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expanding role of the cinematographer
on films with significant virtual components. By all accounts, Lubezki was
deeply involved in every stage of crafting
the real and computer-generated
images. In addition to conceiving virtual
camera moves with Cuarón, he created
virtual lighting with digital technicians,
lit and shot live action that matched the
CG footage, fine-tuned the final
rendered image, supervised the picture's
conversion from 2-D to 3-D, and finalized the look of the 2-D, 3-D and Imax
versions. "I was doing my work as a
cinematographer on Gravity," says
Lubezki. "In the process, I had to learn
to use some new tools that are part of
what cinematography is becoming. I
found it very exciting."
Lubezki says Cuarón initially told
him that zero gravity would afford them
great freedom in terms of camera moves
and lighting. He recalls, "Alfonso said,
'You're going to love this movie because
you can do anything you want.' But that
turned out to be untrue once we decided
we wanted the film to be as realistic as
possible." The cinematographer notes
that in addition to naturalism, the filmmakers' goals included respecting the
physics of space, and involving the
viewer with long takes and "the elasticity
of the shot." He explains, "We wanted to
keep a lot of our shots elastic - for
example, to have a shot start very wide,
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space. This page, top and middle: Stone and a veteran astronaut, Matt Kowalski (George Clooney),
make repairs to the International Space Station. Bottom: Director Alfonso Cuarón (left) confers with
cinematographer Emmanuel "Chivo" Lubezki, ASC, AMC.
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