2nd Shoot Day - Cemetery Avenue Sequence

Today we were filming on Cemetery Avenue, just off Ecclesall Road, from 4:30-7~ to get the sequence shot for the beginning scene in the film:

EXT. UNKNOWN STREET. DAY.

          JOHN, mid 40's, wears an incongruous red rain coat as he
          stumbles his way, dazed and confused, down a suburban
          street.

          A STRANGER, early 20’s and visibly distraught bumps into
          JOHN as he hastily walks past in the opposite direction.

          As they collide, the stranger holds an unusually prolonged
          glance, locking his empty eyes onto John's, until finally
          turning back in the direction he is walking.

          Following the stranger with his stare, John pauses, as the
          man trudges into the distance.

          Placing his hands in his pockets, John turns and continues
          on his path, stopping immediately pulling his hands back
          out.

          He stares puzzled down at the object in his hand. A business
          card reading: We Hope Your Scars Have Faded.

          John mouths the words.

          He flips the card and finds an address on the reverse side.
          Looking around him, as if searching for the answers in his
          surroundings, he checks his other pocket he finds a key.

The weather was a bit dreary and dull which meant our cinematographer Matt had to use a higher ISO than we would have liked, but the clouds made the lighting consistent as well as adding to the mood of confusion and seriousness that the dull lighting gave to the surroundings. Here are some production stills that were taken during the shoot.

Set up for Cemetery Avenue shoot.

Tracking shot.

Helping setting up dolly and track.

As I am the editor on this project, I didn't have a specific practical role when filming on set, so I helped out where I could by checking compositions, helping set up the tripod and dolly tracks as well as helping watch over the equipment and talking to our actors. All in all the shoot went well, although there were a few errors along the way, and the shots we have got look good. The main actor, Bobby, was very good at showing the dazed and confused look that we wanted to achieve from the scene so we have high hopes for the quality of performance in the rest of the film.