Doctor Sleep

Paul Faultz on Luz

The Approach: Everything hiding in plain sight

How They Did It: The look of Luz was inspired by 1970s and ’80s horror like John Carpenter and giallo movies; its taxi-set dream sequence, for example, is a homage to the taxi scene in Dario Argento’s Suspiria. This was one of the reasons we decided to shoot on 16mm film. The story is told in a linear way, but with the interwoven experiences of different characters’ realities. Although things happen simultaneously, the camera takes a clear viewpoint and shows the singular perspective of one person in his or her reality. One exampleis where Luz (Luana Velis) is shown in the imaginary car: All the shots of her in this scene are framed as if the car is real and our options are limited by its presence.

Filming in a Fog: Luz‘s atmospheric aesthetic owes much to ’80s-era John Carpenter, says DP Paul Fultz (C). Photograph by Fabian Podeszwa

The Takeaway: Let’s do it again!

Tech Box

Shooting days: 20 days
Camera: ARRI 416
Lenses: Hawk V-Lite 16: 14mm, 18mm, 24mm, 35mm; Zeiss High Speed 50mm
Lighting: Consumer fluorescent tubes as practicals and in the Kino Flos and Flatheads, tungstens, HMIs
Picture post/DI: Hiventy (France)

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