ABSTRACT

The generative image for the film began with the image of a bulldozer going through a barn with an unconscious operator at the controls. That image persisted for a few years, but a single image does not a story make. This concept sketch was vague, and when it came to figuring out the staging, it was not specific enough. The concept sketch has been broken down into six discrete bird's eyes for clarity of presentation of each stage of action, and camera setups with extensive movement have been rendered in more than one frame. All of the bird's-eye views were finalized after adjustments was made to earlier iterations to best accommodate the staging and camera. The bird's-eye view with the camera setups imposed on it for stage. It is important to leave the audience with a moment to frame a question at the end of the first act, even if unconsciously.