Shooting "The Prestige."

Page Title: "Throughout, Nolan and Pfister went after a more hand-made, old-school aesthetic - emphasizing organic camera movements and minimalist opticals over elaborate effects. Explains Pfister: 'Chris and I wanted to really minimize the technical and equipment idea of this picture. We followed as much as possible the notion that you just put the camera on your shoulder and run in there and capture the scene. It was a very exciting way to shoot for all of us - for me, for Chris and for the actors, who were freed of the usual technical restrictions. It actually put me much more in the story-telling process than if had been sitting back by a monitor with someone else operating the camera and was much more efficient and spontaneous. It's a liberating, unconventional way to shoot and it gives the film a naturalistic style that makes it very different from how any other period film has been captured in our current era.' "