BEHIND THE SCENES « THE LAST BEYOND

BEHIND THE SCENES

Setting up the funeral scene.

Here we are setting up a dolly shot with a wide angle lens. The shot begins on the mountains then tracks left to reveal Stratton in a close up...
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Funeral

The resulting shot, one of the first few in the movie, immediately establishes a connection between our main character and the landscape.
Rehearsing the foreclosure.

I wanted to give Chris ample preparation for the emotionally-loaded foreclosure scene. Though Stratton's father is dead when the film begins...
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Foreclosure

Stratton walks down the hill from his father's funeral brooding on the fate awaiting him.
Shooting the sheriff stop.

Filming this scene, we were in a race against dwindling light. In the middle of a shot, we suddenly lost multiple f-stops of exposure....
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Pulled Over

A blessing in disguise, the final shot that is now in the film not only worked, but exceeded our expectations.
Rehearsing the shooting date.

In this scene, Stratton explains to Gracie how to shoot a rifle not knowing that she is a better shot than him. In reality...
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Shooting Date

Stratton does his whole spiel while Gracie listens quietly, feigning the air of an attentive student.