This time last week, we were in the studio assembling the set for our shoot. We had planned to do it earlier, but another group had started late and therefore overshot their time limit, meaning they didn't finish until 6:30pm. Allowing for clear up, we then couldn't start until 7.
We began by assembling a raised floor, which had to be carried in piece by piece. Once we had propped up any unbalanced corners, we then attached the walls, leaving a small gap for the lighting strips. Since these belong to the Drama department, we had to nail some plywood to them before we could begin the wallpapering. This took much longer than we anticipated, but with 3 of us there we managed to get this done just before 9. The final touch for the day was a long roll of carpet from the props dept. Luckily it was exactly the right size for our set and didn't require any trimming.
Our shoot day began at 9:00 the next morning, and began by bringing in the remaining props and extras. At this point Nico took charge of the cast and got them suitably painted whilst Will, Ian got the necessary amplifiers and speakers. Also I had to do a fair bit of running around, as one of our cast members was in a lesson when we were ready to shoot. By 10:30 we finally managed to start filming the party scenes under 'normal' lighting. Once we had everyone on set however, we realised that there weren't nearly enough guys, so all of us made cameo appearances at some point to make up for that. We then kept Ian and Will in the shoot for continuity's sake, leaving Nico doing the majority of the directing, and myself doing most of the camerawork. Although at some point during the day, we did juggle roles temporarily so that everyone could have a go at camera and directing/playback.
We actually improvised a lot of our narrative shots, due to the construction of the set and safety issues, such as the lighting of cigarettes in the studio. (If one looks closely at our video, none of the cigarettes are actually lit). When we finished the 'normal' section, we let Ian, Will, and the cast go for lunch, whilst Nico and I stayed to oversee the setup of the UV lighting and the dance routine.
We began by assembling a raised floor, which had to be carried in piece by piece. Once we had propped up any unbalanced corners, we then attached the walls, leaving a small gap for the lighting strips. Since these belong to the Drama department, we had to nail some plywood to them before we could begin the wallpapering. This took much longer than we anticipated, but with 3 of us there we managed to get this done just before 9. The final touch for the day was a long roll of carpet from the props dept. Luckily it was exactly the right size for our set and didn't require any trimming.
Our shoot day began at 9:00 the next morning, and began by bringing in the remaining props and extras. At this point Nico took charge of the cast and got them suitably painted whilst Will, Ian got the necessary amplifiers and speakers. Also I had to do a fair bit of running around, as one of our cast members was in a lesson when we were ready to shoot. By 10:30 we finally managed to start filming the party scenes under 'normal' lighting. Once we had everyone on set however, we realised that there weren't nearly enough guys, so all of us made cameo appearances at some point to make up for that. We then kept Ian and Will in the shoot for continuity's sake, leaving Nico doing the majority of the directing, and myself doing most of the camerawork. Although at some point during the day, we did juggle roles temporarily so that everyone could have a go at camera and directing/playback.
We actually improvised a lot of our narrative shots, due to the construction of the set and safety issues, such as the lighting of cigarettes in the studio. (If one looks closely at our video, none of the cigarettes are actually lit). When we finished the 'normal' section, we let Ian, Will, and the cast go for lunch, whilst Nico and I stayed to oversee the setup of the UV lighting and the dance routine.
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