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360-degree turns per scene. The moves are independent of the actors, who walk in and out of frame. Because the characters are onscreen only 60 percent of the time, viewers wind up observing the house, which becomes a character as the camera reveals its luxurious décor and layers of family history. This radical approach was motivated by several ideas. One was German philosopher Peter Sloterdijk’s theory of human individualism, which utilizes the metaphor of spheres. “We create spheres, or bubbles of existence,” says Valdivia. “These bubbles can be like foam, a conglomeration of individual spheres, but they are also individual bubbles.” The family embodies this social dynamic, while the circular camerawork suggests the spheres they each construct and are trapped within. The moves also express an Andean view of cyclical time. “Juan Carlos wanted the feel of a clock, and he wanted it to be unforgiving, like time,” says de Lumen. “Using a remote head facilitated that feel.” De Lumen shot Southern District with a Red One (Build 16), “the first in South America,” according to Valdivia, who acquired it in June 2008. He and de Lumen, who is based in Los Angeles, spent a year shooting commercials with the camera before Southern District came together. Valdivia wanted to shoot his feature with the Red mainly because he “wanted to prove you could make a very well-made movie with digital capture. It was a personal mission.” For Southern District, they captured at 4K Redcode Raw, the maximum resolution possible. Because some scenes ran nearly five minutes, the Compact Flash cards didn’t offer sufficient storage space, so de Lumen recorded to the 320GB Red Drive. (The production carried two.) “We were able to shoot all the coverage of one scene on that,” says de Lumen. “It was about a half-day’s worth of shooting.” Camera movement was performed in two basic ways: rotating on its axis, or circling around a scene. Valdivia used the architectural program
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of American Cinematographer - April 2010
American Cinematographer - April 2010
Contents
Editor’s Note
President’s Desk
Letters
Short Takes
Production Slate
Down the Rabbit Hole
Weapons of Deception
The Final Frontier in 3 Dimensions
Sundance 2010: Expanded Palettes
Filmmakers’ Forum
New Products & Services
International Marketplace
Classified Ads
Ad Index
Clubhouse News
ASC Close-Up
American Cinematographer - April 2010 - Intro
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American Cinematographer - April 2010 - Editor’s Note
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American Cinematographer - April 2010 - President’s Desk
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American Cinematographer - April 2010 - Letters
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American Cinematographer - April 2010 - Short Takes
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American Cinematographer - April 2010 - Production Slate
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American Cinematographer - April 2010 - Down the Rabbit Hole
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American Cinematographer - April 2010 - Weapons of Deception
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American Cinematographer - April 2010 - The Final Frontier in 3 Dimensions
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American Cinematographer - April 2010 - Filmmakers’ Forum
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American Cinematographer - April 2010 - New Products & Services
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American Cinematographer - April 2010 - International Marketplace
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American Cinematographer - April 2010 - Ad Index
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American Cinematographer - April 2010 - Clubhouse News
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American Cinematographer - April 2010 - ASC Close-Up
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