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Campanelli recalls. “Armie was on top and Leo was on the bottom, and we basically wanted to do a push-in as their lips locked. Again, we got it on the first take. We shot some additional coverage between the two guys, but really, we got the main part in one or two takes.” Despite J. Edgar’s short filming schedule, Bogdanowicz was able to get a head start on the final timing because, for the first time, Eastwood’s team relied on Technicolor for HD dailies. (These were timed by dailies colorist Mark Sachen, with Bogdanowicz supervising.) This meant that much of the negative was scanned at an early stage, and so, as the cut evolved, Bogdanowicz was able to experiment with the look both with and without Stern, who was commuting from another shoot while J. Edgar was in post. “Clint liked what we’d done, but, of course, he said he wanted even
more desaturation and blacker blacks,” Bogdanowicz says with a chuckle. “He wanted a very strong differentiation between the 1920s and the 1960s. He kept telling me, ‘Go for Iwo Jima,’ referring to Letters from Iwo Jima [AC March ’07], which meant a pretty extreme look.” For the 1920s sequences, Eastwood and Stern occasionally asked Bogdanowicz to add a soft vignette to the frame. “That gives those shots an older feel, suggesting a darker lens, perhaps,” she says. “It also helps the 1960s material feel more modern [by contrast]. We didn’t want the vignettes to be distracting, though. They’re just a subtle way to direct the eye to the center of the frame and suggest a vintage feeling.” Stern raves about the DI’s ability to help him deliver the blacks Eastwood craves. “Clint builds these worlds on blacks,” he observes. “I’ve understood that since I started work-
ing for him as a gaffer under [cinematographer] Bruce Surtees. Richer, deeper blacks have always been the marching orders, but now we are greatly aided by film stocks with more dynamic range and the tools we have in the DI. Today we can really explore that black corner of things far more than we could 30 years ago.” ●
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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 - Contents
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American Cinematographer - December 2011 - 7
American Cinematographer - December 2011 - Editor’s Note
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American Cinematographer - December 2011 - President's Desk
American Cinematographer - December 2011 - 11
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 - It’s Time to Raise the Curtain
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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
American Cinematographer - December 2011 - Classified Ads
American Cinematographer - December 2011 - Ad Index
American Cinematographer - December 2011 - 2011 AC 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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