BUILDING THE BARRICADE

Okay so I’m currently lost on how to approach the scouting. My first instinct when I read the gig scene was to shoot it in a dark secluded room, with minimal background and the only requirements we needed were a stage and lights. Now I feel like we need more than that, and luckily enough The John Curtain on the corner right next to building 57 has a pretty good relationship with the uni. It’s actually about to host a lot of Monday night gigs, and one of my friends has confirmed that it is part of their course to organize these weekly gigs. I think I have just found my solution to the band problem we were facing when discussing casting. If he is to be wrangling the night, then it will be easy for me to gain permission from not just the venue but actual bands playing that night for permission to film during their show. It would require a lot of planning, especially with which shots we will need and definitely need to be executed very fast as to not ruin the show, but otherwise I do believe that we have a set plan and venue. I’m probably going to ask James for his opinion on this, and if he has any tips for us to be shooting in such a public heavy scenario. It may just be a case of me carrying around a lot of location and media release forms.

Here’s too a hopeful start. Oh and by the way, my friends gig is scheduled May 23rd, so maybe it may be one of the last shots we take in our timeline. Right now I think we can definitely fit the bulk of shooting with week 10, but you never know with casting still technically unconfirmed. I guess this makes me a bad producer, but hey, this class is all about trying things out and learning the process, and so far I am definitely learning a few things I didn’t expect.