Antique Store Shoot

 I had originally planned to film this scene at a laundromat, for a 1950s type of domestic space, but as the shooting time was approaching, I was worried that this was not the right choice. While I had a vision of the scene including martini glasses and the couple "playing house", the location did not really lend itself to much actual acting. Since the film is no dialogue, the actors need quite a bit of direction, and their general direction has been to explore, and be within this dream sequence. Hence, the laundromat did not provide very much space to actually explore and interact with the space. In the lead up to the filming, this made me very nervous, as I thought we were underprepared, and wasn't sure how to make this scene really work, so I made the very last minute decision to cancel the shoot. 

Instead, I texted a man who owns an antique shop in Partick, who was kind enough to let us shoot in his shop the next day. While I was worried that this location would be too small and difficult to shoot in (it is basically one long hallway full of stuff), it actually went significantly better than I had hoped, My cinematographer hung a single light from the ceiling, and we filmed all in one direction, with an LED panel lighting in that direction. Once we got there and set up, I realised I had made the right call about the location. Not only did the owner give us unlimited time to shoot, and let us move anything we wanted around the shop, but there were so many potential props to play with. 

Looking at the footage, I'm very glad we made the switch in locations, and for this scene I did try to limit both cameramen's access to the kaleidoscope lens to get as many natural looking shots as possible and keeping the focus on the set itself, instead we focused on using effects that the set itself provided us, including mirrors; however a couple of shots that we did use it in will definitely become a staple of the film no matter what version it is live.