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plasma ball.” Bazelli adds, “Almost 90 percent of the effect was captured on set. At its center, the light is overexposed, so you don’t really see [the wafer].” In one key scene, Balthazar generates six circles of fire inscribed in a stone floor and circumscribed by a larger circle 35' in diameter. Each circle has its own color of flame, created by the special-effects department and captured in-camera. “You really needed to see the whole circle because of the story point,” says Bazelli, “so we decided to use an overhead shot looking straight down.” A 50' Technocrane was required to get the camera, fitted with a 12mm Cooke S4, high enough to fit the circle within the 2.40 frame. The camera was almost touching the 65'-high ceiling. This scene plays out in the “practice room,” an underground lair where a number of other scenes occur, including a romantic interlude in which Dave impresses his date by creating an impromptu lighting show that is timed with the girl’s favorite song. The light show, which unfolds as the couple stands inside a protective metal cage, includes Tesla coils and strobe lights. Actual Tesla coils and live bolts of electricity were deemed too dangerous, so these elements were created later using CGI. But again, Bazelli sold the illusion with interactive lighting incamera. The underground lair was a set with a domed ceiling, and the center piece of the dome was left out so that Bazelli could light from above. (A CG center piece was used in wide shots that showed the section.) The lighting rig consisted of two concentric rings of truss custom-bent to fit the hole. Each circle could be individually raised or lowered. In the center was a large, coop-type fixture comprising five 6K space lights covered with theatrical canvas rather than muslin. “Theatrical canvas is much thicker than muslin, and it gives no shadows,” notes Bazelli. The concentric circles held roughly 120 fixtures, including Source Four Pars
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Top: Bazelli employed 300 Chinese lanterns to illuminate a nighttime sequence filmed on location in Chinatown. Middle: In the sequence, a dragon comes to life amidst a parade. Bottom: Blake worries over a magical container housing a series of evil sorcerers.
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Features
Cat and Mouse (Salt)
Girl Trouble (Pilgrim vs. the World)
A Magical Manhattan (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice)
True Colors (Get Low)
Departments
Editor’s Note
President’s Desk
Short Takes: Quiksilver ad campaign
Production Slate: Best-Shot Films of 1998-2008 • The Kids Are All Right
Post Focus: True Blood Workflow
Filmmakers’ Forum: Steven Fierberg, ASC
New Products & Services
International Marketplace
Classified Ads
Ad Index
Clubhouse News
ASC Close-Up: Charles Minsky
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