Summary: Checco Varese, ASC, AMC talks with American Cinematographer's Jim Hemphill about filming Renny Harlin's 5 Days of War in the Georgian Republic, including shooting in the remote abandoned village of Tsalka where they cooperated with the Georgian military to recreate a Russian attack using jets, tanks, helicopters, practical explosions and one thousand extras. He also discusses the choice of shooting with a very early build of the RED digital camera.
