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Thursday, January 05, 2006

Locations - Part 1


I was reviewing some photographs for the locations I am deciding between and noticed a possible problem with the location I was leaning more towards. Looking at this picture that I was able to view from the California Film Commision website, http://www.film.ca.gov/state/film/film_homepage.jsp, and I noticed that there are telephone poles in the shot.
At first I figured that I could just frame them out of the shot but then I also realise that with the harsh sun that will most likely be there when we are shooting, the shadows will be on the ground like in the picture. I will also have to be careful with the telephone wires. This will cause me to need to be very creative about how I am going to get some of the shots. I am hoping to go back there and do a more thorough scout of the location very soon, but it will most likely be covered in snow if I go back soon. I am going to Montana in February to do some scouting, if I don't use Montana for this movie I can probably use it for the next western I do.

1 Comments:

Blogger Matt Conway said...

a talented matte painter could remove unwanted objects in your shot, as well as add things that aren't there. the price could offset the cost of filming somewhere more expensive; and give you more flexibility as a storyteller.

this is especially easy for lockoff shots, but also can be done for camera moves.

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