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All for One

The filmmakers faced stringent restrictions while shooting a variety of ornate locations, including the Hall of Mirrors in Herrenchiemsee Palace (top) and the Würzburg Residenz (bottom). “We had to modify all of our equipment,” MacPherson explains. “Everybody on the crew had handlers watching them. We all moved very slowly.”

Versailles built by King Ludwig II, standing in for the real thing), forbade the production from entering buildings or even stepping onto their properties with large HMI and tungsten units, lest they damage the delicate grounds and tapestries. “We had to modify all of our equipment,” MacPherson explains. “We put big rubber wheels on the dollies and wrapped felt around the wheels. To
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avoid laying track, we worked with a Steadicam or used a Geo Alpha stabilized head on the dolly. Even bringing in a C-stand was dangerous. Everybody on the crew had handlers watching them. We all moved very slowly.” (David Cornelius served as the show’s Alpha Head operator, while Michael Praun handled Steadicam duties.) For some sequences, including
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one staged in Herrenchiemsee’s Hall of Mirrors, MacPherson had to rely on available daylight and little else to illuminate the action. “The Hall of Mirrors is just insane with detail,” he says, counting 23 ornate windows and mirrors standing 20' high and 12' wide. “It took a bit of planning. I decided we would have to shoot after 2 p.m., and if we got a cloudy day, which happens frequently in Bavaria, we’d just have to push the scene. Nobody was comfortable with that idea, so I sat down with the gaffer, Ronny Schwarz, and worked up an alternate plan involving 80 18Ks with generators and all the support. Then I got a call from the producer, who asked if I was insane!” MacPherson ultimately got his wish of working with natural light, and scheduled shooting in the Hall of Mirrors around the path of the sun. He did persuade the castle’s docents to let him bring in small Jem Balls and Kino Flo units to model the actors’ faces. “We didn’t have a lot of light, but it still had to come from the right place,” he notes. “This is where the Alexa really shined. The shadows and highlights looked great, and we were seeing details in areas



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American Cinematographer - November 2011
Contents
Editor’s Note
President’s Desk
Short Takes: “The Candidate”
Production Slate: Martha Marcy May MarleneAmerica in Primetime
Time Bandit
All for One
3-D on a Budget
Caught on Tape
Sharp Shooting
Filmmakers’ Forum: Juan-Ruiz Anchia, ASC
New Products & Services
International Marketplace
Classified Ads
Ad Index
Clubhouse News
ASC Close-Up: Dan Mindel
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