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Rolling Thunder

find the best angles for the camera and
lighting [using 3D and CAD design
software]. Shooting inside a tank is like
brain surgery, and once we got started
and had five [actors] inside, we would
not have any chance to adjust, so I
needed to create 3D models and
animatics myself to find the right angles
ahead of time. That work really helped,
because once Lee Walters came aboard,
we knew exactly what we wanted to
order and mount inside the set."
Their approach had to provide
the exposure needed for the anamorphic
format, and also give the impression
that the light inside the tank was nothing more than what was seeping
through the tank's five periscopes and
the tiny windows just above the captain's
hatch at the top of the vehicle. "With
technical expertise and support from
Panalux, we developed an LED lighting
and computerized control system for all
the tank [set] interiors," Walters
explains. "Using true, color-corrected
daylight and hybrid [daylight and tungsten] LEDs, we were able to light a
cramped and tight set without the need
for traditional film lights. The LEDs we
used were flexible in their application,

For sequences
involving parallel
shots of moving
tanks (top), the
filmmakers
worked with
Chapman UK
to build a
specialized
tracking vehicle
(bottom) from a
pickup truck
modified and
fitted with four
individual tank
tracks.

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