For some reason this topic has been on my mind lately. Probably because of a discussion I had that fans didn't like how Indy 4 looked too different from the other movies in terms of color and lighting. I recently read an interview with Janusz Kaminski from a few years ago where he concedes,
""I was trying to match the visual aesthetic of Douglas Slocombe and sometimes I succeeded, and sometimes I didn't," He goes on to say "The technologies and film emulsions are a little bit different now ? they don't make them like they used to. But I didn't want to reinvent the wheel, because this trilogy is a part of film history."
This isn't first interview I've seen where Kaminski reveals some hints of frustration trying to get the look of the movie right. It's almost a foregone conclusion he'll be the DP for Indy 5. The question is should he keep trying to emulate Douglas Slocombe's work from first 3 films or should Spielberg take the restraints off and let him do something like what he did with Catch Me If You Can or Bridge of Spies. I guess a lot of it will have to with how Spielberg decides to approach the film.
""I was trying to match the visual aesthetic of Douglas Slocombe and sometimes I succeeded, and sometimes I didn't," He goes on to say "The technologies and film emulsions are a little bit different now ? they don't make them like they used to. But I didn't want to reinvent the wheel, because this trilogy is a part of film history."
This isn't first interview I've seen where Kaminski reveals some hints of frustration trying to get the look of the movie right. It's almost a foregone conclusion he'll be the DP for Indy 5. The question is should he keep trying to emulate Douglas Slocombe's work from first 3 films or should Spielberg take the restraints off and let him do something like what he did with Catch Me If You Can or Bridge of Spies. I guess a lot of it will have to with how Spielberg decides to approach the film.