We put together a detailed call sheet to ensure the day ran smoothly and to plan. The call sheet consisted of a cast and crew list complete with contact details, incase anyone was late or we needed to contact them to call them early ect. A list of props to check we had everything we needed. A shooting schedule, helping us to organize the day so we didn’t run out of time and so the cast knew what time their call was. A shot list with camera positions/lighting plans; the shot were put in order of when they should be shot and were accompanied by a diagram showing camera and lighting positions so we could get things done as quickly as possible and we weren’t moving the camera around too much. We had the design sketches for the studio so that the space was set up quickly and correctly. Finally we included a lyrics sheet incase the singer needed to refer to it at any point.
SET BUILD
On Tuesday evening, the day before the shoot, we built our first set: the rooftop. Unfortunately one member of our group was taking a driving test that afternoon and so couldn’t make it and the other member had to leave early for an exam. This meant that for most of the evening it was just me and the set design team. Although at first I thought this would be a hindrance, having less people to clutter the space actually allowed us to work faster. We erected a small wall, with painted bricks on it, at the back in front of a blue screen; we built a door unit in the far right corner for the armed unit to burst through at the end and laid down flooring to give a concrete feel; finally we decorated the set with silver pipes, ventilation units and a TV aerial.
Our other set was a cheap, seedy apartment. During the shoot we had an hour to switch the set from the rooftop into the apartment. After dismantling the rooftop, we set up three white walls with a door then used black, grey and green spray paint to simulate dirt and mould and give it a real run down look. We then set up a table with a computer, a desk covered in magazines, posters and a dirty mattress.
PROPS/COSTUME
Originally, we wanted the armed unit to be in a black SWAT team uniform but after weeks of online research and haggling with army surplus stores we decided it was far to expensive. Instead we settle with camouflage outfits that we sourced from the theatre department. This ended up looking just as effective. Through a friend, we managed to obtain the additional guns we needed (the theatre department could only supply us with two assault rifles) we finished with three assault rifles, two shot guns and six handguns.
Initially we wanted the band to dress smartly in all black with one item of purple clothing i.e. a tie or pair of shoes. This proved impractical as not many people actually own purple clothes, instead we changed the purple part of the costume to white or silver.
