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overseers, who kept them stacked
in the massive cargo area, where
they were maintained in a gas
induced hibernation, until
needed.
The vastness of the set is
an illusion created with
light,

smoke, lenses and

camera move¬

ment. The set consists of four

walls and a ceiling with painted
backdrops. It is only about 20 feet
long and eight feet wide.
Smith fills the set with

smoke, which is justified by the

supposedly in the air. He uses
single blue fluorescent light,
which is diffused through a thin,
patterned material. In the hazy
smoke, the diffused light creates
a cold
gray/blue look. If there is
gas
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enough to get an exposure. Typi¬
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times Smith puts a longer lens on,
and he drops the camera as low as
it will go on the dolly. In either
case, the camera never stops dol¬
lying.
On the big police station
set, Smith is usually pulling a
deep focus at stop T 4 or 4.5. He
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