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En cadena

Teaser · 2026

Credits

Director Ariadna Gómez
DOP Biel Farrerons
Color Biel Farrerons
Camera Blackmagic 6k PRO
Lens Canon 17-55mm F2.8

Project Development

Camera and stabilization: The shoulder rig was the central narrative tool: an unstable, physical support that transfers the operator's bodily tension directly into the image. For the office scenes, where the rhythm is more contained, we worked with a slider, providing a contrast of calm that made the action scenes feel even more abrupt.

For the moments when Toni runs, the conventional shoulder wasn't enough, we needed speed and freedom of movement. The solution was to mount myself with the shoulder rig on a wheeled support pushed by the 2AC, achieving pursuit shots that were fluid but carried all the urgency the scene demanded.

Aspect Ratio: For En cadena, I chose a 3:2 aspect ratio. The decision came from the space itself: the office interiors, the warehouse corridors, the outdoor areas… everything suggested a squarer, more closed framing. But there was also a conscious decision to break with convention: zombie cinema lives in the 2.35:1, the widescreen format that reinforces epic scale and grandeur. That wasn't what we wanted here. For a story in which we follow a protagonist trying to survive in an interior space, a squarer format made far more narrative sense.

Lighting: Lighting was one of the most defining decisions of the project. Even though this is a zombie short, a genre where building an artificial world is common and accepted, my intention was the opposite: to make it as truthful as possible, so that no false atmosphere would show. To achieve this, the keylight at all times was real sunlight or bounced light from the sun. The only added lights were backlight, fill, and specific support points. This meant working with the available light, organizing shots and scenes carefully to make the most of the sun's position at each moment.

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