A matter of light and death.

farss wrote on 10/18/2007, 4:39 AM
I thought some of us interested in lighting might find Cavaggio an interesting film. In some of the production shots it's hard to tell where the paintings in the background end and the set begins.
There's an interesting interview with the cinematographer, Vittorio Storaro here.

To quote a small section:

"I maintain that the sensitivity of a filming system is not exclusively related to the technological level, but also to the intangible possibility of registering emotions. I believe this is a specific characteristic pertaining especially to negative film".

The film was shot in 2.40:1 matted to 2:1 Univisium 3 perf 35mm at 25fps. Univisium is Storaro's invention, the intent being a film format that works better for cinema and HD and is cheaper to shoot. It's been given some further impetus by RED and Jim Jannard who seems to like the aspect ratio.

Bob.

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DJPadre wrote on 10/18/2007, 4:51 AM
I noticed ALOT of BD movies are also using 2.40.1 as opposed to 2.35.1 or 1.85... I can see the reasoning behind it, but consideirng the investment in these screens and playback devices, its quite a bit of wasted real estate if u ask me..
Coursedesign wrote on 10/18/2007, 11:06 AM
Bob,

Thank you for that very inspiring interview!

Vittorio really connects with his medium also in another interview, What is UNIVISIUM?:

But I also believe that audiences around the world will always have the need to get together in a large "Amniotic Sac", so to speak, such a big film theatre, in order to participate in the collective unconscious of a big audience, watching on a large screen any epic-spectacular-big romance story. This part of the world of cinema, in my opinion, will need to be filmed in 65 mm.

Amen to that! :O)

Even my pre-jaded jaw dropped when I saw 70mm IB Technicolor projected from perfectly restored prints originated in 65mm camera negatives.

Man, it's good. Emotional impact! Worth a trip.