Abandoned Building (Stills by Rob)

Today we shot the abandoned building scene, making use of a very nice and aesthetically-pleasing location somewhere near the Kelham Island Museum. Jordan operated camera for the most part, allowing me to concentrate on staging the scene and working with Will on his dialogue. Given the short notice he had in preparing for the scene, and the fact he is not normally an actor, it took some time to develop the flow and timing of the scripted dialogue, and to work on it in order to give a more natural sound.

Previously we had scouted the location, during which time I chose the best rooms to show, and the best path to travel for Will. In advance of shooting, we applied relevant writing to the walls in places that hadn't already been graffiti'd.

Our cosmonaut outfit, unfortunately, looked awful. Entirely unconvincing, we will probably need to come up with a solution, either reshooting or simply cutting the character out in favour of a disembodied voice. Along with all of the delays we've had getting the crew into action, this is concerning news.