Set-up day.

Prior to the Saturday shoot we set up our 'studio' the afternoon before. Safe to say it did not go smoothly.

Actually, here is a picture which pretty much summarises the day:

Photo by Josh Pemberton

We started setting up about 12:30 and we began by covering the windows with bin bags... Actually, bin bags were forgotten so Leanne and I walked to Lidl to get some while the others (Louis, Robin, Harrison, Josh and Lucy) set up the cameras and covered them in cling film.

When we returned we then used gaffa tape to stick the bin bags to the windows after cutting them up to make the larger. We then used more tape to stick the sheets over the conservatory windows, and then we stuck a third flatsheet to the ceiling, creating an infinity-white studio space. Happy with our work, hot and exhausted, we sat down in Alex's conservatory and had a break. 

Photo by Josh Pemberton

Within about 5 minutes we heard a tearing noise and thought "Oh My God." We looked up as the sheet from the ceiling fell from three sides creating a 3 sided-sheet box. We were actually okay with this as it looked quite cool like this... Until the third side fell down. This was when I resorted to laying on top of it crying. 

Thinking that we'll just tear the bin bags from the ceiling and leave it out of shot it'll be fine. But oh no. Life is not that easy. Another sheet then fell down from the window so dramatically it deserves an Oscar. I think I was in hysterics by this point (laughing and crying.) 

It was FINE. Louis insisted. We would just tape it back up... oh no! Would you look at that... We're out of tape. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES.
Darling Leanne hopped into her car and drove to B&Q to pick up some more, while the rest of us moped and Lucy began dancing... pretty sure she had lost the plot.

Leanne arrived back half an hour later with not only more gaffa tape, but starburst, what an angel!

Full of sugar and finally calm, we took all the sheets down and replaced them again, this time, taking time with a lot of loss with faith. As miracles work, they stayed, and stayed and stayed!

It actually looked pretty decent!

Photo by Josh Pemberton

 After we left Alex's a gruelling 6 hours later, we were BUZZING to get the shoot underway the next day.