Year2008
Decade2000s
CinematographerMatthew Libatique (imdb link)
DirectorJon Favreau
Aspect Ratio2.40
DistributorParamount; Marvel
GenreAction; Super Hero
CamerasPanaflex Millennium; Millennium XL; PanArri 235
Lenses (spherical)
Panavision Primos, Angenieux Optimo zooms (17-80mm T2.2 and 24-290mm T2.8), and Cooke CXX 15-40mm T2 zoom
Format  35mm; Super 35
Film StocksKodak Vision2 200T 5217, Kodak Vision2 500T 5218; Printed on Kodak Vision 2383
Production schedule – 96 days
Additional ReadingMay 2008 issue of American Cinematographer magazine

CategoriesInserts; Mixed Color Temperatures; Two Shots; Eye Lights; Close-ups; Full Shots; Foreground/Background; Reflections; Frames Within a Frame; Color – Red

The Movie
A hedonistic arms dealer (Robert Downey Jr.) develops a conscience – and an impenetrable flying suit powered by a fusion reactor – in this Iron Man origin story that served as the launching pad for Marvel’s interconnected 22-film series dubbed the “Infinity Saga.”


Frames

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Annotated Frames

Click on the shots below for “making of” notes from Iron Man.

Sources
May 2008 issue of American Cinematographer magazine
Super Hero Hype
Rotten Tomatoes


 

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