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Gabriel Beristain AMC, ASC, BSC Sociedad Mexicana de Autores de Fotografía Cinematográfica En rodaje Juan Pablo Ojeda AMC Jerónimo Rodríguez-García AMC Esteban de Llaca AMC El cambio de un minuto al otro Fernando Argüelles AEC, ASC Dar vida a la luz Javier Zarco AMC 11 Preguntas a un cinefotógrafo Gabriel Beristain AMC, ASC, BSC Trayectoria - Revista bimestral fps AMC 23.98 Número 62 Julio- Agosto 2020 CONTENIDO NÚMERO 62 ‘ There be Dragons’ Fotograma. Gabriel Beristain AMC, ASC, BSC 23. Gabriel Beristain AMC, ASC, BSC Trayectoria 3. Juan Pablo Ojeda AMC y Jerónimo Rodríguez-García AMC - En rodaje 16. Esteban de Llaca AMC- El cambio de un minuto al otro 34. Fernando Argüelles ASC, AEC - Dar vida a la luz 45. Javier Zarco AMC - 11 Preguntas a un cinefotógrafo 48. Alberto Lee AMC - Kazuo Miyakawa 51. Iván Hernández AMC - ‘Nivel Do Ar’ 54. Ximena Ortúzar - El cine y las catástrofes 56. Sugerencias de lectura AMC 57. Agenda AMC 58. Redes Sociales AMC 2 EN RODAJE: ‘OSCURO DESEO’: PIEL AL NATURAL JUAN PABLO OJEDA AMC y JERÓNIMO RODRÍGUEZ-GARCÍA AMC Por Dunia Rodríguez Fotogramas de ‘Oscuro deseo’ Un thriller necesita los hilos justos de De eso conversamos con Juan Pablo Ojeda AMC y la tensión, atrapar desde el principio sin Jerónimo Rodríguez-García AMC, cinefotógrafos de ‘Oscuro deseo’, un thriller pasional dirigido dejar rendijas para escapar. La ortodoxia por Pitipol Ybarra y Kenya Márquez. lo marca así, pero la libertad creativa La serie escrita por Leticia López Margalli, es permite ir más allá; tener acercamientos una producción de Grace Ugalde y Verónica distintos, roces más profundos para sentir Velasco, Epigmenio Ibarra y Natasha Ybarra- la historia en la piel y contarla desde la Klor, de Argos para Netflix, en cuya plataforma extensa dimensión de la luz en su curva se aloja desde el pasado 15 de julio. hacia la oscuridad. La atracción En ese tránsito, la vida puede cambiar para siempre, sobre todo cuando una mu- En el principio fue la atracción y el deseo de hacer jer se enamora de un hombre mucho más algo diferente, pero también la oportunidad de joven y cuando, una escapada de fin de salir de la zona de confort, con una apuesta distinta semana, marca el encuentro de los perso- a la producción de series para una plataforma de najes predestinados a urdir y desentrañar streaming, coinciden los cinefotógrafos. la intriga. ‘Oscuro deseo’, nos cuentan, los dejó explorar, jugar con la luz, con la oscuridad y las texturas; Pero, ¿cómo narrar el quiebre impredecible les dio la libertad de narrar los cuerpos en su del affaire manteniendo en cadencia la plasticidad y dejar la piel en su expresión natural. pasión, la obsesión y el misterio? 3 Juan Pablo Ojeda AMC, a cargo de la primera mismos defendían esa oportunidad de hacer co- unidad, narra que tan pronto leyó los guiones, sas distintas a las que estaban acostumbrados”, empezó a imaginar la narrativa visual. destaca Jerónimo Rodríguez-García AMC, cinefo- Invitado por Pitipol Ybarra, confiesa que ya traía tógrafo de la segunda unidad. ganas de un proyecto como ‘Oscuro deseo’: “Creo que todos queremos tocar varios tipos de Entonces, “todo mundo estaba apostando y iluminación, de proyectos, para poder crecer arriesgando, pero respetando el trabajo del como fotógrafos. Cuando leí los guiones, otro, y todo fue sumando, incluso las mismas instantáneamente, quedé atrapado. Eché la empresas, tanto Argos como Netflix, estábamos cabeza a volar, empecé a imaginar, a sentir cómo caminando en un mismo equipo”. me gustaría que se viera. Eso fue mi primer Y es que el thriller, explica Jerónimo, (‘Hasta que sentimiento y atracción al proyecto”. te conocí’, Disney Latin America-BTF Media, La idea empató con Pitipol Ybarra (‘El cielo 2016), “permite jugar con muchas atmósferas en tu mirada’, 2012; ‘Amor a primera visa’, y sobre todo con la oscuridad. Normalmente 2013), quien también buscaba hacer un historia como fotógrafos es el manejo de la luz, pero con diferente y salir de cierto encasillamiento en ‘Oscuro deseo’ es la otra parte: acercarnos más al temas de toque romántico. “Aunque con él ya otro lado de la curva, a los negros”. había hecho series más oscuras, nunca una con un guión y la forma en que se cuenta la historia. Algo de esas posibilidades ya las había explorado Me gustó mucho, me apasionó este proyecto”, en ‘El César’ (Disney Latin America-BTF Media, añade Juan Pablo. 