Topic: sequence of shooting synchronized with AP's short story ?.. just curious

[youbet]

Was just curious to know if any particular sequence was followed in shooting .. like if the shooting happened in the flow of the the SS or any other plan was in pace
like i was wondering if all brokeback mountain shots / camping / fishing trip scenes were completed at one go and the indoor shots - riverton/ trailor / childress etc were done together.
Another reason why this came to my mind was that there was a factor of aging. i have read a few topics on aging and how voice moderation, make up etc. were taken care of to make the aging process believable. Was the shooting sequence also synchronized ?

actually checked the index carefully to see if this had been discussed, coudnt find one. Still if had overlooked, admin has to take the pain of putting back this thread in the right place  

[chowhound]

Was just curious to know if any particular sequence was followed in shooting .. like if the shooting happened in the flow of the the SS or any other plan was in pace
like i was wondering if all brokeback mountain shots / camping / fishing trip scenes were completed at one go and the indoor shots - riverton/ trailor / childress etc were done together.
Another reason why this came to my mind was that there was a factor of aging. i have read a few topics on aging and how voice moderation, make up etc. were taken care of to make the aging process believable. Was the shooting sequence also synchronized ?

actually checked the index carefully to see if this had been discussed, coudnt find one. Still if had overlooked, admin has to take the pain of putting back this thread in the right place  

Hi Youbet,
   I have a fairly complete collection of the daily Call Sheets - the sheets outlining what was to be shot on a particular day and where - so can tell when most of the scenes in the movie were shot.
   They were certainly not shot in sequence. It looks to me as though the sequence was based on grouping together scenes in which two of the main actors were involved, though site situation and availability - like shooting the scenes on Brokeback - also comes into play.
    So shooting starts on May 25, 2004, not at the beginning but with the Alma/Ennis scenes. However, not even these scenes were shot in sequence as the very first scene to be shot was the Thanksgiving dinner at Monroe's house. This was followed on May 27 with the scene where Ennis leaves the kids with Alma at the grocery store.
    Likewise, the Cassie scenes, although occurring late in the movie, were shot fairly early on, on June 2 and 3.
    Understandably, the Brokeback Mountain scenes form a block but again, not shot in the sequence we find in the movie. The "flashback" scene was filmed as part of this sequence though it doesn't appear until much later in the movie.
     All the scenes with Lureen were also shot as a block, starting late in the shooting schedule on July 26.
    If, youbet, you have any further questions on this topic, do pass them along. I'll be happy to answer them if I can.

[youbet]

hey thanks 

ok now i can make sense- i have heard in an interview that Anne aka Lureen had only 8 shooting days , so it makes sense that her shots were grouped together.

But my other concern - showing their "aging" becomes more difficult - imagine the actors , director, make up, apparel etc have to switch between the different time/age zones. was wondering how this was done! i mean not only BBM but any other movie that covers a wide time span has this same problem

[chowhound]

hey thanks  

ok now i can make sense- i have heard in an interview that Anne aka Lureen had only 8 shooting days , so it makes sense that her shots were grouped together.

But my other concern - showing their "aging" becomes more difficult - imagine the actors , director, make up, apparel etc have to switch between the different time/age zones. was wondering how this was done! i mean not only BBM but any other movie that covers a wide time span has this same problem

As far as their voices go, youbet, let me post here something I've posted in another thread on this board:

I at last tracked down where the discussion can be found of Jack and Ennis's different voices as they age. It's in a piece called "Voices of Brokeback" and essentially consists of a wide ranging discussion between a number of the people involved in the movie about a number of different topics. Here is what Jake Gyllenhaal has to say about the three "voices" of Ennis and Jack:

Jake Gyllenhaal: Joy set up three voices, three separate marks in the script, for Heath and I. Our voices change; they get progressively deeper.

Joy Ellison (dialect coach): Ang and I spent a lot of time talking about the voices and the accents, because he was very concerned about the authenticity of this – as he is with everything. We divided the periods into three sequences, which was a challenge for the actors because shooting was out of sequence. They had to maintain continuity. We named the voices Voice One, Two, and Three. In one day, the actor might shoot a scene in Voice Three – the older, deeper, slower voice – and then the next scene might be Voice One, which had more vitality and was perhaps higher.

Clearly aging was indicated other ways - Jack's moustache, smoking pot etc. - but the aging of the voice was something they gave also gave attention to.