Pride and Glory

LaserPacific collaborates with Gavin O'Connor and Declan Quinn to create gritty look for crime drama.

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Pride and Glory, starring Colin Farrell and Edward Norton, tells the story of a multi-generation family of NYPD officers who become embroiled in a corruption scandal that tests their loyalties to the department and to their family. Writer/Director Gavin O'Connor first gained attention with the independent feature Tumbleweeds, which won the Filmmaker's Award at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. His next movie, Miracle told the story of the United States hockey team's triumph at the 1980 Olympics and starred Kurt Russell.

According to senior colorist Dave Cole, "Gavin and Declan were aiming at a cold and gritty Washington Heights, New York, as seen by the cops and the underworld". He added, "the only respite from this look was Christmas at home, when the family enjoys being a family". Grain was also embraced in this movie. Declan Quinn pushed the film two stops during production and Dave Cole was able to use the Lustre's toolset to enhance it even further. "We were also not afraid of the dark" continues Cole, "as demonstrated perfectly in the scene where Ray Tierney (Ed Norton) enters a derelict housing block without backup and proceeds up a staircase, finally arriving at an upper apartment's bathroom. Through great direction, acting, cinematography, editing, and hopefully grading, we were able to imply much more than was actually seen on the screen". Brutality is an unfortunate way of life within the world of Pride and Glory, but just like reading a good book, the audience's imagination is used to enhance what is visually presented.