Location Scouting for The Audition

Sam, Mahendran and I went to do some camera testing/blocking at my friend’s apartment on Franklin Street. Here are some stills of the place.

 

Most of the action will be taking place in the kitchen and around the ‘island’; the table counter-top with the sink. It is generally a pretty small area, which shouldn’t be a problem for our hand-held camerawork, but we’ve got to get quite a bit of rehearsal in before actually shooting the piece. I am also planning on rehearsing the onscreen action and rough ‘flight-path’ for the actors to work with, so that the camera will be able to capture them within frame nicely. I am planning on having the actors do a ‘dance’ around each other as Kate helps Dan rehearse his lines in the Kitchen scene. Their body language should serve as cues on where each of their mindsets are at in their current relationship.

 

I’m hoping to get a rehearsal in on Friday the 22nd of August, before shooting on Saturday the 23rd.