Knife In The Water

Watched 'Knife in the Water'  Roman Polanski's debut feature.   Fantastic film.  Yesterday I shot the scene of 'ye arkham balloons', where Hester believes Claire is a beast, torturing Prudence, in the shared hysterical delusion.  My moves are so shaky.  'Knife in the Water' was shot handheld as well, but the shooting is bolt straight.  Well not bolt, but beautifully round and steady.  My moves are so jagged with the pistol grip, most likely because I'm just using the handgrip, as well as what's probably a 135mm lens.

 I need my rig, but I also need a short center post, to really be able to use it correctly.  Nevertheless, since I don't have the money, I'll try an inverted center post mount, with the rig on the bogen.  Be difficult to focus like that.  Unless I can get this lotus sitting position down.  Been getting limber and losing weight.

Also thoughtful about  my color and picture options.  I don't plan on doing it alone in the end, but since I'll need to be able to communicate what I want, I better get some 'looks' and 'moods' going.  Some dude had a basic way of reducing the saturation, and adding it in again with something else.  I'll try a few things in Motion.

The film will have a bare look to it, so it'll be good to get experienced in bringing out the suspense in a bare, non or very little sfx style.  The only element I have like this in the story is Mara.  I like Mara.T
Also, been thinking about changing the name to Anne, not Elizabeth.  Although both could do.  Claire is seeming, maybe maybe not.