And so it begins...

Today, after actually physically astonishingly (yes I found it hard to believe it myself the shock made my mouth dry and my legs collapse beneath me) we managed to BOOK a bloody camera. Ah yes, see I put that in capitals for dramatic effect. We booked cams. Then waited quite a few hours waiting to actually retrieve them. But the point is we obtained cams and spent a good part of the day brainstorming and finalising our shoot, which was of course punctuated with trips to Tony Lorenzo for a bit of grub. (Note- Emma was not impressed with Tony’s lack of attention to salad filling and we did have a bit of a showdown with some refugee diet cokes and too much onion garnish).
We were unable to secure a studio slot (we didn’t book one due to all the camera/model crisis and thought it would be better to bide our time) but being the geniuses that we are, we always had a back up plan. So plan B. It is not derogative it is just as good as plan A, it was simply just not numero uno. We are shooting in three locations:

1.    White bedroom
A totally blanked out bedroom with a bed frame (no mattress) shoved up against the wall. Very cramped; TV in the corner fuzzing; model lying on the bed staring at the screen wearing Lauren Christensen’s creative cut dress. This is to be reminiscent of a mental-ward room and is the opening and closing location.

2.    Alleyway
This is a brilliant alleyway near where we live that is grimy and marshy with glass smashed on the floor. It is narrow and long, with a bit of an upwards slope to it. This is the location that feature the shots that are cut so the model gets closer to the screen (The Ring inspiration). Monochrome outfit.


3.    Railway Bridge
This is a dark, damp archway that is bricked and desolate. It will feature close ups and haunting movement, possible a blurring so that the model’s image is overlapped to create a dizzy aesthetic. Black outfit.

We are also including a few little extra ideas that are inspired by the Jay Z video that we looked at. We want to use black treacle and drip it down the models face, cutting back and forth so that each time, the syrup consumes more of her face until it is completely covered- then we will cut.

Filming starts tomorrow- really excited!!!