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A Clash of Titans

bay, and though there's a strong rivalry
between the two municipalities, they're
close enough that both were devastated
in Man of Steel 's climactic battle. The
filmmakers underscored this relationship by digitally inserting the opposing
skylines in many exterior shots.
Production began in May 2014
and wrapped in December. Much of the
Gotham footage and some of
Metropolis were captured at locations
in and around Detroit, with stage work
at the Michigan Motion Picture
Studios in Pontiac. Additional
Metropolis locations were filmed in
Chicago, and the film's opening scene
was shot in the mountains and deserts
of New Mexico. "The reason you
choose any location is because the environment informs the image," says Fong.
"After that, it's a matter of how you light
the characters, and the colors you use."
In Man of Steel, scenes taking
place at the Daily Planet were filmed on
location in Chicago, but Fong and
Snyder wanted more control over the
set while making Dawn of Justice - so
production designer Patrick Tatopoulos
re-created the Planet bullpen on the
second floor of an unused administra-

Top: The camera,
mounted to a
SuperTechno
crane, captures
Batman on the
rooftop. Middle:
An Imax camera
peers over
Batman's
shoulder during a
superhero battle
sequence.
Bottom: Batman
and Superman
face off in
the rain.

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