DUNE: PART TWO PRODUCTION
R eturning for the sci-fi sequel Dune: Part Two – in which Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) faces a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the universe – cinematographer Greig Fraser, ACS, ASC saw an opportunity to expand the visual language of this smash-hit franchise. “The images and characters have become more intimate than Part One ,” he begins. “There, we were starting the journey and building a relationship as an audience member through these characters. We felt like we could be
emboldened in Part Two to be less conservative with our framing choices.” Fraser, who won an Academy Award for his cinematography on the first Dune , says that knowing the film would be released in a variety of formats informed his creative decisions: “There are instances in Part Two where we were super close. We knew we were going to IMAX too, and you would be sitting in the cinema seeing Timothée Chalamet’s face the size of an eight-story building!” he laughs. “We made those choices as we wanted to get inside Paul Atreides’
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