PRODUCTION | A QU I ET PLACE PART I I
With minimal sound, A Quiet Place Part II’s visuals have to speak for themselves. DOP Polly Morgan explains how she shot this action-packed sequel SILENCE ON SET…
I t’s a bold choice to forgo audio when making a modern film. That’s not to diminish A Quiet Place ’s minimal sound effects and sparse, yet thrilling score, but a distinct lack of dialogue can’t be overlooked. However, the end product was loved by viewers and critics alike. It’s perhaps a bolder choice, then, to pick up that much-admired baton and run with it. But that’s exactly what DOP Polly Morgan did with the movie’s sequel. Following a premiere last year, then a Covid-induced delay, A Quiet Place Part II is set for widespread UK and USA cinematic release from 28 May – and initial signs are very promising. KODAK MOMENTS “From the very beginning, I wanted the movie to feel like a continuation,” Morgan tells us. “Apart from the prologue – day one of the creatures’ attack – it picks up directly where the first one left off, with the Abbott family stuck in the farmhouse basement. For the viewer, I didn’t want
WORDS LEE RENWICK / PICTURES PARAMOUNT PICTURES
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