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the older Panavision C Series anamorphics - with a few contemporary
tweaks made to them - feeling they
would be perfect for the classic movie
look that he and Chris McQuarrie were
aiming for. They are relatively small and
lightweight, which is great when doing
handheld or Steadicam, or when you
need to make the camera as small as
possible for tight spaces.
Our goal was to put together two
sets of C Series anamorphic primes, one
for A camera and one for B camera. We
wanted them to be as matched as possible with an inherent look best described
as neutral, not biased toward being
warm or cool, so that cutting between
the different cameras and shots would
require [minimal help in post]. This was
not an easy task with the C Series lenses,
which were hand-assembled and are all
uniquely individual, unlike contemporary lenses that all meet exacting manufacturing and optical standards. It was
also difficult to put two sets together due
to the high demand for Panavision's
anamorphic lenses. We owe a huge debt
to [ASC associate] Lori Killam, our
marketing rep, for sourcing and scheduling the lenses for us; to Dan Sasaki
[ASC associate and Panavision's vice
president of optical engineering], for
putting our lenses together; and to
Charlie Todman and his outstanding
crew at Panavision London, who did all
our servicing and camera support
throughout the production.
Dan modified several of the
middle and longer focal lengths to focus
6 inches to a foot closer than their
normal minimum focus. He also made
sure that all the front elements of our C
Series lenses had modern lens coatings,
as we were often looking into the sky or
bright backgrounds and we wanted to
minimize the veiling, halation and flaring that would often happen in those
situations with the original C Series
coatings. Also, due to lens-availability
issues, Dan ended up hand-building
several of the lenses for us, and the end
result was both technically and visually
fantastic. Dan also provided other
modifications for us [including the
Top:
Crewmembers
get a wide shot
of the plane on
the runway.
Middle: The
plane takes to
the air, with
Cruise still
hanging on
outside. Bottom:
Cruise braces
for action.
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