Scene 1. Check!

We have finished writing scene 1 for the most part. We'll come back after the whole writing process to tie loose ends and touch up the planning but other than that, we're moving on to the next major scene. The problem that we confront in this scene however is working around the setting of the scene. In this scene, Brandon's girlfriend has died so it will consist of shots at the cemetery among others. In an effort to respect the deceased, we put a lot of thought into how we would get the necessary cemetery shots.

It will consist of various setting establishing shots. Broad sweeps of the cemetery. No harm there. We will use areas around the cemetery, away from other graves, and shoot above the actors' torsos. And for scenes where we need to see a gravestone, we have obtained permission from Patrick to use his aunt's shared urn memorial. I will be taking bokeh-style shots with a macro view of the memorial and Brandon in the background similar to this shot here:

Finally i was thinking of implementing a transition effect where the camera is on Brandon who stands motionless in front of the grave mourning silently (hard, broken, and bitter). The camera briefly shakes and it transitions from noon to dusk as a way to say, "Hey. This guy must be pretty darn heart-broken if he's willing to stand there for hours upon end."