filming 2

 

Today we filmed our 1950's scene in Frank B's  Diner (in Kingston). Of course we  had to ask for their permission first (from Frank B's diner and then from the Bentall Centre itself) to see if we were able to film there and luckily we were. This was the perfect location for our scene as it was in a typical American style 1950's diner, containing various items of mis en scene which could help our audience intertextuality relate to the era and conjuring up the typical connotation's of the era, such as the juke box and the authentic burgundy booths to sit in. Our actors all dressed up relevant to the occasion, though of course we paid a lot of attention to the detail of the costumes prior to the filming of the actual shoot.

We did extensive research into popular fashion trends in the 1950's and recorded the main styles worn by women during this time. We found that high waisted clothing was quite popular, a-line skirts, cropped shirts,  as well as floral print, pale colours and neck / head scarves. As well as this, skater-style dresses were quite popular where they are tight at the waist and then go out  (non-revealing clothing - skirts usually fell at knee length). 

 We did well in following our storyboard when filming, making sure we got every shot exactly how we planned and we only did extra shots from different angles after we had completed what was on our storyboard. Moreover our second shoot went very well and we luckily completed it all in the 45 minutes that we had been allocated for filming. As we were using private premises to film on they were only allowed to use the space to film for 45 minutes, which really taught us as a group about the strains of time commitment and management when filming. We always knew from the start (when we initially thought of our idea) that this could be an issue, but luckily we overcame it on this occasion setting us in good stead for further shoots (as we were prepared to be given a limited amount of time).