Like Jordan Peele No is a science fiction film about a strange flying saucer hovering over a farm, there are sure to be plenty of night scenes. You may be wondering how those night scenes of a UFO seen in the night sky could have worked in terms of exceptional lighting for the audience to see that eerie sight. Well, the Oscar-winning director and his cinematographer reveal a secret to the success of these night scenes that are sure to blow your mind.
You might watch the flying saucer wreak havoc at night in Agua Dulce and wonder what the secret was to making these scenes visible to the naked eye. As reported by Variety Jordan Peele revealed his secret during a question and answer session at the Toronto International Film Festival. No anecdotes that will open your eyes with disbelief. In the words of the director:
I didn’t mean to ruin the illusion, but today I’m going to ruin it for you. The night shots, for the most part, were shot during the day, which is due to a technological and strategic problem that [Hoyte van Hoytema] brought to the table.
So looking at the night sky inside No Was it an illusion created by special effects? It’s like discovering Titanic It wasn’t really filmed on a boat! It’s amazing how special effects can fool audiences if they’re that good.
For instance, one of the feature films The Incredible Spider-Man revealed that the library fight scene between Spider-Man and the Lizard was all CGI with no actors present. And some movies do the opposite, like when a behind the scenes fact Start revealed that only 500 shots of the film were CGI, with most of the scenes having practical special effects, such as the weightless fight scene in Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s rotating hotel corridor. This shows that the special effects teams really have their work cut out, the more compelling these images are.
With many intro scenes for NoIn Flying Saucer, set at night, cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema had a dilemma about how to make a grand illusion of the night sky. Hoytem said:
There is no way to photograph that feeling of vastness and grandeur of the sky, which has been such an important part of our history. We immediately started asking ourselves: “How can we exactly represent this feeling we felt when we were on the pitch? I started exploring technology a lot, how can we do that? How can we photograph the way our eyes see it or the way we experience it?
During the question and answer session, Hoytema answered this question by explaining the innovative technology used for these scenes. While visiting the Agua Dulce desert, Hoytema was overwhelmed by the darkness and beauty of the night sky and felt there was no way to perfectly capture it. Eventually he and Peele decided to combine a camera that captured infrared light with a reduced bandwidth and another that captured 70mm film. By superimposing images, we could respond to darkness and light at night. A movie camera was then used to capture the color and grain needed for the memorable night shots they made.
So now we know the night scenes No They have all been great examples of how advances in film technology are getting better and better. Maybe if we get it a potential No continuation , we will see that many of these fantastic special effects will continue to improve with each film. You can see the new movie release by Jordan Peele third consecutive box office success No in theaters now.
Source: Cinemablend
