Bumps in the floorplan (Literally and figuratively)
February 02, 2018
OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME! Please remind me why I decided to choose this set again. The more I study the layout of this space, the more I wish to pull my hair out. Don't worry Mr Ted Mosby, I feel your frustration through the screen as well.
I cannot even begin to tell you how many times I had to redo my floor plan because of all these silly "Bumps" in the wall. I have been gathering images by rewatching the seasons and getting screenshots from there. But everytime I screenshot a new image, I swear, there is a new bump in the walls and the walls magically increase in size too. This should be illegal I tell you! To make a girl go through so much pain by tediously redrawing and remeasuring/ reestimating.
Here are some of the screenshot of said "bumps" and a manifestation of all my pain.
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| Bump On RHS Of Set (Between the Front Door and Kitchen Door) |
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| Close Up Of First Bump |
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| First Bump Plus Small Recess Into The Wall |
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| Bump On The LHS Of Set |
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Close Up Of Said Bump
And the probably the same expression I was giving when I realised that there is yet another bump I have to include in the floor plan and elevation. |
At this point, I have a whole folder on my Desktop titled "Weird Bumps" for easy access. I did not actually realise how that might appear to someone else until one of my friend saw it and I had to justify how the folder contain RESEARCH images of a set I'm doing instead of some weird fettish. Needless to say, she still teases me about it. UPDATE:
Also found out that the correct term for the "bumps" can also be referred to as a "Return" or a "Jog".
And I know I may moan about the tedious, arduous and gruelling process of just the floor plan, (Don't even get me started on the elevations...) but I actually secretly enjoy it as well. It gives me immense satisfaction when I finally get it right. Besides, where is the fun if there is no challenge to it. ;)
The next few following pictures may seem like just boxes to some people, but to me, it shows me how far I have come and that my handwork have paid off.
As you can see, which each new floorplan, it becomes more tidy and refine. In the initial two, I was still following the structure of a normal NYC apartment floorplan. However, I realised that for studio sets, there are a lot more jogs and returns. Not only does these gives the set more dimension and add a nicer detail to the screen, but it is used mainly to hide the joining between flats.
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| Floorplan 1 |
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| Floorplan 2 |
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| Floorplan 3 |
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| Final Floorplan |
In this project, I also learnt about set and strikes wall. These are walls that are easily removable and can be taken out for certain shots which they are not seen. This allows more mobility in the studio space for better camera angles.
Or sometimes, there might not even be a wall where you think there is! For instance, in the latest floorplan, you would notice that there is a gap at the bottom. This is because there is simply no wall present (not even a set and strike), as there are no shots which is filmed from that angle. However, to those not in the industry, it will never even cross your mind as we are deceived by the other walls. The brain automatically infers that there will be another one at the front as well, and that my friend, is why I love what I do. :)
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