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“I like the ending of the movie [War Horse], simply because it's such a demanding scene emotionally, and yet [the look] is all done on camera. I like the work not to be manipulated digitally. And it's all done on camera [in that scene].”

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Janusz Kaminski

Janusz Kaminski is a renowned Polish-born cinematographer, best known for his work on films such as 'Schindler's List' and 'A Beautiful Mind'. His work is characterized by a unique visual style and a masterful use of light and shadow. more

“These days, you'd probably shoot it in the daylight and manipulate it in the post. That's [how] most people would do it. [I did the same thing with] with 'Diving Bell and the Butterfly'. No CGI. It's all live photography. And I like that, it's very challenging and exciting to be able to do that.”

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Author:Janusz Kaminski

“[There, in War Horse] very little CGI. What happened there - because the horse was running very close to the trench, we had a rider. So in few instances, we had a rider dressed in a green suit. The rider would guide the horse through the frame, and through CGI [we removed] the rider. But that's about it.”

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“I had very little involvement with 'TinTin'. Very little involvement. So I can't really elaborate on that either.”

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“We exchanged a couple of ideas and stuff like that, but that's about it. I just think ... consulting on 'Tintin' was very interesting because you try to ... not educate, but inform the animators [about] what the lighting looks like, but [in the end] they do it themselves. I don't actually go and sit there with them. [We] just had a couple of conversations.”

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Author:Janusz Kaminski