Thank you, you've been a tremendous help!
Unfortunately, the light generator is a bit out of my budget. I'm broke currently, but I would not mind saving up for something under 1000. I'll try to get creative and figure something out though. My next stop is reading those articles
Why the shot is important to me:
Lynch's works are what influenced this film the most. It has a very surreal story in which every detail means something. That's the idea, at least.
Our protagonist is in an almost dream-like state. He doesn't know where he is, what he's doing there, and where he has to go (if anywhere). Out of the corner of his eye, he notices someone he recognizes. Is he supposed to see this person here? Is he supposed to talk to her? All questions that the audience should be asking. He follows her, but is unable to catch up. Despite her moderate walking speed, he always finds himself absurdly far behind. He loses sight of her, and as if things couldn't get weirder, the sunlight starts to dissapear. In a matter of seconds, it is night. His clean shirt, now bloody. His cell phone ceases to work. There is not a soul in sight.
After wandering for quite a while, he finds his way back home (how does he manage to do this?) -- an empty house, with nothing but a picture frame. The picture is terribly defaced. Unfortunately for the audience, things get even more confusing.
Our protagonist decides to explore this dark and empty world. Where is he going? Why? We're not sure. Walking down a dark road, he sees something in the distance. Is it a group of people? It could be. he decides to investigate. This is where I need the wide shot. Our protanist needs to see them from quite a ways away. That could be done without a wide shot, but I wanted them to all be in the same shot when he makes contact. Our protagonist is on the right side of the screen, and the group is on the left. They are still a ways away from each other when the protagonist realizes that something isn't right about them. During this wide shot, they begin to approach the protagnist.
As you can tell, I might need to fiugre out how to light the walking footage as well. But hell, I can probably do a few narrow walking shots in my backyard, and edit them together to my satisfaction. My problem still remains, getting that wideshot in the street. I need him to notice them from far away, and I also need him to communicate with them with at least 10 meters or so in between them.