Portrait Of A Place

For my portrait of a place, I have decided to film in the backyard of my parent's house. The significance behind filming here isn't clear at first.

When I think of my parent's backyard, I think about something that is consistent...a place that will always have our three yorkies running around and chasing tennis balls, a place where I can always chill out on the hammock if I want to forget about stuff, a place where my grandmother can look from her window and spy on our next-door neighbors...

The deliberation on the type of shots for this was simple. I want wide shots to help establish the scene, then close ups of the many goings-on such as the dogs playing and the hammock swaying to show the serenity and calmness of the backyard. I have pre-visualized most of the shots, but I'm sure other shots will come to me while filming this.