American Cinematographer - November 2008 - (Page 47) which Papamichael achieved partly with Tiffen Black Pro-Mist filters. “This is the darkest period in terms of lighting and chroma,” he notes. “The Situation Room is intentionally very dark, for instance; the walls fall off to almost black. We wanted the third period to reflect the first a little in terms of contrast and mood, because it’s a difficult period for Bush. Also, his instincts are still reminiscent of the sturm und drang of his youth. The decisions he makes are more serious, but he’s still making them spontaneously using his Texas intuition.” The camera crew consulted Papamichael’s chart every day, and once that document was in hand, “I think Oliver felt that part of the picture was fine,” says the cinematographer. “From then on, he and I talked very little, mostly in the mornings about the shots ahead of us.” The budget on W. was projected to be $30 million, and even though that was about half the cost of Nixon, “it was very difficult to raise money,” says Stone. After all the studios passed, the director patched together a deal with a small U.S. indie called QED and foreign sources. “Most of the money came from China — can you believe China is financing the Bush story?” he muses. “It’s a shame we had to beg overseas for a movie that’s about an inherently American subject.” The filmmakers decided to shoot 3-perf Super 35mm and finish with a digital intermediate (DI) at EFilm. Papamichael elected to shoot the entire picture on Fuji stocks, Eterna 250T 8553 and Eterna 500T 8573. “I’d used Fuji on 3:10 to Yuma and had good results, and it’s cheaper than Kodak,” he notes. The A and B cameras, Panaflex Millennium XLs, were typically mounted with Primo prime lenses. The tendency was to shoot low, close and wide, a nod to Dr. Strangelove, one of the filmmakers’ visual touchstones, and a way to convey the +90° super BOGIE 3-way adjustability ± 90° swivel range mechanical / electrical NEW 0° –90° +45° 0° – 45° BOGIE 3-way adjustability ± 45° swivel range Precision-Engineering Denz Tel: +49 89 - 62 98 66 0 · Fax: +49 89 - 62 98 66 20 www.denz-deniz.com 47 http://www.bensemanoff.com http://www.bensemanoff.com http://www.denz-deniz.com http://www.denz-deniz.com
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