2017), donde una de las subtramas tenía algo que ver con la investigación y con un poco de thriller Desde hace varios años Juan Pablo y Pitipol policiaco, agrega Jerónimo quien llegó a este han compartido el set en proyectos como ‘Preso proyecto de la mano de Kenya Márquez. Juntos No. 1’ (Telemundo, Argos, 2018-2019, serie), venían de ‘El juego de las llaves’ (Amazon Prime ‘Ingobernable’ (Argos, Netflix, 2016, serie: Video, Mil nubes, 2019), melodrama centrado capítulos 1, 2, 5, 9, 10 y 12), ‘Dos lunas’ (Argos, en la relación interpersonal de cuatro parejas FOX Entertainment, 2013, serie: capítulos 1, contemporáneas, donde se incluye la vida sexual 8, 12 y 13), ‘Capadocia II y III’ (Argos, HBO y situaciones swinger. Entertainment), entre otros. Quienes también dejaron su zona de confort Es decir, aquí se ensamblaron dos mancuernas fueron los actores. Maite Perroni, Alejandro creativas que en diferentes escenarios y con Speitzer, Erik Hayser, Jorge Poza, Regina Pavón otras historias, han narrado la sensualidad y el y María Fernanda Yepes: “Son actores fuertes erotismo, el encuentro carnal, así como el golpe que están contando una historia diferente y ellos brutal de la realidad. ‘Oscuro deseo’ Fotograma. Jerónimo Rodríguez-García AMC 4 El roce nen mucho miedo a los negros o a las zonas os- curas, subraya Jerónimo: “Aquí, mientras tene- Un thriller pasional con escenas de sexo guarda mos zonas oscuras y de color, mientras nosotros rigor estético y “lo primero que se habló fue no aportemos una variedad que esté justificada más caer en la vulgaridad de los cuerpos ni de las es- allá de la luz, es mucho más sencillo que respe- cenas de sexo”, señala Juan Pablo. ten las propuestas de iluminación y lumínicas, “Realmente no recibí ningún tipo de negación porque hay un concepto narrativo con la cámara, ante algo. Es un proyecto muy padre; todos caí- con el color, con las pieles. Eso es lo que en- mos al mismo balde, todos entendimos lo que riquece la propuesta de ‘Oscuro deseo’”. teníamos que hacer. Muchas veces, sin hablarlo, entendimos perfectamente”. La piel A pesar de que son escenas sexuales súper fuertes, añade Jerónimo, donde “hay mucho roce, mucha En la serie el espectador ve piel, mucha piel y caricia, besos, arañazos, pero sin ser vulgar, es cómo esta va adquiriendo un significado distinto porque se está apelando a las emociones más sil- en cada atmósfera, coinciden. vestres del ser humano que son las que generan Que las pieles se sintieran limpias, atractivas, todos los conflictos narrativos. Es decir, no llevar a pesar de trabajar con tonos diferentes, res- lo narrativo solo al lado carnal”. petando en todo momento la naturalidad de la Los encuentros, los roces, los cuerpos están. En- piel y metiendo luces de back, fue la propuesta tonces, ¿cómo narrar visualmente sin caer en lo principal de Juan Pablo Ojeda AMC al momento vulgar? de diseñar la narrativa visual. “Creo que todos queremos tocar varios tipos de iluminación y de proyectos para poder crecer “La serie se prestaba muchísimo para eso. Como como fotógrafos y en ‘Oscuro deseo’ nos fuimos cinefotógrafo, con el tiempo vas adquiriendo un poquito con los negros, contrastamos las una firma, vas tomando un gusto particular. Yo imágenes”, detalla Juan Pablo. “Pero las empresas tengo un gusto por el skin tone, entonces fue de streaming tienen unos niveles y si ven que trabajar un poquito más las pieles, respetando te estás pasando de eso niveles, te empiezan a eso”, agrega Juan Pablo. llamar la atención. Aquí no, porque iba junto con la historia, fue sumar más que restar”. Otro elemento es el back como fuente principal de luz, que luego se va retocando, con “rellenitos”, Normalmente las compañías de streaming le tie- agrega Juan Pablo, “porque lo principal no viene ‘Oscuro deseo’ Juan Pablo Ojeda AMC ‘Barry Lyndon’ ‘Orgy’ de William Hogarth 5 Izq. y der: Set ‘Oscuro deseo’. Fotos Kenia Carreón ‘Mano de obra’ Carolina Costa AMC, Apertura de la luz frontal, sino más del back; la luz prin- las pistas con Darío (Alejandro Speitzer), que es cipal viene a cámara, no genera sombras atrás”. el personaje físicamente más estético y a la vez En ‘Ingobernable’ en ‘Dos lunas’ y en ‘Oscuro con un pasado oscuro, del cual se va descubriendo Deseo’, se prestó mucho este diseño porque ayu- esa oscuridad. Para la unidad dos, Juan Pablo y da a agilizar el rodaje, a no generar tantas som- Pitipol, “nos plantearon hacer un personaje muy bras, abunda. puro, muy varonil con muchos contrastes”. “Estos son los toques de otros proyectos que metí en ‘Oscuro deseo’; siempre creciendo, siempre En tanto, las escenas de sexo, a pesar de que son tratando hacer lo mejor de ese conocimiento”, muy pasionales, muy carnales, en el discurso enfatiza Juan Pablo. narrativo la propuesta fue transformarlo, darle “Para los fotógrafos respetar el tono de la piel, movimiento, con mucho roce, pero sin ser vulgar, es hasta académico. Y una de las claves de este expone. proyecto es que los tonos de piel están respetados, las atmósferas son las que están coloreando. Las reglas del juego Entonces, como espectador no te extraña que el personaje tenga la piel color zanahoria o súper Fuera de los tiempos y el equipo, no hubo re- azul o súper verde”, detalla Jerónimo.
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