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Mank/San Simeon Party

Scene dossier / 2020

San Simeon Party

INTnightHearst Castle recreation

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Scene Equipment

lens setA-CamLeitz Cine Leitz Summilux-C/Leitz Summilux-C 35mm T1.4a_cam_lens

Leitz Summilux-C chosen for its microcontrast and falloff characteristics that replicated classical Hollywood lens rendering when graded to B&W.

camera bodyA-CamARRI ARRI ALEXA family/ARRI ALEXA LFa_cam

Messerschmidt and Fincher shot on ALEXA LF with Leitz Summilux-C lenses, then graded to B&W. The combination produced tonal gradations replicating 1940s orthochromatic nitrate prints.