ’96], Armageddon [AC July ’98], Pearl Harbor [AC May ’01], Seabiscuit [AC Aug. ’03] and The Rookie. Today, if you want to print dailies, it stops the machine.” On Battle of the Smithsonian, he viewed film dailies twice a week for the first few weeks of the shoot; after that, HD dailies were screened on a plasma TV. “Some filmmakers feel they can correct any inconsistencies in post, so they don’t want to worry about it on the front end,” says Schwartzman. “I’m prepping Green Hornet with Michel Gondry, and I know Michel is going to have to fight a million battles, and [film dailies] won’t be one he’ll want to fight. I can’t blame him, but it stings to have part of the craft you love taken away from you.” All told, however, Schwartzman considers Battle of the Smithsonian a great experience. “I enjoyed every moment of making this movie, and I’m really proud of it. Having shot a previous picture starring Ben Stiller [Meet the Fockers], I knew that speed would be a really good thing to have in our back pocket, and all the rigging we did in prep was really important for that. A day of shooting on a movie like this is about $300,000, and if you can save one day by spending $20,000 more to rig a set properly, it’s the best $20,000 you’ve ever spent. We were very clever in how we rigged and shot this movie, and that’s why we finished three days ahead of schedule.” I TECHNICAL SPECS 2.40:1 Super 35mm Panaflex Platinum, Millennium XL; Arri 435 Primo lenses Kodak Vision2 Expression 500T 5229; Vision2 200T 5217 Digital Intermediate Printed on Kodak Vision Premier 2393 63

http://www.kinoflo.com

American Cinematographer - June 2009

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of American Cinematographer - June 2009

American Cinematographer - June 2009
Contents
Editor's Note
Short Takes: A 65mm Microsoft Installation
Production Slate: Drag Me to Hell Downloading Nancy
A Bold, New Enterprise
Back to the Future
Making History Fun
Testing Digital Cameras
Assessing Previs
Post Focus: Cinematographers, Colorists and the DI
New Products & Services
International Marketplace
Ad Index
Classified Ads
ASC Membership Roster
Clubhouse News
ASC Close-Up: Alan Caso
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - American Cinematographer - June 2009
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - Cover2
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 1
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 2
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - Contents
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 4
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 5
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 6
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 7
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - Editor's Note
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 9
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - Short Takes: A 65mm Microsoft Installation
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 11
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 12
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 13
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - Production Slate: Drag Me to Hell Downloading Nancy
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 15
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 16
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 17
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 18
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 19
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 20
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 21
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 22
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 23
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 24
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 25
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 26
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 27
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - A Bold, New Enterprise
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 29
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 30
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 31
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 32
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 33
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 34
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 35
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 36
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 37
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 38
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 39
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - Back to the Future
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 41
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 42
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 43
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 44
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 45
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 46
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 47
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 48
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 49
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 50
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 51
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 52
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 53
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - Making History Fun
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 55
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 56
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 57
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 58
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 59
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 60
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 61
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 62
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 63
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - Testing Digital Cameras
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 65
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 66
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 67
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 68
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 69
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - Assessing Previs
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 71
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 72
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 73
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 74
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 75
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 76
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 77
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - Post Focus: Cinematographers, Colorists and the DI
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 79
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 80
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 81
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 82
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 83
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - New Products & Services
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 85
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 86
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 87
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 88
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 89
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 90
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 91
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - International Marketplace
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 93
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - Classified Ads
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 95
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - ASC Membership Roster
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 97
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - Clubhouse News
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - 99
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - ASC Close-Up: Alan Caso
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - Cover3
American Cinematographer - June 2009 - Cover4
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac1209
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac1109
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac1009
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac0909
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac0809
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac0709
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac0609
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac0509
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac0409
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac0309
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac0209
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac0109
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac1208
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac1108
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac1008
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac0908
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac0808
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac0708
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac0608
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac0508
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac0408
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac0308
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac0208
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac0108
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac1207
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac1107
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac1007
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac0907
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac0807
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac0707
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac0607
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac0507
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac0407
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac0307
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/acbest2006
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac0207
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac0107
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200612
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200611
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200610
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200609
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200608
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200607
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200606
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200605
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200604
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200603
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200602
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200601
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200512
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200511
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200510
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200509
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200508
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200507
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200506
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200505
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200504
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200503
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200502
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200501
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200412
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200411
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200410
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200409
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200408
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200407
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200406
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200405
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200404
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200403
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200402
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200401
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200312
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200311
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200310
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200309
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200308
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200307
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200306
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200305
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200304
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200303
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200302
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200301
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200212
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200211
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200210
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200209
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200208
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200207
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200206
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200205
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200204
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200203
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200202
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200201
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200112
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200111
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200110
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200109
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200108
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200107
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200106
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200105
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200104
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200103
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200102
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200101
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200012
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200010
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200009
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200008
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200007
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200006
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200005
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200004
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200003
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200002
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/ac/ac200001
https://www.nxtbookmedia.com