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Salt Lake City. “We actually did the first QC on set,” recalls Ciupek. “When we were shooting onstage, we had a wrangler copying the data at 1 Beyond Wrangler Dude work stations. We kept the original camera data on set and sent shuttle drives to Color Mill, where more copies were made. When we got a QC report back and a green light from the post house, we reformatted the SSD drives and brought them back on set to be reused.” For the digital grade at Technicolor London, Dod Mantle, Chediak and colorist Jean-Clement Soret utilized sharpening tools to improve the SI-2K image, and to create a feeling of dryness that increases as Ralston’s condition deteriorates. “Normally in the grade you’re talking about color, effervescence and saturation, but on this film we were talking about dryness and wetness,” says Dod Mantle. “It was the first time I ever sat in a grade and talked about ‘wet pictures’
and ‘dry pictures,’ but we had to find a way of drying images with sharpening tools and contrast ratios. To visualize a dehydrated feeling, you’ve got to desaturate, which is not my favorite occupation, and you’ve also got to lift the whites and mid-tones, which is not any cinematographer’s favorite occupation.” Despite this counterintuitive work in the grade and the challenges of the shoot, Dod Mantle believes the result captures the spirit of Ralston’s story. “I look at the material now, analytically, and I can feel the imprisonment,” he says. “There’s a stubborn ruggedness to the way Quique and I were able to light and access James’ face in different moods and impossible situations.” As for the project’s groundbreaking collaboration between two directors of photography, Dod Mantle concludes, “It challenged and diffused somewhat the ego element that is very evident in some director/cinematographer relationships, and it reminded us both, I
hope, that it isn’t the cinematographer who owns the film, but rather the film and its story that own the cinematographer. The rest is all down to management!” Chediak concurs, “I couldn’t put it any better than that.” ●
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Contents
Editor’s Note
President’s Desk
Short Takes: “Dot”
Production Slate
Danse Macabre
Up Against It
Romantic Chemistry
A Big-City Dream
Post Focus: 3-D Workflow at Company 3
Tomorrow’s Technology
Filmmakers’ Forum: Michael Grady
New Products & Services
International Marketplace
Classified Ads
Ad Index
2010 AC Index
ASC Membership Roster
Clubhouse News
ASC Close-Up
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American Cinematographer - December 2010 - Editor’s Note
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American Cinematographer - December 2010 - President’s Desk
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American Cinematographer - December 2010 - Short Takes: “Dot”
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American Cinematographer - December 2010 - Post Focus: 3-D Workflow at Company 3
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American Cinematographer - December 2010 - Tomorrow’s Technology
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American Cinematographer - December 2010 - Filmmakers’ Forum: Michael Grady
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