So remember when I was stressing over locations, looking up studio spaces and frantically asking around to see if anyone had access to a white, empty warehouse? Well turns out that the answer to my problem was pretty much right in front of my face, the entire time.
First, let me rewind to earlier this week, when I visited my teacher asking for some location suggestions. She mentioned this place called the FAT Village Center for the Arts, which was a location for a visual art academy that often held art exhibitions and other related activities. According to their site, they loved supporting small artists and showcasing student work at this big warehouse space that they owned. Kim and I decided to call one day during school to see if they could lend us their space (even though it said it was "permanently closed" on Google Maps), however the one person that answered ended up telling us that the program completely shut down after the pandemic. According to them, the area was basically deserted. We asked if it was possible to still use the warehouse, however not even he knew the number to whoever was in charge of it, since they were simply a nearby art school that was only affiliated with them. They no longer have contact with the FAT Village program.
As a result, I began to consider calling a storage unit business or even giving Kim's garage another try, but frankly, it did not seem like either of those ideas were going to work out.
After coming back from the TV studio the day I tested the props, I talked to my dad about the entire concept, what the creation of this documentary would require and what the overall plan was for production. During this conversation, he asked me where I was planning on filming, which again is something I was definitely struggling with. To my surprise, though, I randomly mentioned my house's living room and asked if it would be possible to move the furniture out of the way. He said that it would be a pain, but that it was definitely doable. All of a sudden, I realized that my answer had been staring at me right in the face this whole time. It was definitely not exactly what I was expecting, but now that I think about it, I definitely could make it work. Here is the space (imagine it with no furniture):
I would obviously have to strategically frame things and play around with the set design in order to make things not look awkward (or make it apparent that it is in a house), but I believe that I could make this work despite the complications. There are also a multitude of other benefits that comes with doing it in this space:
1. It's in my house! I have pretty much full control of the space, noise-level, air conditioning, and more.
2. I can test things out beforehand.
3. My dad will be there incase we need to move heavy things around.
4. The props will be in my house prior to filming, so no transportation is necessary.
5. We can also film until WHENEVER WE WANT! This will be a huge life saver.
6. No money spent on the location or getting to the location.
7. Two of the three interviewees have been to my house before and are already used to the space, so depending on where we do interviews, I think they will feel more comfortable.
8. The equipment will be at my house prior to filming, so no transportation needed (makes things a lot less stressful, especially since we are checking out equipment from BECON-TV).
9. Whoever is working on the project will have access to food, water, and bathrooms in case they need anything.
10. I know the space well and will be able to plan things with much more ease leading up to filming.
I obviously cannot fully clear the space just yet since my mom will most likely have a heart attack, so I am thinking of potentially making a 3D model on Blender or any other 3D rendering software that way I can play around with things without physically having to move all of the furniture, props, etc. I have not played around with Blender too much before, but I definitely would like to start now! I just need to start thinking of specific shot ideas and other important filming decisions, that way I am fully prepared for spring break. I'll post the 3D render if I end up doing it successfully! I have specific ideas already, but I'll get more into those in future posts. Can't wait to really start putting everything together.
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