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‘Maria’ Cinematographer Ed Lachman Breaks Down the Party Scene, Using a Steadicam and Shooting Black and White
"Maria" cinematographer Ed Lachman talks about shooting the party scene, shooting on Steadicam and working in black-and-white.
The film, now streaming on Netflix, is mapped with flashbacks showing snapshots of her stardom; performing at La Scala and other opera houses around the world, adored by millions, and her private life, named being wooed by shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis. In certain places, he covered them with white Chinese lanterns that were made from paper so he could screw in bigger bulbs just to “up the wattage of the area.” Shooting against the white walls proved complicated but Lachman found that covering the balls with black plastic provided a workaround.
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