The Follow

Shoot and edit a short sequence (1-3 minutes) using basic film grammar to articulate “following.” Clearly articulate who’s scene it is: someone being followed or someone doing the following. Try to escalate the tension in the sequence with the camera. You must reveal something within the scene.

Remember: Tension for the audience is the delayed answer to a strong question created in the storytelling. The audience has to:
1. Ask the question
2. Care about the question (want to know the answer)
3. You have to tease them with the answer.

Re-cap:
1) Articulate “following” (not chasing)
2) Make it clear to the audience who’s scene it is.
3) Escalate the tension.

Cinematography Final

Low Key Lighting Project for Cinematography Class

We had to shoot 1 scene with 5 shots. Our project was Low-Key lighting with at least 3 camera movements. Jacob Hodgson was Camera DP, and James Seyer was Lighting DP. The credits at the end show Camera Operator, Gaffer, Grip and Actors. Michael Frankel was chosen as the director and also played the role of the doctor. Thanks to Kevin Bianchi and Tricia Garcia for the roles that they played as well.

We have to shoot 1 project each week and we work together in groups. We have one lighing DP and one camera DP. Our other class mates work as crew and help support the production of the shoot. Don’t forget to check out the credits at the end because it list everyones name who helped with the production of this one project. We have a Noir style film coming up this week that James Seyer and I will be working on as well. For the rest of this quarter we will be working as crew on everyone else’s projects. Hope you enjoy.