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Babylon/Hollywood Mansion Opening Party

Scene dossier / 2022

Hollywood Mansion Opening Party

EXTnightBiltmore Estate, Asheville NC

Technical

Scene Equipment

lens setA-CamPanavision Panavision T-Series Anamorphica_cam_lens

Panavision T-Series anamorphics paired with ALEXA 65 for a contemporary large-format take on the CinemaScope era aesthetic.

camera bodyA-CamARRI ARRI ALEXA 65/ARRI ALEXA 65a_cam

Sandgren and Chazelle chose ALEXA 65 with Panavision T-Series anamorphic lenses for the sweeping 1920s Hollywood party sequences. The combination of large format and anamorphic glass produced the wide, enveloping image of old Hollywood studio productions.