‘Gladiator II’ Cinematographer Breaks Down Flooding the Colosseum for a Shark Battle
variety.comJazz Tangcay Artisans Editor “Gladiator II” picks up 16 years after the first film ends. When director Ridley Scott was conceiving the original, the approach was, “Build the sets, fight real tigers, shoot real arrows,” says cinematographer John Mathieson.
This time around, things had moved forward and the Colosseum was at its height. But also there had been huge improvements in technology, and processes were now faster, easier and 3D printing technology had since evolved.
Scott went bigger on his second “Gladiator” outing with rhino showdowns, baboon fights and shark attacks during a mock naval battle.
Mathieson says that Scott really embraces CGI: “He loves it. He feels much more comfortable. He’s good at it. He composed these amazing scenes with his supervisors.
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