Friday, January 19, 2018
12:30 - 2:30; 120 min. -
Photography:
Backdrops and Close-ups -
Will and I examined the scenes he has already shot. He was encouraged to notice how much of each scene is actually visible during a scene, as opposed to the image-by-image view he sees during a shooting session. We discussed what needed to be completed in post-production, including removing the sticks that hold our actors’ upright, using Photoshop software. I reminded him to not be too concerned about small things in one image, as it will be on the screen for less than a tenth of a second, and is not worth his time to correct. We then discussed the background he wanted for the last scene he collected last week. He searched the Internet for a suitable image for the scene in question. We then made a plan for today’s shooting schedule, and Will decided to concentrate on close-up shots of Tony. We found the various situations where Tony was to have a close-up, by examining the storyboard we created several weeks ago. He was then tasked to set up his camera, and actor, for the day's shooting. We collected the close up shots, and broke down the set. Homework: take 5 photos: 1photo with one subject, 1 photo with two subjects, etc.