Church: Times Square Church
Submitted by: Austin Allen
Location: New York, NY
This story was written by my coworker and myself, based on our own experiences with mental health and our faith journey. He directed and I was the cinematographer for this film. We rented a RED Komodo and an ultrawide Zeiss 10mm cinema lens from the 60’s. We used this combination for a lot of the intense mental health moments of the film to bring their feelings of anxiety and depression to life. We also shot with some Zeiss Contax photography lenses from the 80’s for all the non-wide angle shots. For lighting, we had a kit of ARRI Orbiters and Sky Panels, so dialing in our light was streamlined and stress free. We only had 6 days to film all over NYC, so it was a mad rush at times to get everything we needed.