I thought about a local village association meeting room, it is a large space which (like the events venue) can be manipulated to look like a vet's practice.
Like the other venue, this room would cover the location for the waiting room, the consultation room and the operating theatre. Unlike the other venue, this location also works for the exterior of the vet's practice and we will actually have access to two different rooms - this will work even better for manipulating the venue into the different locations we require.
The foyer will work well as the waiting room - this gives a completely different atmosphere to the large plain room which will act as both the consultation room and operating theatre. The foyer has large windows down one side of the room, this allows for a lot of natural light to enter the room if we film in the afternoon / evening as the windows face west which corresponds with the sun set. This will give the waiting room the warm, welcoming, softly lit atmosphere that we are aiming for. It is unlikely that we will need to artificially light this room as long as it is not a dull day. If we do need to light the room, it will be done in a way to emulate natural light coming through the windows. This will be done through using both soft box lights and reflectors to diffuse the light. We are able to pin our own posters on the notice board and on the walls which will help to transform the space into a waiting room. As the foyer is used as a reception area, it already has a reception desk, making it believable as a waiting room area.
The meeting room is a large space with tables and chairs for us to use. The walls are not as plain as the events venue walls but I have checked with the staff that it will be okay to remove existing things from the walls and add our own decorations - they agreed that this would be okay as long as the rooms are returned to their original state. We will move the chairs out of the meeting room into the foyer to create the waiting room atmosphere, leaving the meeting room with just the tables and an office chair. The big table will be moved to the side of the room out of shot and the smaller table will be pushed up against the wall for the consultation room scene. The walls around the table will be dressed to resemble that of a vet's consultation room. The blinds will be open to allow the natural light into the room, this will be aided by two artificial soft box lights to give the room a natural, bright yet clinical feel. The operating theatre will be the plain white corner of the room - this will be mainly dimly lit (with the blinds drawn) with two smaller LED lights to harshly light the operating table and the vet. This is to simulate the lights in an operating theatre.
The outside of the village association is quite plain meaning that along with the voice over from the narrator, the location is believable as a vet's practice - this is something that the other events venue did not have (we would have still had to find another location to act as the exterior of the vet's practice).
I discussed the details of the location with the staff. Booking the location would cost £16 for the entire afternoon - making it more cost effective than the other venue (and the features that this location possesses are more ideal for our requirements). I also ensured to check that filming with animals was okay in this location and that there were appropriate facilities in the location and the surrounding area. There is a kitchen for food and water for the dog as well as a field out the back of the hall so that the dog can be taken out at regular intervals.
Outside the village association, there is a field surrounded by trees and orchards - creating the idyllic scenery for the scenes of Sheila and Coco walking and playing fetch. This is a public area so we will have to ensure we shoot away from the public / get their signed consent to be in shot / blur their faces to avoid infringing their privacy. With this location, the weather also poses a risk. The forecast is looking positive, however, if this changes to rain we will need to work around this to avoid damaging the equipment. As tested in the test shoot, I will be using a DSLR on a shoulder mount to ensure stable handheld footage. I will need to make sure to map out the location before the shoot to identify any uneven ground to prevent trip hazards.
For Sheila's home, I will be using my house as we need a homely location that can be dressed with photos of Coco. My dining room has a large side board which allows a lot of space for photo frames. Opposite this, there are large patio doors which allow for a lot of natural light. This will again add to the natural homely feel that we require for this location. This will contrast to the cold, harsh, clinical look of the vet's practice.
The location is also spacious meaning that there is enough space to get the footage of Sheila and Coco with two cameras set up on a wide and a close up shot.
As we will be using natural lighting (dependent on the weather), there should be no lighting equipment required. If it does end up being a dull day and lighting equipment needs to be used, we will need to ensure the wires are out of the way to prevent these being a trip hazard. The windows are on the east wall - meaning the best natural light will be in the morning so the order of the shoot day should allow for this. I will liaise with the director to organise this.
I will pass on the location recce details to Melissa so that she can perform the risk assessments on these locations.
Rough risk assessments:
- There are the usual trip hazards in these locations. The tripods and lighting equipment could be a trip hazard - these need to be pointed out to the cast and crew to avoid the equipment getting damaged and the talent getting injured. Furniture is also a trip hazards so these will need to be highlighted to crew and cast.
- The outside locations also have the hazard of weather - we will need to keep an eye on the weather an film when it is not raining to avoid equipment getting damaged.
- We will need to ensure not to block any fire exits in both the village association location and 'Sheila's home' (although there is extremely little risk of fire).
- We will be working with fake blood in the meeting room location (for the operation scene) so we will need to ensure care is taken to prevent getting this on the walls and the equipment. The floor will be covered with newspaper and I will ensure the equipment is far enough from the fake blood to avoid this getting damaged.
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