moving) walls and ceilings, to reinforce the reality of the  setting, and eliminate any delays for changing camera or lighting  setups. The action was filmed in extremely long sequences, sometimes  20 pages or more of script at a stretch, which is unusual in this  type of production. However many of the actors have a Shakespearean  background, and having to memorize this amount of dialogue was not a  new experience for them. The production style required the use of  the Super 16 film format. This was needed because of the longer film  magazines available for those cameras, and also the smaller size,  allowing the cameras to get in very close to the performers sitting  around a conference table, the setting used for the bulk of the  story.