For the shoot we needed:
- a vet's surgery (exterior)
- a waiting room
- a consultation room
- an operating theatre
- Sheila's home
Initially I thought of the events venue we used for our Documentary Unit shoot. This venue has a lot of plain rooms which can be manipulated to look like a waiting room and a consultation room.
I went to the location to check out the space and find out the details of the room and which props / equipment we would have access to in the location.
Room 3 of the venue is a large white room with a TV on the wall, and chairs and tables to use.
This could be used for the waiting room scene, the consultation room scene and the operation theatre scene as the room can be manipulated to look different ways. I checked that we could change the room around and stick up posters with white tack - this was all okay. The venue also had a flip chart to use which the vet could use to draw the outline of the cow, a metal trolley which could be used as a medical trolley for the vet's surgery equipment and a TV screen which could be used for vet's information screen / name announcements.
For our shoot we will move the table out of the centre of the room. We would transform the space underneath the TV monitor to look like a waiting room - this would involve putting a line of chairs along the wall underneath. The corner of the room near the door could be transformed into the consultation room - this would involve sticking up vet's posters, dressing the set with appropriate equipment and having the vet dressed in appropriate uniform.
The surgery room will be the plain white corner of the room - we aim to have quite dim overall lighting but with harsh light on the vet and surgery table to emulate the lighting in an operating theatre (as tested in the test shoot).
Outside the room there is a space for a sign to be put up, this can be used to put up a 'consultation room' sign. This will be for when Sheila and Coco walk into the consultation room to establish the location.
Outside the building there are bins to use for the final scene - one recycling bin and normal bin which works perfectly with the script.
I discussed the details with the venue's staff to ensure the location had all facilities we needed and to get the details of our booking sorted.
The room booking would be £12 an hour - we would probably need the room for 5 / 6 hours so this would end up being quite expensive - however, we would be using the location for multiple scenes which means we would not need to book any other locations so there will not be any additional costs.
I was shown how to adjust the artificial lighting in the room - they can be turned on or off or adjusted using a dimmer switch - the lighting will be best left off so that we can light the location with our own soft box lighting. There is a large window to let in a lot of natural light which will be ideal for the waiting room scene and consultation room scene (these real life locations usually have very soft, natural lighting so we wish to emulate this) - but we will close the blinds for the surgery scene and rely solely on the artificial soft box lighting (as tested on the test shoot) to give a harsh clinical look.
The room is partitioned with a folding wall - this means that if there is another booking in the conjoining room, there could be issues with sound. I checked with the staff as to whether there will be a booking in the room - there is but only a food and drinks area for the booking in the upstairs auditorium which should mean there will be little noise. There is also a cafe outside the room which could also contribute to noise, however, there should be large periods of quiet times which will give us the time we need to shoot the footage.
As Melissa is doing the risk assessments, I shared the photos with her and my rough notes of the risks I noticed in the location. We will discuss the location as a group and if we all agree that it is suitable for our requirements, we will book it.
Rough risk assessment:
- Trip hazards (chairs, tables, cables in the room as well as cables for the camera and lighting equipment). These hazards can be reduced by taping down electrical cables and mapping out camera movements and actors' movements before shooting. There were a couple of slightly raised paving slabs outside which could also be a trip hazard, therefore, before shooting the handheld footage by the bins, I will map out the movements to prevent injuring myself and damaging the equipment.
- There is very little risk of fire, however, the room we will be working in has a fire exit which will need to remain clear from all equipment and furniture.
- When rearranging the furniture in the room, camera and lighting equipment should be moved aside to prevent getting accidentally knocked over and damaged.
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