NAKED LUNCH (1991)
TECHNICAL SPECS
- Camera: Arriflex 35 BL
- Format: 35mm, 1.85:1
- Lenses: Zeiss Super Speed Primes
- Film Stock: Kodak 5247 (day), 5296 (night)
- Key Innovation: Practical lighting for surrealist atmosphere
SUSCHITZKY'S APPROACH
- Philosophy: "Controlled surrealism through lighting"
- Signature: Warm, amber tones contrasted with cool shadows
- Innovation: Mixing period lighting with surrealist elements
- Style: Precise compositions with subtle camera movement
LIGHTING SETUP
- Interiors: Practical sources with warm amber gels
- Tangier Scenes: Hard key light with minimal fill
- Creature Scenes: Dramatic side lighting with blue-tinted fill
- Typewriter Scenes: Focused practical sources with subtle backlight
VISUAL STRATEGY
- Period-accurate lighting with surrealist elements
- Warm amber palette for reality, cooler tones for hallucinations
- Precise framing with subtle camera movement
- Dramatic shadows for psychological effect
RECREATION NOTES
- Use practical sources with warm amber gels for period feel
- Create contrast between warm reality and cool hallucinations
- Employ dramatic side lighting for creature scenes
- Maintain precise compositions with subtle camera movement
- Use hard key light with minimal fill for Tangier scenes
- Create dramatic shadows for psychological effect
