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That's the take that was used. We
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lighting consistent.
"The backlight from this bit of
sun felt so
right for the scene that we
used it from both angles, when he
was
walking away from the camera
and when he was walking toward us.
Having a character backlit in a day
exterior from two opposite direc¬
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felt it was right for the scene, so we
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