Today was all about preliminary visuals.
First, the shooting style. It’s all about long lenses either hand-held or very lose on the tripod. I don’t think we’ll be snapping the zoom ala BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. I think that’s just too edgy for this scene.
Also, we’re using the Sony DSR-450WSL. We’ll be shooting anamorphic DVCAM 24p. 24pA, with it’s 2:3:3:2 cadence, seems like one unnecessary hoop for the editor to jump through if this is ending up on 1) the web and 2) DVD.
But I’m willing to hear arguments otherwise.
I also started storyboarding and of course there are too many shots, at least a dozen if not more. While we are in one location and I know where to put the 180 degree line, that’s a lot to shoot in 3-4 hours when the scene is acting intensive and the client wants as much coverage as possible. One solution is to shoot long takes (2-3 beats per shot) with coverage that evolves. I’m talking about an OTS that becomes a stacked 2-shot and then a close-up. That should help the actors organically build their performance while cutting down on the number of times we have to stop and adjust the camera.
Still, I wish I could have an hour on set with my actors the day before the shoot so I could walk through all the camera positions but I have a feeling that won’t be possible. So it goes.
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