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Guadagnino calls the men's professional faceoff " an über sequence "
that had to mirror the growing intensity of the off-court drama, so much
so that by the final minutes of the match, " we become the match, " and
the camera takes on seemingly impossible perspectives, including shots
from beneath the court and the ball's POV. " The game is super precise, "
the director says, " and the arc of the experience of the game for the audience
is all part of a huge building toward what it sees at the end. "
Dynamic Perspectives
The climactic tennis sequence called for about 90 setups and includes
500 cuts, and its length and technical complexity motivated Guadagnino
to storyboard it, a process he seldom uses. " I drew basically the entire
sports sequence, so for the first time in my career, half the film was storyboarded, "
he says.
Cinematographer Sayombhu Mukdeeprom acknowledges that this
strategy was a necessary departure from the method he and Guadagnino
have used on such films as Call Me by Your Name and 2018's Suspiria (AC
Dec. '18). " Storyboarding was not common, but I think we needed it in
this case because there were certain movements with the ball and players
and specific positions that needed to be clarified, " Mukdeeprom says.
Storyboarding also facilitated the integration of visual effects, which
Guadagnino says was necessary to achieve " some of the more daring
sequences, particularly the subjective point of view of the ball. "
According to camera operator Terrence Hayes, " The storyboards were
vital and gave us an insight into what Luca wanted to convey emotionally.
These complex action shots took a team effort, and they wouldn't have
been possible without the efforts of dolly grip Chris 'Chappy' Chapman,
Opposite: Tennis players Art (Mike Faist), Tashi (Zendaya) and
Patrick (Josh O'Connor) form a romantic triangle that complicates
their professional aspirations. This page, top: Patrick serves during a
match. Bottom: Cinematographer Sayombhu Mukdeeprom prepares
to light and shoot the on-court action.
JUNE 2024 / 57
STILLS BY NIKO TAVERNESE, COURTESY OF METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PICTURES, INC.
PHOTOS AT BOTTOM ON PAGES 57 AND 62 COURTESY OF SAYOMBHU MUKDEEPROM.

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