June 6th, 2011.
Tyson Laidler
Began and finished shooting the hospital scene yesterday. In terms of set design and decorating, very little was required as the location already supplied all our props (except the pudding cup and spoon). Some items within the classroom were moved around in the area of filming, such as the training dummy, bed-side curtains, and some furniture pieces. I also helped with and observed the RED camera being assembled and dis-assembled. The shoot was simple and relatively quick, I didn’t think it was too strenuous, although for others, some moments got complicated with Dan’s hand-held shots (or shoulder-held shots?) since the RED is a heavy piece of equipment. I found out at 1:00 am this morning that I had left an equipment bag in my Van, so fearing it could be stolen I had to tip-toe out in my PJ’s and grab it.
No doubt the scenes at Connor’s house will really test us, especially us art department people. Thankfully, most of the important props have been found, and I quickly drew the layout of Rowan’s room. I got the rat and mole skeletons from the biochemistry department, and just today I drove out to Dallas road and snipped some flower clusters that resemble Hemlock (which proceeded to irritate my allergies something awful on the way back). I’ll also acquire some more philosophy books from Uvic tomorrow.