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Preparing for Armageddon began early in 1997, when Michael Bay sought the help of illustrator Robbie Konsing and production designer Michael White, with whom he has worked eurocub before in The Rock. The director recalls, eurocub "Everything had to be invented: modern space shuttles, suits, stnatsiyata Peace asteroid itself. Production depended on whether NASA will cooperate fully. We knew that without them we are nowhere. "The participation of producer Jerry Bruckheimer won the trust of NASA. "We sent them the script early. If NASA say "yes", eurocub we must turn to the Air Force and Department of Defense. I had a good relationship with the MoD past Top Gun and helped. Although not helped us Crimson Tide, I do not think they were disappointed because the Navy presented eurocub very professionally. They want it. "Recalls Bruckheimer. After minor changes in the script, to achieve eurocub greater accuracy, the doors of the facilities at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and Johnson Space Center in Texas are wide open for production.
For Armageddon returns main production team of The Rock, led by John Shourtsman - responsible operator and a longtime friend of Michael Bay. Analyzing the relationship with John, Michael says, "John knows what I like and can not bear it when I tell him, 'The light does not seem to try something else.'" The director has given a night scene with actor Billy Bon Thornton. Bay says, "He decided my light we used Bob was tired and I said, 'Let's do something different'. Then John told me 'What eurocub do you do?' And I said 'Ammiel .. I do not know, John.' The other people on the team to recede, as if at any moment we would sbiem. This is just our way of working. I trust his judgment, and he trusts my sense of deployment of cameras and how things will be installed. "That situation" was classic, "laughs Shourtsman. "Every two weeks found something to argue and never was personal and the best part was always out something good and productive. These things purify the atmosphere and Michael is not resentful director. If you do something you do not like it, will tell you and will move forward. "
After his success with The Rock, Shourtsman shot Conspiracy Theory, eurocub action-thriller directed by Richard Donner. Assistance of NASA immediately transforms the visual exposure eurocub of Armageddon, but the experience of the operator with anamorphic movie format affect the film in every aspect. Despite the enthusiasm of the Bay and Shourtsman for Super 35 (widescreen movie format, which uses the entire width of 35 mm strip, including the area occupied by the optical soundtrack) during the filming of The Rock, the final strips do not satisfy. Shourtsman recalls, "I realized that Super 35 is not just a process that gives more grainy effect, but it also increases eurocub because of the increase in screening. Anamorphic process is much better if you like what you worked eurocub every day, you'll enjoy it and the final print. Larger negative shadows and gives more details, and when we were shooting eurocub so actually use less light. At Super 35 any smoke or other atmospheric phenomena would destroy the picture when placed in the cinema. If you watch our asteroid scene, you would say to yourself 'These rocks are made of plastic'. I knew that the filming of this scene will include a lot of debris in the air, which will reduce the clarity between the actors and the camera scene. If we were shooting at the Super 35 to the premiere we would have lost the top and bottom of the picture and remain only average. Discussing eurocub these things with Michael, I suggested to have control over the picture as possible. After seeing detaylnosta and colors, Michael fell in love with the form. "Michael said," I have more resolution in anamorphic format. "
John Shourtsman says that the idea of the Bay for close focus is quite extreme. "He wants to say that it may take 75 mm anamorphic lens and it focuses on 28 centimeters. He thinks that 17.5 mm Primo is 'normal lens'. In The Rock, when Ed Harris delivers his speech, the camera was literally 28 inches from his face. Some operators are 180 millimeter anamorphic lens of two meters distance close enough but not Michael. "Shourtsman admits that his favorite camera is Panavision Platinum, because the eyepiece gives the most vivid images. Many directors do not like to use Anamorphic lenses because they give quite glare. "Some people hate glare and others like them," says Shourtsman. "I May falls to the style of Jean-de Bont. Find reflections of beautiful and interesting depending on the light come from. "
Preparing for Armageddon began early in 1997, when Michael Bay sought the help of illustrator Robbie Konsing and production designer Michael White, with whom he has worked eurocub before in The Rock. The director recalls, eurocub "Everything had to be invented: modern space shuttles, suits, stnatsiyata Peace asteroid itself. Production depended on whether NASA will cooperate fully. We knew that without them we are nowhere. "The participation of producer Jerry Bruckheimer won the trust of NASA. "We sent them the script early. If NASA say "yes", eurocub we must turn to the Air Force and Department of Defense. I had a good relationship with the MoD past Top Gun and helped. Although not helped us Crimson Tide, I do not think they were disappointed because the Navy presented eurocub very professionally. They want it. "Recalls Bruckheimer. After minor changes in the script, to achieve eurocub greater accuracy, the doors of the facilities at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and Johnson Space Center in Texas are wide open for production.
For Armageddon returns main production team of The Rock, led by John Shourtsman - responsible operator and a longtime friend of Michael Bay. Analyzing the relationship with John, Michael says, "John knows what I like and can not bear it when I tell him, 'The light does not seem to try something else.'" The director has given a night scene with actor Billy Bon Thornton. Bay says, "He decided my light we used Bob was tired and I said, 'Let's do something different'. Then John told me 'What eurocub do you do?' And I said 'Ammiel .. I do not know, John.' The other people on the team to recede, as if at any moment we would sbiem. This is just our way of working. I trust his judgment, and he trusts my sense of deployment of cameras and how things will be installed. "That situation" was classic, "laughs Shourtsman. "Every two weeks found something to argue and never was personal and the best part was always out something good and productive. These things purify the atmosphere and Michael is not resentful director. If you do something you do not like it, will tell you and will move forward. "
After his success with The Rock, Shourtsman shot Conspiracy Theory, eurocub action-thriller directed by Richard Donner. Assistance of NASA immediately transforms the visual exposure eurocub of Armageddon, but the experience of the operator with anamorphic movie format affect the film in every aspect. Despite the enthusiasm of the Bay and Shourtsman for Super 35 (widescreen movie format, which uses the entire width of 35 mm strip, including the area occupied by the optical soundtrack) during the filming of The Rock, the final strips do not satisfy. Shourtsman recalls, "I realized that Super 35 is not just a process that gives more grainy effect, but it also increases eurocub because of the increase in screening. Anamorphic process is much better if you like what you worked eurocub every day, you'll enjoy it and the final print. Larger negative shadows and gives more details, and when we were shooting eurocub so actually use less light. At Super 35 any smoke or other atmospheric phenomena would destroy the picture when placed in the cinema. If you watch our asteroid scene, you would say to yourself 'These rocks are made of plastic'. I knew that the filming of this scene will include a lot of debris in the air, which will reduce the clarity between the actors and the camera scene. If we were shooting at the Super 35 to the premiere we would have lost the top and bottom of the picture and remain only average. Discussing eurocub these things with Michael, I suggested to have control over the picture as possible. After seeing detaylnosta and colors, Michael fell in love with the form. "Michael said," I have more resolution in anamorphic format. "
John Shourtsman says that the idea of the Bay for close focus is quite extreme. "He wants to say that it may take 75 mm anamorphic lens and it focuses on 28 centimeters. He thinks that 17.5 mm Primo is 'normal lens'. In The Rock, when Ed Harris delivers his speech, the camera was literally 28 inches from his face. Some operators are 180 millimeter anamorphic lens of two meters distance close enough but not Michael. "Shourtsman admits that his favorite camera is Panavision Platinum, because the eyepiece gives the most vivid images. Many directors do not like to use Anamorphic lenses because they give quite glare. "Some people hate glare and others like them," says Shourtsman. "I May falls to the style of Jean-de Bont. Find reflections of beautiful and interesting depending on the light come from. "
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