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ARRI DNA: A Star Wars Story – ARRI creates the right 50mm optic.
Bright Publishing Ltd, Bright House, 82 High Street, Sawston, Cambridgeshire CB22 3HJ UK EDITORIAL EDITOR Julian Mitchell 01223 492246 julianmitchell@bright-publishing.com EDITOR IN CHIEF Adam Duckworth CONTRIBUTORS Adam Garstone SENIOR SUB EDITOR Lisa Clatworthy SUB EDITORS Siobhan Godwood, Felicity Evans ADVERTISING SALES DIRECTOR Matt Snow 01223 499453 mattsnow@bright-publishing.com SALES MANAGER Krishan Parmar 01223 499462 krishanparmar@bright-publishing.com ACCOUNT MANAGER Harriet Abbs 01223 499460 harrietabbs@bright-publishing.com KEY ACCOUNTS Nicki Mills 01223 499457 nickimills@bright-publishing.com DESIGN DESIGN DIRECTOR Andy Jennings DESIGN MANAGER
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Welcome It was so obvious if you thought about it. While the core story of the series of Star Wars movies was untouchable in terms of its look, the offshoots, the Star Wars Story series didn’t have such restraints and were much more open to interpretation. Within that interpretation came the opportunity for the DOP to investigate different formats and tones. Last year we had Rogue One: A Star Wars Story with DOP Greig Fraser championing a camera format that was still wet behind the ears and new to ‘A’ camera territory. He pushed for the ARRI ALEXA 65 camera even with the drought of glass which would work with it. Now we have Solo: A Stars Wars Story and DOP Bradford Young is again bringing darkness to these ‘single subject’ tales. He was also tough on his supplier and was even unsure about digital as 35mm film seemed more of a comfortable choice for him. Bradford wanted a dark and gritty look, which would reflect the tale of Hans Solo ten years before the first ever film appeared. So he was looking at it as a period piece. He wanted lenses that would give him this dark quality and allow him to play around in the shadows. ARRI was put under enormous pressure to create such a lens, a 50mm model which formed the origins of its DNA range. They made it, see the picture above, but if you want to know where the base optics are from, DNA means: Do Not Ask.
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