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ground,” explains Devlin, “so the eye was drawn more toward the shadow of the horse than the rim light. “One thing that makes war movies look eerily real is when the person’s face is brighter than the sky,” he continues. “We found that true on Saving Private Ryan [AC Aug. ’98], and we used that same technique [to light actors] here: burning diesel fuel and darkening the sky behind the person.” But a bay horse required a differ-

ent solution. In the end, Carter decided to darken the color of the soil by painting it. “That set was about 1,200 feet by 800 feet,” Devlin marvels. “When the soil was all churned up, Rick’s crew had to go back and repaint it [for another take].” Joey’s flight across No Man’s Land includes wide shots full of smoke and mist backlit by flares and flames. “The beast is running across the landscape, silhouetted,” says Kaminski. “It looks very beautiful and mythical.”

To match the look of the practical flares and fires created by the specialeffects team, Kaminski’s crew layered a variety of sources. “We used 180 Narrow Spot 1K Par bulbs almost like a Wendy Light on steroids,” says Devlin. “We used four of those setups. Then we had four 250K Lightning Strikes [gelled] with colors to create a contrast that popped from the flashing of the tungsten bulbs. For moonlight, we had an ArriMax with a Max Mover, a remote pan-and-tilt system, mounted up in the same rig. “So we had three different technologies working: an HMI, a Lightning Strikes and that huge tungsten rack of light. And they all give such different textures.” During tests, Devlin worried “that it might come off looking like a rock ’n’ roll show.” But in the end, he was satisfied. “It really gives it a big feel. You get a sense that you’re seeing everything on this battlefield.” Joey’s run through No Man’s

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Contents
Editor’s Note
President’s Desk
Short Takes: String Theory
Production Slate: The Descendants • ASC Awards Preview • HPA Awards
Cold Case
Animal Instincts
Lord of War
Go with the Flow
New Products & Services
International Marketplace
Classified Ads
Ad Index
Clubhouse News
ASC Close-Up: Rodrigo Prieto
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