Extra Shooting: Establishing Shot

We had all been away for Easter and working on another assignment and so to arrange a time to meet up prior to this date proved difficult. But finally today, Owen Chris and I went to film a few establishing shots.

Even though we shot at The Montgomery Theatre the exterior didn't match the theme/tone of the film.

Instead we headed to the Lantern Theatre and filmed that exterior, I went in and asked them if it was okay to film the exterior explaining a little about who I was and what it was for and they were more than happy to comply.

Getting the exterior of a hotel was a little more complex because we didn't want the establishments name in their, the word "Hotel" would be sufficient. Chris mentioned that at the hotel he worked (the one we originally filmed at) there was an arch way that had the words "Hotel". Because I wanted to get this shot at a later time, because the character is only seen in his hotel room at night, I asked Chris if he minded getting the shot alone later that evening as he was going to be there later. He did and later showed me the footage which was exactly what we needed.