Partly Cloudy Graduation
Friday’s trip down to Marlborough was the same as usual – driving in the pouring rain. But once we got into town, the gray skies parted a bit and we were offered some good filming conditions. Shooting the RHAM High School, Class of ’09 graduation was the main reason for being in Connecticut on Friday. There was a chance it was going to be rained out, but the weather held through until the evening.
Crew for the shoot: Jackson as Camera #2, Spencer as 1st AC, and Greg as Photographer. I was on the SR1 with a 240mm zoom lens while Jackson was using the Bolex to get some wide coverage. To cover the event, we drew out a little map and planned to keep shifting angles. My goal was to get the ending silly-string, air-horn celebration and I think we were successful.
The sunset over Hebron was really pretty, so we decided to head over to Buck Road to shoot a bit at a field that I used to visit a lot while I was in high school. The field looks west and sometimes you can see Hartford. I shot the sunset with the remaining film I had left, and then we all packed up the car and drove back to Boston.