While Mann used both the Sony HDCAM and the Viper FilmStream on <I>Collateral</I>, half of the movie was shot on film.

Q&A: Michael Mann on Going 50 Percent Digital How it Changed Shooting and Post

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Director Michael Mann is well-known as a perfectionist, so it’s not surprising that when he started planning the shoot for Collateral, he opted to use fairly new HD camera systems, the only technology that would allow him to translate the images in his head onto the big screen. That artistic decision necessitated radically new technical approaches in post-production.


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Actor Jamie Foxx and director Michael Mann on set.

Actor Jamie Foxx and director Michael Mann on set.

Above: Michael Mann, Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx on set; Cruise and Mann at the <i>Collateral</i> premiere.

Above: Michael Mann, Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx on set; Cruise and Mann at the Collateral premiere.


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