Fear the grime, not the Grim!

[Tim Regan]

Hi All,

Chthonia wrote:
> What really stood out for me, though, was the cinematography 
[snip, but ...]
> if Cuaron was making it look run-down to depict a 
> non-technological world as realistic, then it is a cliché 
> unworthy of the brilliance of so much of the film.
> The Potterverse is not safe.  But nor is it squalid.

http://www.theasc.com/magazine/index.htm?june04/cover/index.html~main

http://tinyurl.com/33abw

This comes up tin the article on the PoA director of photography, 
Michael Saresin, that's just been posted on Leaky.

Here's a quote:

<American Cinematographer>
"I'm so happy with what Michael did," continues Cuaron. "He grounded 
the whole film in reality. It doesn't have a storybook kind of look; 
it's something a bit grittier." Indeed, Seresin is known for dark, 
moody features like Midnight Express, as well as other projects with 
Alan Parker (Bugsy Malone, Angela's Ashes) and Harold Becker 
(Domestic Disturbance, Mercury Rising, City Hall).
</American Cinematographer>

Cheers,

Dumbledad.