Location: a cafe / coffee shop daytime, winter (cold)
Mood: typical coffee shop.
The location was very difficult to find because I needed a cafe or coffee shop and these are always really busy, so too noisy to shoot in or it would annoy the customers (even if I got permission from the owners). Outside opening hours, they are not staffed or are cleaning up so couldnt let me film. Eventually, I was offered the cafe-bar of Theatre Delicatessen in Marylebone High Street, London, to use for free, where my lead actor Dan's theatre company is based: http://www.theatredelicatessen.com/. The cafe-bar is unused in the daytime.
Pros: A real cafe-bar with tables, chairs, bar, useful props & set dressing. Empty during the day, so quiet and good for filming. (plus Theatre Deli has stage lights I can use)
Cons: Very dark (needs lights), quite messy and crazy (e.g. giant sunflowers) so camera angles will have to be carefully chosen.
Other things needed for mise-en-scene:
Costumes - winter coats, scarves, gloves, hats
Props - the book, set dressing, coffee mugs.
Lights - to make it look like daytime.
Extras - so cafe doesnt look empty.
Sound of a busy cafe - so it doesnt sound empty
To do in advance:
Sort out costumes for main characters - coats, scarves, gloves, hats
Make the book prop (done)
To do on arrival at venue:
Decorate set (e.g. cafe price list, coffee mugs - available at venue)
Tidy up and hide clutter and theatre signs
Locate stage lights and light set (very difficult, very dark)
Meet extras
To do during day:
Record sounds in a local busy cafe
Mood: typical coffee shop.
The location was very difficult to find because I needed a cafe or coffee shop and these are always really busy, so too noisy to shoot in or it would annoy the customers (even if I got permission from the owners). Outside opening hours, they are not staffed or are cleaning up so couldnt let me film. Eventually, I was offered the cafe-bar of Theatre Delicatessen in Marylebone High Street, London, to use for free, where my lead actor Dan's theatre company is based: http://www.theatredelicatessen.com/. The cafe-bar is unused in the daytime.
Pros: A real cafe-bar with tables, chairs, bar, useful props & set dressing. Empty during the day, so quiet and good for filming. (plus Theatre Deli has stage lights I can use)
Cons: Very dark (needs lights), quite messy and crazy (e.g. giant sunflowers) so camera angles will have to be carefully chosen.
Other things needed for mise-en-scene:
Costumes - winter coats, scarves, gloves, hats
Props - the book, set dressing, coffee mugs.
Lights - to make it look like daytime.
Extras - so cafe doesnt look empty.
Sound of a busy cafe - so it doesnt sound empty
To do in advance:
Sort out costumes for main characters - coats, scarves, gloves, hats
Make the book prop (done)
To do on arrival at venue:
Decorate set (e.g. cafe price list, coffee mugs - available at venue)
Tidy up and hide clutter and theatre signs
Locate stage lights and light set (very difficult, very dark)
Meet extras
To do during day:
Record sounds in a local busy cafe
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