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17 the Fusion 12 with a Mix-8, a Schoeps CMC6 MK 41 and DPA lavs to mix the dialog between Mr. Dawson and actor Cillian Murphy, who played one of the shivering soldiers picked up along the way. "It wasn't as rough as an expe- rience, but the little boat couldn't take much—it would pitch left and right. While we were shooting, periodically, the captain would yell down to come up when he thought we might topple over in fear that anyone would defi nitely drown if the boat went over," mentions Weingarten. He also suggested turning off the boat's motor to help re- cord clean dialog. "In reality, the boat would be running, and during prep, I found out it sounded the same as a city bus. I thought it would be better to place the engine noise in later to save the dialog and Chris agreed. We ended up having a marine crew tow the boat from another vessel— those guys were super helpful." From the Netherlands and shooting on the English Chan- nel where as many as sixty-two boats gathered to fi lm the ships crossing, the company went to Stage 16 at Warner Bros., preparing to enter the largest water tanks in the world. Boom Operator Larry Commans and Sound Utility Zach Wrobel came aboard and dressed in full scuba gear to squeeze through bulkhead heavy sets, making sure gear didn't get submerged. "We used these old Audio Ltd. wireless devices that have an antenna sticking out the back. You can screw a Schoeps capsule onto it and it's powered by a single 123 battery. It's totally self-contained, very fragile, but when they work, they work great. They only have two frequencies, but we were able to use them for the entire stage shoot inside a Zeppelin," explains Weingarten. Since wrapping in October, Weingarten looks back at the experience as one that won't be forgotten—chalking it up to the fantastic crew and how they all bonded together to get each other through it all. Opposite page: Director/Writer/Producer Christopher Nolan (center) on the set of Dunkirk. Clockwise below from top left: Dominic Happe with boom aboard the Moonstone with 1st AD Nilo Otero & 1st AC Bob Hall's back; Nolan on set with Fionn Whitehead as Tommy (sitting); Larry Commans scuba booming in the tank at Falls Lake at Universal; Mixer Mark Weingarten filled with optimism with his cart, Mix-12 & Deva 5.8