Digital Production #13 - Lighting/Set Test

Today we originally planned to line out the set in gaffa tape and block the script, but we ended up building a set with what we have in the studio and make it look like a tent (to save on building a set and budget). Some of the Filmmaking pathway also helped so shout out to them! We used the white curtain as a tent and some green material as the floor at first, and looked a bit low budget, and not like a tent. 

We then had a good idea of scrunching the ends to make it look like to reaches the ceiling.

We then had a test with lights. I wanted a back light behind the curtain so it looked like it was a different colour. Then this happened by accident, which I liked as it looked like the moon or a street light streaming in.

The set designer wasn't quite happy and wanted the curtain to curve around more. I was a bit cautious of camera placement as doing that would leave little space. 

We made it curve with plastic tags on the ceiling

We then planned out where to put the cameras. We are going to have two inside the tent near the curve on the outside, and one wide on the outside. One inside the tent will be an over the shoulder of May and the other will be a close up of Benny/George.

The studio lights we used for this effect is number 3, 11 and 12 on 25% and number 21 with a red gel on it on 100%. I decided to get rid of the backlight as it looked like a square light and only partially lit up the 'tent'.

I made a quick list of things we will probably need for the set/props;

• Fake grass (I saw some in the art cafe but I asked who owned it and felt very hostile as they were very adamant that I couldn't take it, not even for a day)
• LED's for lanterns and possibly scrim
• Bulldog clips so the curtain can look like it goes to the ceiling
• Thin fabric for dressing (my LED net curtain)
• Long pipe for smoke machine (to go from the gallery to the studio)
• Light's in bottles
• Table and chairs (table cloth?)
• Bookshelf
• Light bottles (see Janice)
• Crystals
• Cards