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flashlight to add moving flares.
To light the banquet hall, Bader relied
on the location's practical LEDs and chandeliers, two Skypans and "a whole lot of
Lekos," the cinematographer explains. A
Leko keyed the main-stage portion of Urie's
performance, with set lighting technician
Drew VanderMale pivoting the light from
atop a ladder to simulate a roving spotlight.
Five additional Lekos were placed on the floor
of the stage behind Urie with matching fanpattern gobos that kicked in during the
video's chorus. Two more Lekos were situated
high above the stage - one on each side -
and blasted through the output of a pair of
DF-50 Diffusion Hazers to create shafts of
light.
"The space was 90-percent lit using
Lekos," recalls Bader. "Our Skypans on the
stage were modified so I could use the lights
on house power and have them both on a
single 2K Variac; the bulbs were removed and
replaced with 1K Mole-Richardson Molettes
that were actually Cardellini-clamped inside
of the Skypans. If you're really savvy, you can
definitely spot those Cardellinis in the video."
Creative rigging was also employed
for a boom down from a shimmering chandelier as Urie approaches the stage at the
video's outset. Without the budget for a
proper jib, a Sony a7S with a Canon L-series
16-35mm (f2.8) zoom was placed on a Ronin
gimbal and suspended from a "goalpost"
pulley system made from speed rail and
Mombo stands. Bader set the camera's ISO to
3,200 and aperture to f16 to ensure the
desired focus.
➣

Top: The frontman
sings in close-up.
Middle: Bader
frames a shot
with a Digital
Harinezumi 3
taped beneath
the lens of the
Epic, and with a
turntable rigged
in front of the
cameras. Bottom:
Bader operates
the camera as
best-boy grip Ray
Chatman holds a
bead board and
gaffer Eric Clark
(far right) adds a
subtle pulse effect
by waving his
hand in front of a
bounced Leko.

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