Image of the day. Tony Scott's "Déjà Vu" (2006)

Written by Daniel Kasman

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Incredible colorwork in this image from the autopsy scene in Tony Scott's Déjà Vu (2006). That's Denzel Washington's necrophiliac eyes turned a solemn, obsessive purple by cinematographer Paul Cameron. Click for a higher res image.

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  • Bobby Wise

    Did the cinematographer turn it purple? Perhaps the color grader, or the visual effects artist?

  • Daniel Kasman

    The scene is ostensibly shot under blacklight, which is what produces this effect, at least within the story. How it was actually achieved to produce this effect (simulation?) I don’t know.

  • Bobby Wise

    Why don’t you do an interview with Tony Scott? I’m sure he would be flattered by all the auteurist treatment he gets here in Notebook. I would be interested to read his views on his own filmmaking process and that of others (assuming an in-depth interview doesn’t already exist somewhere out there online).

  • Daniel Kasman

    There’s nothing I’d rather do Bobby, or about half our contributors here! We’ve tried with each Scott release to get in contact…one day, one day…

  • Match Cuts

    For all my Tony Scott bashing, I really like DAJA VU. It’s the one film of his that I feel deserves the praise. Brilliant use of mise-en-scene.

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