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CRAFTING TEXTURE FOR BACK TO BLACK
Top: The setup for Winehouse's 2007 performance at the
Hammersmith Apollo, shot at the Clapham Grand in London. Bottom:
Unit-still photographer Dean Rogers (holding camera), A-camera 2nd
AC Chloe Harwood (in green hat) and key grip Sam Phillips (setting
jib arm) prep for an exterior shot at the Good Mixer pub.
" My original intent was to create something
visceral, a film with texture that was tactile
and messy at times - a true reflection of
Amy's life, not a clean observation of it. "
do so. She found modern LEDs couldn't replicate the colors needed with
the ENR LUT, noting, " The LUT took so much saturation away from the
image that, depending where we were on the color spectrum, we had to
explore a different approach. " The crew used large, gelled incandescent
fixtures such as Wendy Lights, Maxi-Brutes and 24Ks. Lee 653 Lo Sodium
(with ¼ Green added at times) took a lot of stop away, so the big
lights were necessary for exposure.
For the concerts depicted in the film, Morgan adds, " I wanted Amy's
live performances to pop, and when I tested the colors in prep, I just
couldn't get the correct hues, " she explains. " I contacted Chris Bushell,
the lighting designer who had worked with Amy on these actual
54 / JUNE 2024
PHOTOS BY POLLY MORGAN, ASC, BSC.

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