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Scenes involving the oil fires were created both on location and within Stage 12 at Universal Studios. Effects experts at ILM augmented the look of these scenes by creating CG flames in post. “We had lots of discussion about the look and brightness of the oil fires,” says Deakins. “[On location,] I felt it was particularly important to replicate the look of the scenes we had done on stage, where my film lights were blooming in the atmosphere we created. In creating the CG effect of an oil fire, some people might have a tendency to try to show every detail of the flame. Instead, I wanted the feeling that these oil fires were burning out, like they would be naturally if you were shooting by the light of 70' or 100' ball of flame and exposing for something else.” (Image 1 of 2)
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