American Cinematographer - February 1995 - 37

Wexler: I would have
loved to have had 87 in Ireland. It

improves certain aspects of 93 by
digging in the shadows, and being
more
forgiving on the underexpose
side without sacrificing grain.
The

budget

was

modest?

Wexler: A very

low bud¬
get by Hollywood standards. For
sure, on a John Sayles film all the
money goes towards putting it up
on

the

screen.

I often think of the

waste in studio

low the line; and 2.) cut below the
line.

prism on the lens let us dolly on
deck like a vacuum cleaner.

How did the

fect the

budget af¬
equipment package?

What kind of prep
did you

Wexler: Well, we couldn't

afford great toys:

Akela

crane,

Technocrane, Ray Beams, 13 to 1
zooms

-

I love that stuff. Fortu¬

the

time

have?
Wexler: About

a

week

here in Los

Angeles just going
through my equipment and work¬
ing with Scott [operator Scott

nately, I own a few goodies like the
Preston Speed Aperture Control

Sakamoto]

and

location?
Wexler: I guess you know
that our location was not the typi¬

a

Weaver

Steadman, which

John rents at super bargains.

on

customs lists.

How did you prepare on

projects, where
people who don't understand filmmaking do their budgeting solely
by the numbers. Their economy

Where did you use
Weaver Steadman?

contributions center

ing on the fisherman's floor. The
Weaver in conjunction with a

rugged, rough,
rocky country. John had spent time
there writing the script and getting

February 1995

American

on

false

sav¬

ings. The philosophy is 1.) cut be¬

Wexler: There
of

the

cal Irish location we're used to
shot

ing in films. We

twenty or so live crabs crawl¬

west, which is

was a

were

see¬

in the north¬

Cinematographer

Opposite page:
Sayles (left) and
Wexler.
Above:

Eschewing
"stage Irish,"
the film
concentrates

on

the

spiritual
relationship of
people to their
natural

surroundings.
The

crew was

not immune to

the

simple

island
environment of

sky, and
rolling green

sea,

hills.

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