This week I completely finished the bookshop set ready for the film shoot in the TV studio. I’m so pleased with it! We decided to put the lamp and a bookcase in the foreground so we could get some interesting camera shots with the Jib camera. The layout of the flats has changed a little bit but not drastically, we now no longer have a gap where actors walk in as an entrance. Also in these pictures you’ll see that the lighting in the studio has been adjusted to make the bookshop look a little more realistic. It’s just wonderful to look at something that you’ve made entirely from scratch, all that D.I.Y!! The final cost came to around £300 which payed for wood for the flats, wallpaper, shelves and buying all the props in the set. A few bargains included; 60 children’s books from the 1970’s for £5 in a car boot sale. And another gem in the car boot sale was an antique self standing lamp (still works!) with lampshade and light bulb included for £20.

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