Friday 1st April Although we set up a majority of the set the evening before, there were a few last-minute touches that needed to be added to create Emma’s perfect dressing room. Whilst the crew began setting up equipment, I set off to discuss booking a sound studio with media loans for our interrogation shoot. This was incredibly quick due to the amazing work and understanding of the staff. Today was the second of our strenuous days, which continued to have its fair share of tense moments between crew members. However, we had a lot less technical and preparation issues, other than the struggle for charged batteries after the long day of shooting the day before. The crew also took a lot of time to set up the equipment which delayed the shoot by an hour, luckily, we had spare time before leaving the studio which meant that it wasn’t too much of an issue. Half an hour before the scheduled break, Julia and I went to the shop to collect lunch for everyone. Towards the end of the shoot, the team felt incredibly familial, with lots more laughs and fun share – even despite being crowded round a small ‘room’ in the studio. It was extremely fun being able to watch the crew play around with the fake blood and making sure we could get the perfect shot for the scene. At the end of the shoot, the team banded together to disassemble a ‘room’ once full of so much life... and death. Sadly, Paloma and Jasmin headed home in the evening, making it clear that we were finally towards the end of the film. After an already long shoot, the team got together once again to complete our second and final street shoot with Victor. Although the shoot was extremely short, it was one of my favourites to film as we had very little time restriction and everyone was in a much higher mood than previously. It was a lovely end to the day.
Saturday 2nd April At last, it was here! The last official day of shooting! A beautiful conclusion to the week as well, the interrogation scenes, the scenes that are going to pull the story together. The crew met up with Jess to distribute the equipment and headed back to the university. We helped carry the equipment up to the sound studio and I entered the space. It was spatially perfect, but the walls were painted yellow. Although I was upset by this discovery, since I had only seen the darkened room through a small window, it was a Saturday, and there was nothing we could do but film. Whilst setting up, the team ran through a few options which could overcome the problem. This offered the idea of setting the interrogation scene in black and white, since the film is a noir, and the scene is in a separate time to the rest of the film. However, Jess’s cinematography and lighting skills meant that it is very unlikely that the colour would become an issue. There were a few issues that cropped up throughout the day, such as production design and the sound boards in the background, however, I was able to overcome this issue by placing moveable sound boards to cover the background some more. This worked well with Jess’ lighting since there was a lot of contrast between the characters and the background. Halfway through the shoot, Julia and I returned to the shop to grab some lunch, offering a buffet of foods for the cast. When we returned to the room, I retook the role of sound since I enjoyed it so much on the beach. Julia then took Jamie to the station, leaving us with Andre and Victor, our two remaining cast members. In the evening, Julia, Emma, and I had dinner with Victor, in which he got to experience the taste of the correctly made pasta... and I must say, Jess and my attempt would have been amazing if it weren’t for the spaghetti. Before heading home, we began collecting the last of our things and organising the house before we check out the next day.
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