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Palace Intrigue Director Shekhar Kapur (center) works out a scene with actors Owen and Malcolm Storry. next to it came up, so it created a roll of light that gave the same effect as a cloud passing overhead. We tried various speeds until we found one that looked right.” The biggest set, Raleigh’s flagship, the Tyger, was built on Stage H at Shepperton. Historically accurate right down to the correct shot, powder and wadding for its cannons, the entire galleon was mounted on a large gimbal. This meant that lighting fixtures could not be rigged to the ship itself, further complicating the problem of how to light it for day scenes, night scenes, as well as the battle with the Spanish fleet, which took place at dusk. “Keeping the look going was a huge challenge and caused many nights of worry in preproduction,” says Adefarasin. “To make it look real, I would have really liked my source to be well outside of the stage — impossible. Multiple sources would have looked phony. Jimmy came up with the idea of building lighting platforms above the center of the ship.” “We designed a gantry that ran the entire length of the ship — the top mast missed it by about 8 inches!” says Wilson. On this platform were 24 20Ks, all individually fed back to the DMX dimmer board and controlled by a fulltime console operator. “If you imagine looking down at the galleon from the gantry, the stage floor around it is supposed to be sea, and all of that had to be bluescreen,” says the gaffer. “But, of course, bluescreen has to be lit as well, so behind 45-degree coves we hid lots of Kino Flos, 4-by-4s and 70

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

American Cinematographer - October 2007
Contents
Editor’s Note
Letters
DVD Playback
Production Slate
Western Destinies
Emotional Betrayal
Palace Intrigue
Unsafe Passage
Short Takes
Post Focus
New Products & Services
International Marketplace
Classified Ads
Ad Index
Clubhouse News
ASC Close-Up
American Cinematographer - October 2007 - American Cinematographer - October 2007
American Cinematographer - October 2007 - Cover2
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American Cinematographer - October 2007 - Contents
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American Cinematographer - October 2007 - 7
American Cinematographer - October 2007 - Editor’s Note
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American Cinematographer - October 2007 - DVD Playback
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American Cinematographer - October 2007 - Production Slate
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American Cinematographer - October 2007 - Western Destinies
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American Cinematographer - October 2007 - Emotional Betrayal
American Cinematographer - October 2007 - BRC1
American Cinematographer - October 2007 - BRC2
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American Cinematographer - October 2007 - Palace Intrigue
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American Cinematographer - October 2007 - Unsafe Passage
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American Cinematographer - October 2007 - Short Takes
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American Cinematographer - October 2007 - Post Focus
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American Cinematographer - October 2007 - New Products & Services
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American Cinematographer - October 2007 - International Marketplace
American Cinematographer - October 2007 - Classified Ads
American Cinematographer - October 2007 - Ad Index
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American Cinematographer - October 2007 - Clubhouse News
American Cinematographer - October 2007 - 107
American Cinematographer - October 2007 - ASC Close-Up
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