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A Complex Web Right: Peter spins a web so he and and his great love, Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst), can watch a meteor shower in the New York sky. Below: A balloon light illuminates the scene. story. This is a very mature SpiderMan movie.” Pope, who also shot SpiderMan 2 for Raimi, notes that although they wanted all three Spider-Man movies “to look like they belong together,” it was clear that the new film called for a darker, highercontrast palette than its predecessors. The visuals also had to support the dramatic character arcs of four super-villains (including Dark Spidey). “It was hard to come up with a visual flowchart like we had for Spider-Man 2, where we mapped out the moods and atmospheres for each scene,” says the cinematographer. “Spider-Man 3 moves through so many emotions following so many characters who change so much that I had to approach the photography with a scene-by-scene treatment rather than an overall visual arc. In terms of the narrative, the progression from light to dark to light is pretty straightforward, but it happens with four different characters, all at different times. The script also changed a lot as we filmed. I resorted to using Spidey’s main character arc as a guide for what the mood of the film should be at any given time.” As the film’s overall palette darkens, a lot of action takes place at night, and several key battles between Spidey and the villains take 30 May 2007

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of American Cinematographer - May 2007

Contents
Editor’s Note
DVD Playback
Production Slate
A Complex Web
Rabid and Ravenous
Young Man of Steel
Best and Brightest
High Society
Short Takes
Post Focus
New Products & Services
Points East
International Marketplace
Classified Ads
Ad Index
In Memoriam: Barbara Prevedel
ASC Close-Up
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