American Cinematographer - December 2006 - 98

We used

ter.

and had

a

floating Steadicam

second

a

camera

[on

a

dolly] picking up close-ups with a
longer lens. Ive used that camera
strategy a lot, and Ive found that
once directors
get used to it, it's real¬
ly hard to talk them out of it! You
need a great focus puller to make
that floating Steadicam work, and
we had Jimmy Jensen, who is amaz¬
ing.
For our keylight, we used
clusters of the Vari-Lites that had
been

rigged

on

both sides of the

stage; they were set at 3200°K and

going through our big frame
light grid. We could bring one
side up and fade the other down as
the camera circled Effie. For general
fill, we also had a few space lights
skirted with Duvetyn overhead.
With all the 360-degree moves
around Effie, you get lost in the
geography after awhile, and I think
were

of

it works.

This will be your

third fea¬
ture-length DI. What have you
learned about the process along
the way?
Schliessler: That it's impor¬
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scene or reel. Managing your time is
key, especially if you have a lot of
cuts, as there are in Dreamgirls. You
can spend a lot of time finessing
your first reel or two, but then you
have to hurry through the rest when
you realize your time's running out.
You want the end to be as good as
the beginning!
Considering all the firsts you
dealt with on this project, what was
the biggest learning curve?
Schliessler: It was definitely
the theatrical lighting, but again,
Jules and Peggy could not have been
more helpful. They were constantly
asking, 'What do you need, and how
can we help
you?' There was a real
spirit of collaboration on the set,

and Bill

definitely set the tone for
high stan¬

that. He has very, very

dards, and he expects everyone to
rise to that level. He has

a

clear

vision of what he wants but also

gives you the freedom to contribute.
Not every director is like that. We
trusted him 100 percent, and we all
wanted

to

make this the best movie

it could be.

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