One of my favorite magazines, American Cinematography from July 1991. The cinematography of Terminator 2: Judgment Day is one of my absolute favorite aspects of the film, so a magazine that lets the cinematographer Adam Greenberg, go on about his paintery work on the movie is just what I wanted. There really isn't much "new" information that you wouldn't know after listening to the audio commentary, but for the time, this stuff was mind blowing - Greenberg explains how he lit certain scenes, like the specially designed lighting rig for the projection shots, which made a phenomenal illusion that the car was really moving (especially when the Terminator and John talk in the car, racing to Dyson's house), and the unconventional but fantastic way he lit the hospital scenes - by lighting it with giant Musco lights positioned outside shining down, virtually bouncing the harsh spotlight off the walls and floors.
Nearly 10 pages are devoted to his work on T2, and Greenberg keeps stressing how huge and overwhelming the size and scope of the movie and its production was. He had to learn how to work with a crew, and communicate via 187 walkie talkies! "It was like being a head of a big battalion!", he said. 11 generators were needed to light the Freeway Helicopter chase for nearly 6 miles.
He also talks about Jim Cameron's shooting style (a constantly moving camera, even in the closet), and of course the colors he used, which were steel blue and warm orange. He does mention that in the first film he used metallic blue on Arnold Schwarzenegger as well, which would confirm that the 1995 laserdisc of the film is the true original version/look intended for the film
