Michael Mann and the studios have embraced the latest trend of releasing B-Roll footage, which gives us an inside look into Blackhat’s ungraded image of the scenes.
Archive | Locations
Dante Spinotti interview about filming Manhunter
A fascinating and recent interview with Dante Spinotti, famed for his cinematography and collaboration with Michael Mann. This interview, just 10 minutes long, gives some extremely important insights into how the two men worked closely together to produce not just a stylised look associated with Mann, but a web of visual structure and clues that are forensically […]
Blackhat Behind the Scenes
Here are two further behind the scenes of Blackhat, for those who just have to know more! The second link goes to a video that displays an interesting, surprisingly minimalist use of lighting of a scene, if you follow the link below – it features Wei Tang and Hemsworth. I would love to see specific […]
Michael Mann’s Blackhat on location (spoiler potential)
After a trawl though the cyber wilderness that is the internet, there is surprisingly little to give away Michael Mann’s shooting of Blackhat. There are a few morsels to chew on, for those hungry to get some glimpses of how this film will eventually look. There is a low risk spoiler alert with this post. There […]
Holt McCallany Blackhat Spot the Difference
One of the first images made public from Michael Mann’s Blackhat is of Holt McCallany and Chris Hemsworth sweeping a cargo hold area. A strange choice. Perhaps there is a smidgen of humour or irony in this? If you watch Holt McCallany in the cheesy but entertaining “The Losers”, we see his character in almost […]
Al Pacino & Robert De Niro Heat Shoot Scene – Unofficial Behind the Scenes footage
It was 1995 when Heat first hit our screens, so it’s baffling why it took so many years to see this superb, unofficial behind the scenes footage of the famous Heat LA Shoot-Out scene to get released on YouTube in only the last 5 months. There are two parts, the first that follows Al Pacino and […]
Return to the Scene of the Crime – Heat Bonus Feature
I came across this YouTube footage that is on the Heat DVD as a bonus feature. Ten years after the film was made cameras follow the original location scouts for Heat as they provide a guided tour of some of the key shooting locations for Heat around LA. One of the most interesting is where they discuss […]
Miami Vice TV and Movie locations
Michael Mann’s TV original series film Miami Vice was full of stunning locations and cinematography. For those fascinated by location, here is a fantastic site with CIA like level investigations as to where all the Miami Vice locations are at…. whoever did this web page should be working for the NSA! http://www.miamivicelocations.org Thanks to Rick who […]
Michael Mann’s "Luck" filming locations
We know “Luck” is being filmed at Santa Anita race track, but I just discovered this post, which is unfortunately retrospective, as it gives a “Luck” filming location on the 17th May. But if you are keen to see it in the making, you may want to keep an eye on this site (though I […]
Michael Mann’s House, the Waiting on Robert Capa deal and other bits.
Here are some random bits of information pulled from the net for your curiosity. Michael Mann’s House (Or so research tells me) Michael Mann’s House (one of them) – I am led to believe this is Michael Mann’s house in Fort Lauderdale, but this is as many details I would provide. Location wise, you will […]