Getting the opportunity to work on season two of Silo was a dream come true for me because many of the show’s references were deeply rooted in cinematography lore, such as Blade Runner, Children of Men, Dune, and Arrival. I had the chance to explore the dark, subterranean, eerie world of the new Silo 17, where Juliette arrives in episode one. This setting needed to feel familiar but different—almost devoid of power, overgrown by plants and vines, and simultaneously cavernous, lifeless, and terrifying! The art department led by Production Designer Nicole Northridge showed me references from Chornobyl years after the nuclear disaster, with the town devoid of human life but overgrown by nature, and I knew we had captured the right look.Episode one takes us on a journey of discovery as Juliette descends through the Silo, searching for signs of life. When she spots a faint glow from the IT level below, she makes her way to a crumbling section of the concrete rotunda. In an attempt to gain entry, we had to show her swinging on an improvised rope and ultimately falling and dropping into darkness. - YouTube www.youtube.com To capture this sequence, I worked closely with my team—specifically A-cam operator Joe Russell, and Key Grip Matt Budd, to build and test various rigs, and had best results with a cradle built from metal scaffolding, which allowed us to mimic the swing of the arc of the rope. With a camera mounted on a remote head, we were able...
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