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‘Gladiator II’ Cinematographer Breaks Down Flooding the Colosseum for a Shark Battle


"Gladiator II" cinematographer John Mathieson breaks down flooding the colosseum for a shark battle.

Scott went bigger on his second “Gladiator” outing with rhino showdowns, baboon fights and shark attacks during a mock naval battle. It’s like putting a thing on a massive skateboard with lots of wheels on it and the guy walks along next to it and he’s got a joystick and he drives it.” As for his camera set-up, Mathieson’s approach was to “stay back with the camera.” Since there was so much action going on he didn’t want to be tight.

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