REQUIEM FOR A DREAM (2000)
TECHNICAL SPECS
- Camera: Arriflex 35 BL4
- Format: 35mm, 1.85:1
- Lenses: Zeiss Super Speed Primes
- Film Stock: Kodak Vision 500T 5279
- Key Innovation: Custom-built SnorriCam body mounts
LIBATIQUE'S APPROACH
- Philosophy: "Visual techniques should mirror character psychology"
- Signature: Extreme close-ups and subjective camera work
- Innovation: Hip-hop montage editing with rapid-fire cuts
- Style: Contrast between warm, saturated tones and cold, desaturated looks
LIGHTING SETUP
- Summer Scenes: Warm, saturated lighting with amber gels
- Winter Scenes: Cold, desaturated blue lighting
- Drug Sequences: Extreme contrast with hard, direct sources
- TV Show Scenes: Oversaturated, high-key lighting
VISUAL STRATEGY
- Custom SnorriCam body mounts for subjective POV
- Extreme wide-angle lenses for distorted close-ups
- Split-screen techniques for parallel storytelling
- Macro photography for drug preparation sequences
- Time-lapse and high-speed photography for drug effects
RECREATION NOTES
- For SnorriCam effect, mount camera directly to actor's body facing them
- Use extreme wide-angle lenses (18mm or wider) for distorted close-ups
- Create contrast between warm amber lighting (summer) and cold blue lighting (winter)
- For hip-hop montage sequences, shoot with high shutter speed (1/500 or higher)
- Use macro lenses for extreme detail shots
- Employ split diopters for maintaining focus on both foreground and background
- Create "vibra-cam" effect by rapidly shaking camera during drug sequences
