Production Check 1

Unfortunately, we haven't had a chance to pick dates to shoot yet but we plan to finish a significant amount through the next two weeks as we solidy our cinematography plans and dates with our actors. We began communicating with them this week and are in the process of finalizing dates and times according to their schedules. We actually may have a problem with the lead actress, and are most likely going to replace her. We are hoping this works out with our replacement actress. Right now, Ali tentatively has scheduled the car scene and the house scene on November 12 and the school scenes either on Wednesday the 16th or Friday the 18th.

As for my cinematography roles, I wasn't able to get access to the school over the weekend or the bowling alleyto get angles to compare for each of the scenes, but I am comparing using photos from films to figure out which angle will work best for critical shots according the emotions we want to evoke.
For the shot where Jonah looks over at June, I was considering a medium shot but I didn't really specify the angle. Out of the two below, I like the one on the left better because it doesn't identify with any particular character. I think that's important because this is the first scene and, at that point, we still want to create anticipation and confusion within the viewer.
                                                                                          
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For the shot that is June's reaction to Jonah calling her perfect, I want to begin to reveal the protagonists' insecurities slowly. With these being low angle and high angle, I like the high angle one because it creates a sense that the character is defeated. I really liked the shot exactly as it was, with his head bowed and the camera focused on his hesitancy because it works exactly with the idea that we were trying to create.
 
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Below, I have two ideas for the final scene in which Jonah reveals his own internal struggle. The first image on the left is useful for us in establishing the scene and for the rising action within this scene. I really like the visual on the left because I can feel a sense of hesitancy in that shot and I want that to be present when we reveal that Jonah, the supportive friend, is also battling something.


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https://readjack.wordpress.com/2014/12/28/two-people-on-a-park-bench-the-wire-and-the-art-of-conversation/

While we are behind in that we are not shooting yet, I think we still are on a good track with planning and after identifying shots like the ones above, I have a much better idea as a cinematographer about where I am going to place the camera in each shot, which will make the actual shoot go by much more efficiently. Likewise, I know Ali and Shay needed a little extra time to get all the releases and the sound stuff totally done. I am pretty happy with where our group is right now, even though we are facing a little bit of a dilemma with the actress. Hopefully, we can figure that out and be on schedule as planned.