DREAM WORLD.

DIGITAL cinematography; AUDIOVISUAL materials; MOTION pictures; CONRAN, Kerry; LAW, Jude, 1972-; ANDERSON, Scott; MOTION picture industry

This article presents information on digital technology in motion pictures. It all started with a dream: Amid the flurry of a snowstorm, the outline of a behemoth zeppelin becomes more defined as it floats into view and eventually docks atop a statuesque structure of concrete and steel. Moments later, a vintage P-40 Warhawk piloted by a revered flying ace rips through a stylized 1930s New York City skyline, cutting down giant marauding robots as they wreak havoc on the city. This was Kerry Conran's dream and one that the digital artist had relived day and night for nearly a decade. Told through unconventional filmmaking, the movie follows Sky Captain (Jude Law) and his ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow), as they search for clues to the robotic madness and attempt to solve the mysterious disappearance of scientists from around the world. The remainder, under the direction of senior visual effects supervisor Scott Anderson, were out-sourced to several effects houses after Paramount signed on and set a release dale for the film. Conran(Kerry Conran) had planned to extend the darker period style by creating the entire movie in black and white, but had decided against it because of the financial risk such a project posed at the box office.