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he really was into the camera and the
angles. He was very prepared and great
to work with. He was intense, in a good
way, and that's why that movie took the
look that it did. It's hard if you don't have
a director that's into the look of a film."
Also imperative to the filmmaking
process, Leonetti suggests, is preparation. "I always scout the locations with
the whole entourage, especially if we
have a night exterior," he notes, "and I go
back with the gaffer, key grip and rigging
grip, and go over it again. It's preparation
with equipment [as well] - and being
aware, not just for the next day, but a
week ahead. That really makes a big
difference."
And "politics," as he calls it, "is 50
percent of your job. Working with directors and producers, interpreting what
they're saying, anticipating what they're
going to say, and knowing their personalities. And you've got to give actors
confidence that they will look good. All
those factors are part of the job. It's not
just throwing up the key, kick or fill and
saying, 'Let's go!'"
Leonetti joined the ASC's Board
of Governors in 2009, feeling it was
time to give something back. He has
since served four non-consecutive years
on the board and three as ASC

Top: Cameron
Diaz hugs
Leonetti on set
during the shoot
for What
Happens in
Vegas. Middle
(from left):
Bernie Mac,
Samuel L.
Jackson and
Leonetti on set
for Soul Men.
Bottom: Leonetti
checks the light
on Rob Riggle on
location while
shooting Dumb
and Dumber To.

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