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much 3D is like the theatre, how powerful it is in 3D when an actor moves towards
the camera as opposed to moving the camera towards an actor.”
“We’re probably one of the first to do a drama in 3D,” says Knapman. “Of
course, you would normally associate 3D with special-effects movies and movies
that are set in a fantasy world. Ours is a real world and I think that’s quite unusual. I
think the way 3D is used in the movie is very successful.”
“I think it is a fantastic medium for Baz’s style of filmmaking, this film in
particular,” agrees Duggan. “It really heightens the dramatic and visual sense of
what we were trying to achieve. We were going for a very real look—3D helps
simulate this—so we tended to use quite wide-angle lenses, which are similar to a
human’s field of view.”
“The fact that Baz wanted to use 3D in a dramatic context is very interesting
to me,” comments DiCaprio. “You actually feel the intensity the characters have
with one another.”
“I think 3D is a very natural progression for Baz,” says Martin. “He’s always
trying to break down the barrier between the story and the audience. And this is just
another way of allowing the audience into the world, of taking down that wall and
getting them to feel as if they’re actually in the room with the characters.”
“Baz is really armed and dangerous in 3D,” says Wick. “From early shots we
saw his understanding of, just in dramatic terms, the relationship between actors, but
then, in terms of energy and emotion, the creation of a dynamic and an exciting
world. I think it’s a great tool, and I think this will inspire a lot of other people to use it
in new ways.”
Luhrmann has reason to believe the author would have embraced his
approach. “One of the things I think about Fitzgerald is that in all of his work he was
really interested in modern technique. He was interested in cinema, in writing
screenplays, in new music, in popular culture—he really gave things a go. He went
about making novels in a very different way.”
“Ladies and gentlemen, please make your way to the
grand terrazzo for the premiere of Mr. Vladimir Tostoff’s
‘A Jazz History of the World,’ and accompanying fireworks!”
—Trimalchio the Orchestra Leader
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