Today we went to look at the location where we will be filming. I’ve seen photos, but this was my first time on site. One of the goals while there was to get measurements so I could finish the set design. I’d done a very rough sketch prior to this, but that didn’t mean it would work with the reality of the space. And behold, my sketches needed to be adjusted a fair bit.
On the floor, you’ll see tape lines. the blue ones represent the original angle of the walls. The tan ones are the adjusted walls. Normally, I would do the measurements and then come home and work on paper, but because the man who is building the set was coming by, I needed to be able to have a clearer conversation with him about sizes than I was going to be able to given the my sketches. Which is why I laid things out in real space.
So this stuff that looks like a bizarre basketball court? That’s me designing with tape.
It also gave John Skipp, writer/director the opportunity to walk through the space with our lead, Chase McKenna, and begin thinking through action in the space. We discovered a couple of things in the process which should save us a load of trouble later on.
Back at the ranch, we had a production meeting to work out some more details, then I sat down to do actual drawings of the part of the set we need for promo shots. Sunday, I’ll be painting it.
Mary,
I saw a number of other photos from this project today too and I have to say, you really do have the coolest jobs!
Enjoy your new project!
Yeah, when I saw that picture, I want to step up to that line and shoot a free throw!