“He’s an incredible author — Tim Burton. We prepared for many months and shot most of it in an English warehouse studio. Then we built Sleepy Hollow outside. One of the big challenges was to get a consistent look between the warehouse and outside. Some elements gave us this homogenic look, mostly smoke — we used a lot of smoke. We used lighting effects to increase the dynamic energy of the Headless Horseman.

“Every little decision adds and adds. We used only a wide-angle lens and increased the contrast of the film stock in postproduction. All of these little decisions combined to make the style. We walked a thin line between making it believable and making it fantastic. Then, there are things you just can’t get without those actors. Johnny [Depp] and Christina [Ricci] created this world, too, with Tim.”

— Emmanuel Lubezki, cinematographer, “Sleepy Hollow.” Films include “Meet Joe Black,” “Great Expectations” (1997), “The Bird Cage,” “A Little Princess” and “A Walk in the Clouds.”