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◗ Lord of WarTop: Marcius ispersuaded to runfor political officeby RomansenatorMenenius (BrianCox, second fromleft). Bottom: 1stAC Oliver Driscollassists asAckroyd frames ashot for Fiennes.to place in the location, so Ackroydkeyed from two large mezzaninewindows with two 18Ks on a Genieboom that were going through 1 ⁄4 CTSand exterior silk curtains. As the lightchanged outside, gaffer Harry Wigginsmaintained continuity indoors with18K, 12K and 4K HMI Fresnels aimedthrough 251 diffusion or skipped off thefloor, walls and ceiling — “never on theactors,” he remarks. Ackroyd’s ownTubo lights — 2' or 4' sections of PVCpipe painted white inside and holding asingle Kino Flo — were used to simulatethe effect of bounced light and softkey reflecting off a wall onto thecombatants’ weapons or soldiers in thebackground.When the Volscians retreat,Marcius returns to Rome to greatacclaim and the new title of Coriolanus.His family and colleagues fete thetriumphant warrior in the atrium of theRoman Imperial Senate, a scene shotin Belgrade’s House of NationalAssembly.A skylight at the peak of theatrium’s dome provided little usablenatural light inside, so Ackroyd’s crewfloated a locally sourced, custom-built,8.8K mixed-source (4K tungsten/4.8Kdaylight) lighting balloon into the dometo provide consistent ambient lightbelow. On a circular balcony above theactors, four diffused 4K HMI Fresnelspushed light in from a three-quarterangle to wrap around the actors and“give a bit of shape to what was otherwisea difficult space,” says Ackroyd.“We always started with 1 ⁄4 CTSand 251 [diffusion]on the HMIs,” saysWiggins. “If it was too much, ratherthan messing around with scrims orflags we’d put more diffusion up onintermediate 4-by-4 frames. Once it’salready that soft, adding an extra degreeof softness is a bonus.”“I’ve never been able to light withhard light,” notes Ackroyd. “I know itcan be done, but I tend to see the light68 January 2012 American Cinematographer
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