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flamencanyc (flamencanyc) wrote in making_qaf,
@ 2009-02-25 05:25:00

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119, cinematography, locations

Scenic QaF scenes
I am always struck by the incredible beauty of the scene in 119 of Jack's burial in the snow-covered cemetery. They not only got very lucky with the unusual weather, but the director and DP did a great job of shooting it so as to optimize how gorgeous it looked.

Anyone else have a favorite scene wherein you think the scenery or the skill of the director and/or cinematographer made for a particularly beautiful tableau?

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vl_redreign
2009-02-25 10:22 am UTC (link)

Oh, now you're hitting my thing: cinematography.

I totally agree about that scene, and how gorgeous it filmed.

Let's see...of course, driving along a country road and pulling up to Britin. Brian and Lindsay strolling through the park in 512 in the snow. The Liberty Ride arc, 413 & 414. Even though it was winter, the shot of Totonto at night as they arrived, the "real" hustle and bustle of Church Street, the ride itself. OMG, Emmett and Ted in the woods having the NA meeting...the cow!!! lol

Also, most of the scenes shot on Liberty Ave were great. It's hard, I'd imagine, filming on real city streets, with regular people coming and going. Maybe someday they'll come do that down in the Castro. That would be fun.

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	flamencanyc 2009-03-13 02:06 pm UTC (link)
	Lol. Seems like we both love snow! I couldn't agree more about the Liberty Ave shots. And as I recently said to a friend while we were watching that episode, isn't that just one of the most photogenic cows ever? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	flamencanyc 2009-03-13 02:23 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, and come back here and talk about the cinematography, or anything else relevant to the comm, anytime! Post away! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

vl_redreign
2009-03-13 02:51 pm UTC (link)

Oh, you bet!! I think I'm gonna marathon again. I was up to 311, but maybe I should start over. Watch closely.

We had a discussion many moons ago, I think at coffeeclub, about the directors. Of course, everyone chose Kelly Makin as their favorite, but there are a few others that I liked as well. Starting over again, I can pay closer attention to those things, since I know what's gonna happen. lol

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flamencanyc
2009-03-13 03:42 pm UTC (link)

Sounds good to me. :) I'm on 402 in this go round.

Okay, now I'm really confused. I was given to believe that coffeeclub was only for discussing fic and occasionally the storylines of the show and actively discouraged discussion of the non-fictional aspects of the show and its production because people didn't want to be "taken out of the story" there?

That's why I started this comm in the first place, because people kept saying that there was nowhere on IJ appropriate for discussion of the non-fictional aspects of the show and its production. Is this comm just a waste?

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vl_redreign
2009-03-13 05:25 pm UTC (link)

No!! Not at all! I think that one came out of a different discussion. If anything, we went off topic. lol

I like the idea of having this one, because knowing what's going on behind the scenes, for me, enhances my viewing pleasure. Remember, I'm the one that watched every single hour of the extra dvd's in my LOTR trilogy. I've always loved the cinematic process, and now we have extras that explain it all.

BTW, when you rewatch 314, watch the one with the commentary. That's where Kelly explains the colors of the rainbow theme. And each color represents the mood of the characters. Ted=green=sickness, Emmett=red=anger, Brian/Justin=blue=hope, Mel/Linds=yellow=rebirth, Michael/Ben=orange=fear, hurt (and Hunter's mom's hair was red, too!),purple=Deb=life, joy, purpose...plus, it's a color of royalty, so just call her the "queen mother." rotfl

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	flamencanyc 2009-03-15 04:09 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, okay then. Good. Perhaps in time people will start utilizing the comm a bit more. How the hell did I miss that? I could have sworn I'd watched all the commentary episodes years ago when I first found QaF, and I'd think I would have remembered that! I'll have to scrounge it up and check it out. Thanks! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	vl_redreign 2009-03-15 04:16 pm UTC (link)
	The thing is, Kelly Makin talks about the colors, but not really what they signify. But when you watch...don't they fit? So based on what he says and what we see, that's what I came up with. Come back after you watch and tell me what you think. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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