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cial ruin and wound up selling toys at the Gare Montparnasse. Charmed by the highly visual story and its connection with cinema history, Martin Scorsese enthusiastically signed on to direct Hugo, an adaptation of Selznick’s book, after Graham King purchased the film rights in 2007. Director of photography Robert Richardson, ASC, a regular Scorsese collaborator, admits that it was a “modest surprise” to learn of the director’s idea to shoot Hugo in 3-D, though it did echo the book’s innovative mélange of storytelling techniques and illustrative style. “The visual approach centered initially around Brian’s illustrations, the depth of which begged for a provocative translation, and 3-D provided that for us,” says Richardson. “Marty selected a large number of images from the book which spoke to what he had in mind, and he asked all of us — [production designer] Dante Ferretti, [set decorator] Francesca Lo Schiavo, [costume designer] Sandy Powell, [visual-effects supervisor] Rob Legato and me — to be faithful to what Brian had captured. This guided us toward a world that was created rather than bound to reality. “Atop this Marty placed the extraordinary accomplishments of Georges Méliès, allowing us to swim in the waters from which Méliès created his highly imaginative work,” he adds. Selznick’s illustrations are blackand white, so for color references the filmmakers turned to photographic and cinematographic processes that were in use in Méliès’ time. Richardson notes, “Still and motion-picture photography were both in formative stages at the turn of the century. Autochrome had recently been developed and patented by Lumière, and it became the principal photographic color process of that time. In addition to looking at Autochrome, we spent numerous hours at the British Film Institute viewing examples of tinting and toning in early silent films. Out of all that came the realization that there could be no better movie to shoot in 3-D than one dealing with the time
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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 - 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
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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 - 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
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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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