[Pre-Production] Deciding On When/If to Use The Tripod

Deciding On When/If to Use The Tripod:

Both Igor and me, with the agreement of our team, decided that we would use the tripod whenever it was physically possible and suited the scene, camera technique and angle we were trying to achieve.
After an hour or so of filming and doing many adjustments and retakes we eventually got into a rhythm of being able to read if a tripod was ressesary within that specific shot. Occasionally we would film with a tripod and decide that it would work better without it. Moreover, sometimes it was physically impoosible to get the angle I wanted while using a tripod. Thus we had to be creative and do the best with what we had.
More dramatic scenes were often taken without a tripod to remove the contrast between smooth panning and a jogging actor. Furthermore, I decided to track and follow our actor in some shots to make the viewer feel more involved.