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Opposite: Batman (Christian Bale) revs up the Batpod. This page, top: The Caped Crusader faces one of
his toughest foes in Bane (Tom Hardy), a brutal ex-convict who breathes through a muzzle-like
apparatus strapped to his head. Bottom: Cinematographer Wally Pfister, ASC positions one of the
production’s Imax cameras.
of the things I enjoyed about our experience
with it on The Dark Knight.
There’s more of a tableau element to
composition; we let things come in and
out of frame and move the camera a
little more slowly. In some ways,
it’s
more of an old-fashioned approach to
finding the scale of the story.”
Using four MSM 9802 Imax
cameras designed and built by Marty
Mueller, the filmmakers shot more than
1 million feet of 15-perf 65mm film on
The Dark Knight Rises. “They’re handbuilt
cameras, so each one has a bit of a
personality,” observes Bob Hall, Pfister’s
longtime first AC. “But they were basically
identical, and all the parts were
interchangeable.”
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Each Imax camera came with its
own set of primes: 40mm, 50mm,
80mm, 110mm, 150mm and 250mm.
Many of the lenses were T2.8 mediumformat
Hasselblad still lenses adapted
for 65mm camera mounts, with the
still-lens focusing movement still intact.
“The focusing movement is very stiff,”
says Hall. “On some of the lenses, I
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Photos by Ron Phillips. Photos and
frame grabs courtesy of Warner
Bros. ™ & © D.C. Comics.

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American Cinematographer - August 2012
Contents
Editor’s Note
Short Takes: New York Story
Production Slate: 360 • Midnight in Paris/To Rome with Love
Batman to the Max
Web-Slinging in Stereo
Memory Upgrade
Vampire Veto
Post Focus: Man, Chicks Are Just Different
New Products & Services
International Marketplace
Classified Ads
Ad Index
Clubhouse News
ASC Close-Up: David Boyd
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American Cinematographer - August 2012 - Cover2
American Cinematographer - August 2012 - 1
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American Cinematographer - August 2012 - Contents
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American Cinematographer - August 2012 - 6
American Cinematographer - August 2012 - 7
American Cinematographer - August 2012 - Editor’s Note
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American Cinematographer - August 2012 - 10
American Cinematographer - August 2012 - 11
American Cinematographer - August 2012 - Short Takes: New York Story
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American Cinematographer - August 2012 - Production Slate: 360 • Midnight in Paris/To Rome with Love
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American Cinematographer - August 2012 - Batman to the Max
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American Cinematographer - August 2012 - Web-Slinging in Stereo
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American Cinematographer - August 2012 - Memory Upgrade
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American Cinematographer - August 2012 - Vampire Veto
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American Cinematographer - August 2012 - Post Focus: Man, Chicks Are Just Different
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American Cinematographer - August 2012 - International Marketplace
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American Cinematographer - August 2012 - Clubhouse News
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American Cinematographer - August 2012 - ASC Close-Up: David Boyd
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