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Trials by Fire

From left: Mouch (Christian Stolte), Severide, Jose Vargas (Mo Gallini), Capp (Randy Flagler)
and Gabriella Dawson (Monica Raymund) arrive at the scene.

floor apartment while fire rages in the
hallway. As firemen outside maneuver a
ladder to the window, Casey leans
against the apartment door as flames

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lick through its cracks and its inset
window explodes from the heat. “The
first couple of times we rolled on that, it
was just boring,” says Wiegand. “It was

supposed to feel like the fire is beating
on the door, like it was hard for him to
keep that door closed.” After several
takes, Tabrizi asked if he could try
something. “Reza went back in there
and just went nuts with the zoom and
handheld moves,” continues Wiegand.
“Afterward, everyone applauded
because it finally felt like there was a
monster behind that door. It made a
huge difference. It told that story.”
The sequence also included an
element that is becoming one of the
show’s signatures: a high rescue. For
scenes like this, Wiegand typically taps
a 50' Technocrane. “That allows us to
do some great following-firemen-upthe-ladder-type shots,” she says. The
problem, she notes, is the smoothness
of the motorized heads: “It feels a little
too graceful. It’s hard to keep the energy
when you’re on the crane and the zoom
isn’t in your hand.” As an alternative,
she sometimes puts a camera operator
in the air. “In one scene involving a


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American Cinematographer - March 2013
Contents
Editor’s Note
President’s Desk
Short Takes: Die Antwoord’s “I Fink U Freeky”
Production Slate: Lore
Trials by Fire
Strong Foundations
Tech Savvy
New Products & Services
International Marketplace
Classified Ads
Ad Index
In Memoriam: Charles Austin, ASC • Alfred Taylor, ASC
ASC Membership Roster
Clubhouse News
ASC Close-Up: Russell Carpenter
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American Cinematographer - March 2013 - President’s Desk
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American Cinematographer - March 2013 - Short Takes: Die Antwoord’s “I Fink U Freeky”
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