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This philosophically significant innovation required considerable practical talent. Tilman Buttner, the Director of Photography, deserves much credit for the film’s visual success. Previously acclaimed for his work running after Lola for Tom Tykwer (in Run Lola Run), his 95 minutes of continuous Steadicam operation for Sokurov was an amazing feat of both artistic and athletic ability...
...German company, Kopp Media, specially engineered portable rig for Buttner and his high definition (HD) camera. In order to accommodate the length of the shot, a French company developed a special hard drive with twice the capacity of traditional HD camera: 100 minutes of uncompressed images compared to a usual...
...labyrinthine corridors--but because Alexander Sokurov is as much an artist and storyteller as he is a magician-technician, viewers can forget the absurd degree of difficulty in the logistical challenge of keeping nearly a thousand extras and dozens of crew members out of the way of Tilman Buttner's high-definition digital camera and instead go along for the ride in this regal fun house--madhouse, as Buttner rushes after a Czar's children or pauses to scrutinize a Van Dyck Madonna or performs his own virtuoso minuet when he enters the Nicholas Hall to discover a ballroom full...
...Buttner's modesty has not gone unnoticed...
...Buttner has managed to overcome enormous obstacles and achieve the heights of collegiate success--while still maintaining a likeable personality. How does...