June 11, 2011.
Tyson Laidler
Filming is done but there’s still plenty to talk about. While the Hospital scenes didn’t need much work, Rowan’s bedroom required some planning and the most decorating. First I did some quick concept drawings of what the bedroom would generally look like. Keeping in mind what props were required and which others were optional but available, I figured his room would look somewhat old fashioned and classy. The only props I actually bought were the Hemlock vase (a green one) and a wooden box for the individual rat bones provided by Nicole. Everything else was free, including the rat/mole skeletons (thank you biology department) and other items of interest. Nathan brought in a book shelf that we placed in the frame, and a bunch of people brought philosophy books and old analog cameras to place on the shelves. I used two paintings I created a few years ago as background props as well. The skeletons were also placed on the shelves. Colleen made available an old TV with VCR for Rowan’s desk, which sat in between the bone box and Hemlock vase. Connor had a collection of photo’s pasted on the wall by his door, so I quickly borrowed a coat rack, placed a trench coat on it, and stuck it in place to hide them.
Shooting the scene went on for an entire day, and that bedroom got super humid and stunk of university students by the time we were done. The furniture items mentioned shifted position because the RED camera needed room behind the desk for panning shots. I had first thought that we would need the entire room to be decorated, but in the end we only shot half of the space.
