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Daring Operation
ing," Padilha says. "Lula does. And so
together we've developed this way of
shooting. We never use tripods. We like
the camera to be alive and searching for
the action."
Carvalho relishes the opportunity to explore scenes in this way. "The
handheld camera - it's what I like the
most in life. It's my favorite toy of all
time. José's so smart; he understands
that the more free I am, the better I get.
Then you can really follow your heart,
you can follow your eyes, your instincts,
and in the handheld world that gives
you the best results. And when you find
actors that also like to play this way, it's
amazing. It's you and the actors playing
with your heart and your feelings to
make the scene happen."

"We needed
flexible lenses so
we could work at
slower stops and
would have closer
minimum focus."

Top: Amin oversees the release of the non-Israeli hostages. Middle: Amin addresses the
hostages. Bottom: The crew readies a scene with Anozie at the president's desk.

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With a crew that also included
A- and B-camera 1st ACs Nathan
Mann and Richard Jakes, respectively
- "The two of them did an amazing
job pulling focus," Carvalho says - as
well as key grip Jim Philpott, Carvalho
shot digitally, using two Arri Alexa
Minis for the handheld scenes and an
Alexa XT Plus for high-speed shots at
100 fps. With the Mini, they recorded
MXF/ArriRaw files to 512GB
SanDisk Pro CFast 2.0 cards; with the
XT, they recorded ArriRaw to 512GB
Codex XR Capture Drives.
The handheld cameras were
outfitted with Vislink L1700 wireless
HD transmitters, and live footage was
viewed on the set on a Sony
PVMA250 25" OLED monitor;
tighter spaces, such as the back of vehicles, necessitated viewing on a Sony



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