BTS Photo Gallery
Preliminary build of the main set. We built the foreground counter out of 2x4 stick lumber. The background shelving units were from U-Line.
The counters now have their tops and are painted. The wooden wall flats have been painted and are drying. Additional flats in the lower left await painting.
Building sets in a 15x20' basement quickly gets crowded!
For Robert's wall-busting shot, I used 1/8th inch dry wall and pre-cut sections into the wall. The symmetrical shape of the wall breaks represents Robert's very organized robot nature.
Safety was my number one priority with this shot. Pictured above is the test frame that I busted through a few months before the actual shoot.
Our director of photography Matt Nease and Grip Alex Badillo setup the insert shot on some of the final jars.
We filmed on a Red Raven 4K camera and are using a Quasar Science 4' Rainbow light for backlighting & some reflected fill. Additional over-head lumination is provided by an LED panel.
I originally wanted to shoot in late March, but very thankfully, someone had a conflict that caused us to push the shoot up! Principal photography was across two non-consecutive weekends in February 2020.
We used a jib for the early sequences to keep the shots smooth & stable. We needed to shoot the script mostly in order due to the later destruction of the Studio J wall.