I can't say I haven't been quite lucky with some of the places I've worked in over the years. Air is arguably the finest studio of its kind anywhere in the world and to be back working here again, in this amazing iconic space, is such a privilege. It has probably been well over ten years, since I was last here, filming the James Bond brass section recording some of the great Bond themes with David Arnold. This time it has been a forty piece string orchestra, but I really can't say any more than that for now...
New Glass
- 21st August 2024
- -
Delighted to take delivery of the new Atlas Mercury 1.5x T2.2 full frame 'A set' anamorphic lenses. A really lovely mix of vintage style optics in lightweight modern housing, can't wait to get these out working. Developed by Atlas for Gareth Edwards and The Creator (apparently), the 42mm was used to shoot parts of the film to give Gareth the vintage style elements he loved from older anamorphic pictures. The Mercurys are an interesting mix of modern and vintage and with the anamorphic squeeze being 1.5x, they are perhaps a bit more flexible for use on cameras with sensors that don't have an academy aspect ratio option. Despite the reduced squeeze, they still
