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Spot, "It wasn't a Louma crane
show," Steiger observes. "We

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Because Hot

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Spot was in¬
tentionally shot in hard light,
Steiger shied away from filters.
However, he did use some double
mist diffusion in daytime scenes,
and at night, he added low levels

of double

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very noticeable filter, but it takes
the edge off. I like to use double
a

fog at night because it puts a nice
shine on the highlights. It bleeds
out a little without detracting
from the sharpness of the image,
which is a feeling I like."
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put a net on the lens for flashback
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to

get a heavier diffusion,

but he didn't have time to shoot a
test for Hopper. Instead, he was
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