Filmed on a Canon XH-A1, min DV tape camera. The reason for this was to create a dirty film look.
Dan Bennett was added as a cinematographer one week before the filming began. The original cinematographer left the project due to differences with production.
Sister Carla was in the original script, and her scenes with Maddison Bullock as the character were shot; unfortunately due to time, the scenes had to be cut. But the director has spoken out about re-applying them to the extended edition known as 'Draw Near and See edition'.
The color blue does not exist in the entire film. This was purposefully done, as from a psychological stand point, blue represents hope. In circumstances where blue is a heavily used color (as in night shots), the color orange was in place, which psychologically employs anger.
From a Bible stand point- Blue is said to represent the Healing Power of God. As to the nature of the film being ironically Godless, the absence of such a color held significant meaning.
From a Bible stand point- Blue is said to represent the Healing Power of God. As to the nature of the film being ironically Godless, the absence of such a color held significant meaning.
The deacon is almost never center frame, whereas the other characters are. This was to represent that the deacon was not the main character, but always on the outside looking in. The times where he is centered or near are at times where his emotion became key.