1:19:04
. . .and overestimated because he shot
films for long periods of time.
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But he did them at low cost.
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You'd walk on a Kubrick set, which was
almost never allowed, I might add. . .
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. . .and marvel at the fact
that there was hardly anyone there.
1:19:18
Compared to most movies, there'd be
crowds of people with donuts. . .
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. . .and passing coffee and people
coming and going.
1:19:25
I saw it as an absolute priority.
1:19:28
Something that we were gonna
focus our attention on. . .
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. . .and that continued to nurture
the relationship. . .
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. . .and to enhance the relationship.
1:19:36
He was obviously always a step ahead
of me. He called me once. . .
1:19:41
. . .I was at Warner's. . .
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. . .I think he was getting ready
to do Lyndon...
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. . .and he said,
"Do you have any of those. . .
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. . .special BNC cameras
that we used for rear process?"
1:19:53
I said, "Why?"
He said, "For sentimental reasons. . .
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. . .I'd love to buy one from
you if I could get one. "
1:19:59
I called the camera department
and I said, "Do you have any?"
1:20:04
They said, "We've got a couple. "
1:20:06
I called Stanley back and said,
"I got a couple. "
1:20:09
He said, "I'd love to get those
cameras. I admire the workmanship. "
1:20:14
I said, "Great," and sent him one
or maybe two, I can't remember.
1:20:19
About six months later, Gottschalk,
who ran Panavision for us. . .
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. . .and who was a certified camera
and opticals genius, called and said:
1:20:30
"Why are you sending those
rear-projection cameras to Kubrick?"
1:20:34
I said, "He asked for them,
they sit down there. . .
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. . .we don't use
rear projection anymore. "
1:20:40
He said, "They're priceless, the most
fantastic works ever put in a camera.
1:20:45
They are brilliantly conceived and
brilliantly executed camera works.
1:20:50
You couldn't build a camera like
it if your life depended on it.
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I want to get every one I can,
because I can't duplicate them. "
1:20:57
Stanley had anticipated it and
acquired and built his own cameras!