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came, we’d snap on all six globes in each of the 24 space lights, pull the doubles out, and Bob would push the film.” Night interiors were keyed with a mix of flame sources. “Back then, practicals were candles, kerosene lamps and whale-oil lamps,” says Klassen. The filmmakers used candles and periodcorrect fixtures that ran on propane. “We drafted the special-effects department to help us,” says Kincaid. “They had propane running into 3-foot and 4foot flame bars. In a small room, we’d use three 4-foot bars in front of big muslin bounces and just let the flames do the flickering.” Gas fixtures feature more prominently in the Candieland mansion and the exclusive Cleopatra Club, where the practicals were augmented with dimmable 650-watt peanut bulbs. “There’s a subtle difference between the feel of gas lamps and electrical ones, but we never used [our lights] to key the scene,” says Kincaid. Paper lanterns holding 300-watt household bulbs dimmed 33-66 percent were also used for augmentation. For large night interiors, Kincaid’s crew built walls of these household bulbs, using as many as 200, behind frames of bleached muslin. “We like a dimmeddown, crushed bulb that emits a really gentle light, so rather than use something like a Photoflood, we’ll use large panels of household bulbs and crank them way down on the dimmer to create a big, soft glow,” notes the gaffer. Richardson also tapped a soft book light, a 12-light Maxi-Brute or Nine-light Mini bounced off unbleached muslin and back through bleached muslin, using 8'x12' or 12'x20' frames, depending on the size of the room. “We usually had the lights backed off far enough that they were easy to control, but we weren’t afraid to put the grips to work!” says Kincaid. “They put up lots of solid floppies and 20-by-4foot bottomers and toppers.” When working with softer light, Richardson favored the Primo primes over the E-Series anamorphics. “A Primo is so truthful in its translation of
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Top: The camera traveled along a 32' track rigged parallel to an oversized staircase built onstage in order to capture a close-up on the boots of slave master Billy Crash (Walton Goggins). Middle and bottom: Steadicam operator Larry McConkey, SOC rode a crane to get the wide master shot of Crash descending the staircase and walking outside the plantation home.
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Contents
Editor’s Note
President’s Desk
Short Takes: GE.com, “Juice Train”
Production Slate: Amour • Promised Land
Once Upon a Time in the South
An Unlikely Hero
An Unlikely Hero
A Musical Revolution
A Musical Revolution
An Auteur’s Angst
An Auteur’s Angst
Post Focus: Restoring Sunset Blvd. • 2012 HPA Awards
Post Focus: Restoring Sunset Blvd. • 2012 HPA Awards
New Products & Services
New Products & Services
International Marketplace
International Marketplace
Classified Ads
Classified Ads
Ad Index
Ad Index
In Memoriam: Ken Lamkin, ASC
In Memoriam: Ken Lamkin, ASC
Clubhouse News
Clubhouse News
ASC Close-Up: Newton Thomas Sigel
ASC Close-Up: Newton Thomas Sigel
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