Day or Night?
Posted: Oct 06, 2011 7:12 am
Film only registers "Night" and "Day", which makes sense when you think about it. On camera, Sunset can't be distinguished from Sunrise. Only the sound effect of a rooster would give any inclination.
But I'm finding it an issue when parts of story unfold between the wee hours of "day light" and "darkness". For example, I have scene that takes place in the early morning (before actual sunrise). There's some light, but not enough to qualify the scene as "Day". So what should I do? Opinions on how that slugline should look?
I was thinking...
EXT. FORREST - NIGHT
Just before dawn. A waning moon is pinned to the pale sky...
But I'm finding it an issue when parts of story unfold between the wee hours of "day light" and "darkness". For example, I have scene that takes place in the early morning (before actual sunrise). There's some light, but not enough to qualify the scene as "Day". So what should I do? Opinions on how that slugline should look?
I was thinking...
EXT. FORREST - NIGHT
Just before dawn. A waning moon is pinned to the pale sky...