Why did you make the decision to get that look in telecine?
Schneider: Actually, I tried to alter the tone right on the film by making a lighting change, but it was a very complicated shot that had to be made quickly. I didn’t get as dramatic a change in tone and color as I wanted. When I got into the telecine, I decided to play around with the idea of exaggerating some changes in tone. Tom and I came up with this idea together. Buddy is remembering a lady in a red coat during an earlier time in the same bar. Everything else is sepia. It made it much more poignant. Overton: I’d like to say that every decision we made was premeditated, but frequently you try a bunch of things to find out what works. This was a trial-and-error process until we found the combination of elements that created the most dramatic images. Schneider: In that particular bar scene, Buddy and Bob Jones are talking. There are about 60 seconds of dialogue and voice-over. The words describe a 20-year-old memory about what drove Buddy over the edge. I asked Charlie, ‘What if in
