When I originally planned to use powder paint in the final scene I was aware that I couldn't film it in a studio but I still wanted the plain black back drop. I therefore cleared out a space in my lounge and bought two 3mX6m black studio back drops to hang all round the walls. I then used the excess black dance flooring from my existing dance studio to lay on the floor for a seamless black studio set up. The dance flooring was slightly sprung, making it safer for the dancer to dance freely. The back drop looked very creased when it arrived so I steamed the whole thing for a smoother look; however when I experimented with test shoots the creasing wasn't an issue as I directed the lights across my models instead of on the back drop. When I decided I was no longer using powder paint or beauty products I would not have been able to use the studio anyway because the studios were currently closed on a weekend.
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I had originally planned for a day long shoot to take place on 25th March, from 9am-6pm; however one of my models told me a week before the shoot that she couldn't do that afternoon anymore. This was a problem because my dancer lives in London and had booked this day out of her busy schedule far in advance. I considered filming the separately; however after discussing the importance of the dancer and model having contact and dancing in sync, this was not an option. I was frustrated that my model had told me at such late notice because my dancer was traveling from London especially and I had so many other aspects of the film to be worrying about, for example, the changed styling and choreography. After checking with the rest of my team, I decided it would be best to start early on Saturday morning and finish at lunch time when the model needs to leave to make sure everyone was available and we had enough hours to film. I created the call sheet below with contact details and an itinerary to make sure everyone was clear on the day's schedule.
The studio was already set up from the test shoots I had done that week, but I cleaned it so it was ready to use in the morning. I hung up all the styling in sections for each model and designated my room as the changing area. I laid out all the makeup for each model so it was easily accessible, with chairs facing natural lighting for my models to get their hair and makeup done. I hung a black sheet on a wall and positioned a camera and tripod in front of it so I could take images of each models makeup and styling before going on set. I charged the cameras for behind the scenes and makeup shots and cleared both SD cards.
I provided all my crew and models with bottled water to make sure nothing spilt over any equipment or materials. I also provided them with sandwiches, fruit and crisps in the lunch break to keep their energy levels up. They were all very appreciative that I bought them all lunch.
Transport
As the shoot was starting so early on Saturday morning and the location was an hours drive from Southampton I decided to drive my model to my house on Friday evening for a final fitting and so I could start her makeup as soon as we woke up. My dancer lived locally to my house so she drove herself. My mum and dad were my assistants so they were already at my house. I asked my film guy, Harrison, to come back Friday night but he was busy then, so he caught the train from Southampton to Basingstoke and then my dad picked him up to drive him to my house for 7am. After the shoot was finished my dad drove Harrison back to Southampton and my two models drove home together as they live near mine. I organised all the travel beforehand so everyone arrived on time as I was nervous that if people arrived late we would not get enough time to shoot. I reimbursed their travel expenses.
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