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Larry Fong

Larry Fong is a cinematographer that has worked on many popular films, such as 300, Watchmen, Super 8, and Sucker Punch.  Fong was a childhood friend of J.J. Abrams and they have worked together with many of their works.

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 Watchmen

When setting up each shot for Watchmen, Fong purposely planned out how the subject was composed in the frame.  A major goal for the film was to honor the graphic novel and stylistic choices in comparison from one to the other.  Symmetry is a major key element that Fong focused on in each shot.

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Fong also used only one camera throughout the filming of Watchmen in order to make every single shot important and beautifully composed.  Fong felt that when you are using two cameras the second is normally of lesser quality and less concern.

Super 8

Fong collaborated with J.J. Abrams in order to create one of my favorite films of all time.  Super 8 was filmed with many different types of cameras, even super 8 to mimic the look.  This camera was the Beaulieu 4008 ZM4 IV.  They also mostly used 60mm and 25mm speed lens.

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