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Forging a Bond Roberto Schaefer, ASC and director Marc Forster continue their filmmaking partnership with Quantum of Solace, the 22nd James Bond feature. by Mark Hope-Jones Unit photography by Karen Ballard and Susie Allnut ames Bond needs no introduction. Conceived by his creator, Ian Fleming, as “an anonymous blunt instrument” wielded by the British government, the suave but ruthless secret agent is perhaps Britain’s bestknown fictional character. Because it was based on the first Bond novel, the last Bond film, Casino Royale (AC Dec. ’06), presented an opportunity to not only usher in a new lead actor, Daniel Craig, but also J start afresh with the character. Emotionally hardened by his first mission as a licensed-to-kill operative, Bond returns to the screen this month in Quantum of Solace, directed by Marc Forster and shot by Roberto Schaefer, ASC. “When Marc told me he had been offered this movie, my response was, ‘How could you not do a Bond film?’” recalls Schaefer, who has shot all of Forster’s films. “He wasn’t sure because the script didn’t really exist at that time, but I told him that to be part of a Bond film is every boy’s dream. Our editor, Matt Chesse, said exactly the same thing. The dream of doing Bond sort of sucked us into the reality of it.” Once onboard, Forster envisioned a stylistic approach that combined elements of early Bond films with a more contemporary look. “I loved the Bond films with Ken Adam’s production design,” says the director. “Those movies were so 28 November 2008

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of American Cinematographer - November 2008

American Cinematographer - November 2008
Contents
Editor’s Note
Letters
Short Takes
Production Slate
Forging a Bond
The Making of a President
Thunder Down Under
Habitat for Inhumanity
Saluting Television’s Top Talents
Post Focus
New Products & Services
International Marketplace
Classified Ads
Ad Index
Clubhouse News
ASC Close-Up
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American Cinematographer - November 2008 - Contents
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American Cinematographer - November 2008 - Editor’s Note
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American Cinematographer - November 2008 - Letters
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American Cinematographer - November 2008 - Short Takes
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American Cinematographer - November 2008 - Production Slate
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American Cinematographer - November 2008 - Thunder Down Under
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American Cinematographer - November 2008 - Saluting Television’s Top Talents
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American Cinematographer - November 2008 - Clubhouse News
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American Cinematographer - November 2008 - ASC Close-Up
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