For me perhaps the most striking aspect of Children of Men was the cinematography. The dark, slowly paced, claustrophobic, and unbroken shots made for a truly unique cinematic experience. Apparently luck, along with meticulous planning, played a part in capturing such shots.
Finally, on the 13th day, he attempted to shoot the sequence for the first time. “And it’s a fiasco,” he recalls. Accidents and blunders ruined the shot. Every time he had to start over, Cuarón’s crew needed several hours to move the tanks back into place, re-rig explosives in the street and walls, and equip ill-fated extras (the ones caught in the movie crossfire) with fresh blood packs.
