“We wanted to make a movie that was immersive and visceral,” he notes. “The idea of using natural light came because we wanted the audience to feel, I hope, that this stuff is really happening.” (Variety, 2015)
He also explains to Variety that he decided to use the Arri Alexa 65 digital camera with lenses from 12mm to 21mm. According to him 90 percent of The Revenant was shot in natural light, with the purpose of giving the viewer a somewhat realistic standpoint.
“It also allowed us to (work) without any noise or grain between the audience and the actor,” Lubezki explains. “It’s a little like watching everything through a window; it’s