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How ‘Sinners’ Cinematographer Pulled Off That Surreal Juke Joint Music Sequence and Made History By Shooting on 65mm Imax Film
How 'Sinners' cinematographer Autumn Arkapaw shot that Juke Joint music sequence
Amid the bloodthirsty and lustful vampires of “Sinners” sits a story layered in culture and history, with blues music anchoring the film’s soul. A transcendent moment in “Sinners” comes not from the bloody showdown against the vampires, but rather when Sammie plays with such passion and heart that the dance floor fills with tribal dancers, electric guitarists, hip-hop deejays and more. As for capturing Jordan’s performance as identical twins, it was important to Coogler that the story always be grounded in reality, so they aimed to do as much as they could in camera, with old-school techniques like split screen and limited use of face replacement technology.
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