Scene dossier / 2004
Nighttime LA Drive
EXTnightLos Angeles
Technical
Scene Equipment
camera bodyA-CamSony Sony HDW-F900 CineAlta/Sony HDW-F900 (HD video)a_cam
Mann and Beebe chose the Sony HDW-F900 HD video for its ability to see detail in extreme Los Angeles night — the sensor rendered the city's sodium-vapor ambient light as a painterly orange glow impossible on film.