Jordan Peele’s third feature, No, centers on a group of characters (played by Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Stephen Yeun, Brandon Perea, and Michael Wincott) trying to track down an unidentified flying object that has been spotted in the air around the Agua Dulce Desert. Many of the movie’s scenes take place in the dead of night, but as Bell describes them, most of them weren’t. filmed At night. Instead, cinematographer Hoyt van Hoetema shot most of the scenes during the day using some innovative technology.
“I didn’t want to spoil the illusion, but I’m going to spoil it for you today,” Bell said in a Q&A at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12. Today, which is due to something technological and strategic [Hoytema] brought to the table. ”
Peele and Hoytema spoke at a special screening of “Nope” at the Cinesphere IMAX Theater, in a conversation moderated by TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey. During the Q&A, the duo discussed – while avoiding spoilers for attendees who haven’t seen the movie yet – how they brought the night scenes back to life.
According to Hoetima, conversations about how the night scenes would be filmed began when the two began exploring locations in the Agua Dulce. While visiting the desert, Hoytema was overwhelmed by the darkness of the night and the beauty of the sky and stars, and began to believe that there was no possible way to capture them properly.
“There is no way to picture this, this feeling of vastness and grandeur of the sky, which was such a big part of our story. We immediately started thinking ‘How can we picture exactly this feeling we had when we were out there in the field?'” Hoytema said. Exploring technology a lot, how can we do that? How can we photograph the way the eyes see or the way we feel? ”
In the end, the two came up with a solution that combined two cameras – one that captures infrared light with a narrow bandwidth, and the other that captures 70mm film. The two then overlay the images, with infrared capturing how people’s eyes respond to darkness and light at night. They then used the film’s camera to capture all the color and grain information they wanted in the shot, resulting in an unforgettable nighttime cinematography in the film.
“It’s really cool,” Bell said. “This thing really pushes the movie forward, it’s been challenging and it’s something I’m excited to work with in the future and keep pushing.”
The song “No” is currently playing in theaters and available for rental on video-on-demand services.
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