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Conjuring Hope
Parvati (Shriya
Saran), pregnant
with Shiva’s child
and shamed by
society, returns to
the Magicians’
Ghetto, where
Saleem agrees to
marry her.
sequence. By building them side by side,
we could link them visually, increasing
the size of our shooting location significantly.” The production built and
dressed 30 houses on a soccer field. “We
had one night to knock it down and set
it on fire. Once the bulldozers moved in,
that was it. There were no retakes.”
Story wise, the lighting needed to
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be blinding. “It’s slightly conceptual,”
says Nuttgens. “The idea is that after
everyone has become accustomed to the
penumbra of the Endless Night, these
lights just blind people.” Nuttgens’ crew
positioned five Dinos on Condors
encircling the ghetto; the lights were
gelled with ¼ Green and ¼ Blue,
continuing the teal palette of Endless
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Night. They were 2½-3 stops overexposed. “It was such a strong backlight
that no matter where we were looking,
there would be no need for another
light,” says Nuttgens. “Anybody within
that space was lit by the bounce off the
buildings that were being destroyed.
That was enough to fully expose them.”
He got as close to the chaos as
possible using either a 21mm or 27mm
Master Prime. “The 27mm doesn’t
distort when you get close up, but it
gives a real sense of immediacy,” he
observes. To capture another angle, a
second camera (unmanned) was positioned next to one of the buildings that
were destroyed.
The film’s fourth distinct look is
the Magicians’ Ghetto when Saleem
first arrives, before the Endless Night.
At that point in the story, he has
endured family rejection, exile and
amnesia from an air-raid injury. He
spots Parvati among the entertainers at
a military victory parade, and he moves
to the ghetto to live with her. His
burgeoning hope translates into bold,
saturated color, which was achieved
with art direction and costume design
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Contents
Editor’s Note
President’s Desk
Short Takes: “Suit & Tie”
Production Slate: Trance • The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Surviving the Future
A Trailblazer’s Tale
Conjuring Hope
The ABCs of DMX
Star Tech
Hot Shots
New Products & Services
International Marketplace
Classified Ads
Ad Index
Clubhouse News
ASC Close-Up: Paul Maibaum
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American Cinematographer - May 2013 - President’s Desk
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