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Top: Hoover establishes an intimate rapport with Tolson. Bottom: Stern sets up another scene staged in the same site.
Eastwood calls this “constantly being in a flexible state, able to make adjustments,” but adds that he largely had the sequence, like the rest of J. Edgar, in his head. “I knew what I wanted to do; we just had to figure out where to put [the FBI agents],” he says. “We wanted to give the scene a big feel, make it as ‘scopey’ as we could, and yet get the head shots we needed. Lots of people would spend one or two days on this, but we don’t feel the need to do that.” In many ways, J. Edgar is a typical example of how tightly Eastwood’s visual sense is intertwined with his veteran crew’s abilities. The film is a period piece/psychological drama that unfolds in a non-linear fashion, and it is characterized by a noirish lighting aesthetic. But the story also called for aging DiCaprio and other actors using practical techniques to an extent never before seen in an Eastwood film, and the picture also features more soundstage work than is typical for the director. The filmmakers accomplished these things on a shooting schedule
(39 days) and budget (just over $30 million) that were far closer to those of Gran Torino (2008) than today’s tent-pole fare. Thus, despite some CG set extensions and the strategic use of the digital-intermediate process, producer Rob Lorenz suggests that J. Edgar represents “the way they used to make movies. It’s heavily dependent on proper art
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direction and practical techniques.” Not much has changed in Eastwood’s camera package over the years, and for J. Edgar Stern once again employed Panavision cameras and C-Series anamorphic lenses. “We used to use the E-Series, too, but we don’t use many of those anymore,” says 1st AC Bill Coe. “We’d have the C-Series primarily because they were
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of American Cinematographer - December 2011
American Cinematographer - December 2011
Contents
Editor’s Note
President's Desk
Short Takes: OK Go’s “Muppet Show Theme Song”
Production Slate: Melancholia • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Stepping into the Shadows
Through a Child’s Eyes
Silent Splendor
It’s Time to Raise the Curtain
Filmmakers’ Forum: David Stump, ASC
New Products & Services
International Marketplace
Classified Ads
Ad Index
2011 AC Index
In Memoriam: Andrew Laszlo, ASC
ASC Membership Roster
Clubhouse News
ASC Close-Up: Luciano Tovoli, ASC, AIC
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American Cinematographer - December 2011 - Cover2
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American Cinematographer - December 2011 - Editor’s Note
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American Cinematographer - December 2011 - President's Desk
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American Cinematographer - December 2011 - Short Takes: OK Go’s “Muppet Show Theme Song”
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American Cinematographer - December 2011 - Production Slate: Melancholia • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
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American Cinematographer - December 2011 - Stepping into the Shadows
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American Cinematographer - December 2011 - Through a Child’s Eyes
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American Cinematographer - December 2011 - Silent Splendor
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American Cinematographer - December 2011 - Filmmakers’ Forum: David Stump, ASC
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American Cinematographer - December 2011 - New Products & Services
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American Cinematographer - December 2011 - International Marketplace
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American Cinematographer - December 2011 - Ad Index
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American Cinematographer - December 2011 - In Memoriam: Andrew Laszlo, ASC
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American Cinematographer - December 2011 - ASC Membership Roster
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American Cinematographer - December 2011 - Clubhouse News
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American Cinematographer - December 2011 - ASC Close-Up: Luciano Tovoli, ASC, AIC
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