It was a simple scene: a shot-reverse-shot conversation between Mason and his friend, parked outside the graduation party, bracing themselves for the family throng within.
These are seldom one-shot conversations anyway.
He devises quaint rectilinear compositions, and shot-reverse-shot conversations where both parties look directly into the lens from the same central position, like something by Ozu.
There is also a hint of Bergman, who was never more intent than when stranding two or three souls on a disenchanted isle; like him, Shelton favors a steady diet of two-shot conversations, flipping to and fro from one talking head to another.
He talks me through the invention of the "over the shoulder shot", the standardised method for shooting conversation.
Whedon shot the conversation up close several times, filming over-the-shoulder and reaction shots, but eventually went with a more distanced point of view.
Paskievitch said he kept his buddy distracted on the course between shots with conversations about the Detroit Tigers and the Red Wings.
The scene so intrigued that Jonas was inspired to make a short film about the other side of that conversation, shot from the Inuit's point of view, in Greenland.
With three quick steps you'll get advice: A) Take a screen shot of the conversation; B) Upload the screenshot on Textpert; and C) Type in some context for the textperts such as how you met your crush or how many times you've already hung out.
The question of how to set your camera before the shot is another conversation and another lesson.
Kaitlin Carbocci posted screen shots of a conversation she had with her sister, Hannah, while Hannah was hiding at the school.
