![]() Stories of sharks mating, of orcas being the true kings of the sea. not because he was scared, but because he didn't want to scare them away with his bubbles.Ĭousteau bubbled over with stories. In fact, Gavin told of a time when he shot the school of hundreds of hammerheads, he held his breath until his face turned blue. The point was made over and over that sharks for the most part aren't all that interested in eating humans. If those are the same cameras used on "Ghosts of the Abyss" I had to tell him, then "Sharks" looks much better. Surprisingly he told me it was all shot on tape, using Cameron's HD 750 rigs. I'd assumed the film was shot on a mix of 70mm film and digital tape so I asked Gavin what format he used. In fact, he and cinematographer Gavin Mckinney hung out after the production to tell a few fish stories. Jean-Michel Cousteau (son of Jacques) and his "" support and endorse this film. A beautifully mysterious, eerily lovely, dangerously elegant production. They are the opening curtains for the sharks. Shimmering schools, literally walls of silvery fish glitter, scatter, dance as a mass. Jellyfish float right off the screen into the seats, they fill the screen like small helium filled balloons. ![]() The silky eye of the slithering shark, small golden fish flicker by. In fact, such an undertaking would have been virtually impossible if not for HD. And despite being HD digital tape instead of film, the production works fine on the big screen. The jelly fish scenes actually hover out into the audience, the rest is less wowing, but still solid. Technically, all of the 3-D is solid save for a few seconds of difficult focusing. Admittedly, I was both surprised and impressed that the promise actually holds water. Prior to this press screening, we were promised a film with great shots, great direction and great score. Ah, but then I would have missed the thunderously wonderful score (I'm listening to it now). I'm sure the filmmakers were having a fit, but I kind of enjoyed the appropriately ominous silence. Actually, at my particular screening the sound failed for the first 40 seconds. Scripted in an informal teenage American text, Bateman's mature British accent contrasts. Geoffrey Bateman narrates as if the voice of the turtle MC. But sea lions, dolphins, and a chatty sea turtle co-star. Never a human on screen, sharks are the stars. Wonderfully deep, blue and mysterious, the production stays underwater for the duration.
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