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creating subtle differences between lefteye and right-eye images that cannot always be corrected in post. The organic mirrors are particularly delicate, and the production went through more than 30 of them. “The Pace mirrors produce beautiful images, but they are incredibly fragile, and that makes them susceptible to moisture and salt air,” says Drzewiecki. “As soon as we took them out of their wrapping in these environments, they would start to degrade. Sometimes we went through one or more in half a day, depending on conditions. We were putting them in the worst possible environments, so it was costly. But you could argue it was money well spent because it all shows up on the screen.” For the crew and cast, there were also hurdles to overcome in terms of learning how to use framing and blocking to achieve desired compositions in 3-D. All these issues, says Wolski, are why the production was “experimental”

and “risky.” (Indeed, the experimentation went on until production’s final moments, as the filmmakers circled back for pickups using Red Epic 5K prototypes with Element Technica and Paradise 3-D rigs in addition to Fusion rigs.) But, Wolski adds,Pirates benefited significantly from timing, in the sense that stereo-capture techniques and workflows were rapidly advancing throughout the shoot. “To shoot a movie like this in 3-D when the workflow is not mature and the technology is changing, you have to combine everyone’s expertise to achieve your goal,” says Wolski. “You need people who can put all this knowledge together efficiently, and we had an expert team doing that, which enabled Rob Marshall and me to focus on the story. The most important lesson is that we need to demythologize 3-D. It’s still filmmaking.” ●

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Contents
Editor’s Note
President’s Desk
Short Takes: TV on the Radio’s “Will Do”
Production Slate: The Mill & The Cross • Last Man Standing
Scalawags in Stereo
Hammer of the Gods
Tortured Souls
Decoding Digital Imagers: Part 2
Post Focus: Highlights from NAB
New Products & Services
International Marketplace
Classified Ads
Ad Index
ASC Membership Roster
Clubhouse News
ASC Close-Up: Dean Semler
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American Cinematographer - June 2011 - Editor’s Note
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American Cinematographer - June 2011 - President’s Desk
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American Cinematographer - June 2011 - Short Takes: TV on the Radio’s “Will Do”
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American Cinematographer - June 2011 - Production Slate: The Mill & The Cross • Last Man Standing
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American Cinematographer - June 2011 - Hammer of the Gods
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