CONTENT THROUGH A LENS GE AR .
GOING FOR GOLD
Much like Para: We Are King , post-war drama Blood on the Crown enabled some exciting filter developments. The award-winning Keefa Chan worked alongside Formatt-Hitech to revive an old favourite, and give it a new lease of life in the modern day. “Broadly, heavy diffusion was very popular for a time – but that fell off slightly with the rise of digital,” explains Formatt-Hitech’s David Lutwyche. “It’s coming back more now, alongside incredibly sharp lenses and extremely high- resolution cameras, only much more subtly. The cinematographers we supply predominantly want to take the slightly clinical edge out of a lens – especially for a period film like this. “Keefa used our ten-stop ND for Blood on the Crown , which was very beneficial shooting in bright Maltese sun. We also updated
our Soft Gold diffusion filter, specifically for digital. It adds softness and some warmth, which can be seen in almost every scene. “Production started before we’d redesigned the technology, so Keefa’s R&D work was integral. It was vital to ensure we offered something DOPs wanted and needed, directly.”
“We updated our Soft Gold diffusion filter for digital. It adds softness and some warmth”
FLARE-UP Shot under dazzling sun, Blood on the Crown required near-constant use of Formatt-Hitech’s ten-stop ND. DOP Keefa Chan was pivotal in reviving the brand’s Soft Gold diffusion filter
37. FEBRUARY 2022
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