The Power Of Cinematography

     

    We started to film our project. It is wonderful to realize how certain ways you film can impact the message you want to relay to the audience. Our movie is more suspenseful, so we want the shots to relay that mood and tone. We started to film the scenes that were in daylight first. With time and sunlight being something that goes by fast, it was difficult to take time with getting the right shots, as well as insuring the light situation would allow the plot to flow. It was so much fun for me and my partner to collaborate on such creative projects. It's so unusual to work on something that has no bounds. When it comes to filming, you can do whatever your inner director wants. Like filmmaker Wes Anderson said, "I have a way of filming things and staging them and designing sets. There were times when I thought I should change my approach, but in fact, this is what I like to do. It's sort of like my handwriting as a movie director. And somewhere along the way, I think I've made the decision: I'm going to write in my own handwriting." We ended up filming as much we could in the daylight and saved the nighttime filming for another day. Once we were done for the day, we decided to review some things we would like to incorporate into our next filming session. One was that we needed to better rehearse our lines. We wasted some time trying to nail our lines when that should have already been done beforehand. We also decided that in the sunlight, we needed to bring items to keep us cool in the Florida heat, like towels, water, etc. to keep us happy and presentable while filming.