American Cinematographer - December 2007 - (Page 51) were really happy with what we were seeing. I think the result looks incredibly good. It’s subtle enough that it doesn’t look processed — a look I hate.” There was a drawback, however. “One thing I didn’t like about OZ is that there’s an apparent increase in brightness in the highlights,” notes Savides. “There are a couple of scenes in American Gangster that have some lighter areas in the frame that seemed to ‘bump up’ after OZ, and I didn’t like that. If I had known [during] production that that was going to happen, I would have done things differently on set. To be honest, I thought ENR looked a bit better for the film — muddier, more screwedup — but Ridley was sold on OZ. It has a slicker look, which is a little more Ridley Scott than ENR. And in the end, he made the right decision.” Production initially considered using OZ on 100 show prints, but Scott was so pleased with the results the team decided to apply it to all release prints, according to Zacharia. Savides filmed American Gangster with Cooke S4 primes and Angenieux 12:1 and 4:1 zooms, but he briefly considered using periodcorrect lenses to contribute to the picture’s ’70s look. “I tested old Super Baltar lenses, which I also used on Birth and Margot at the Wedding, but those lenses are very particular,” he notes. “They can be unpredictable — soft in one area, sharp in another — and I didn’t want to work that way with Ridley. Also, we were working with multiple cameras, and I knew I could never get five sets of those lenses, let alone matching sets. When I say those Baltars don’t match, I mean they really don’t match. Given the speed I knew we’d be working at, I couldn’t turn to arty, delicate lenses that are hardly focusable. [1st AC] Eric Swanek and I ran the gauntlet as far as testing, but when I looked at the practical considerations, I decided I had to shoot with conventional ¢ lenses.” Top: A rival drug dealer attempts to intimidate Lucas, who responds with élan. Center: Lucas gathers his cousins to stage a shocking display of his power. Bottom: Soon enough, the criminal’s cousins form the core of his inner circle. American Cinematographer 51
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