As this is the biggest scene in the whole film, all of the production designers were involved in this set up and one afternoon, all of us met up to source out the necessary items. But let's rewind on how we got there. 

To start with, after the initial meeting with Aidan (Director) and the crew, the production designers, myself included, we were each assigned particular scenes to dress over the Christmas break. However we were still a bit confused as to the direction they wanted to go, so we ask if we could arranged a meeting before the predetermined date they gave us so that we could get started on it. 

Once that was sorted, the production designers met up on our own and together, we made a general initial dressing list for ALL of the sets. (Even those that were not assigned to us) We put it all down on one Google Drive file and forwarded it to the crew. This was so that if any of the crew members had any of the items on said wish list, we could borrow them and potentially save some cost. It was especially useful as in the following meetings, as we kept bringing up the list to cross reference anything. It also helped the directors and producers have a clearer vision on what we intend to do with the given space and for us to see if the budget given is sufficient. The different colours were added in after during the following meetings with the producers and directors. 

PS. This dressing list is different from the ones I uploaded on the Classroom/ PTA meeting and Headmaster's Office blog post. This is the GENERAL dressing list, while the other 2 goes more into details with specific props for said scenes and the breakdown of cost. 

BAKE SALE 

In this scene, there will be two contrasting "vibe" going on. (PTA members Vs The "Ordinary") On one end of the hall, it will be filled with bake sale signs and decoration to displays Jill’s efforts and seriousness in the bake sale. Everything present had an "upper class" aura. (Ie. GMO, gluten, dairy and sugar free baked goods) 

And on the other side, it is a much more relax and casual, with things kept simple. (Ie. Plastic plates, shop brought cakes and desserts...etc) 

When we were sourcing for these items, we actually found some really nice bunting and decorations that fit in really well for the PTA side of the hall from Morrison. (Online) We did a rough costing and realised that the initial budget of £50 was too little for to set dress a hall as big as the given space. When we brought this up to the director, he managed to raise the budget up to a £100 for us! To be honest, when we asked for a raise, I did not expect him to raise it by twice the amount and we could probably source everything with a £20/30 increase. That said, when we realised that Morrison does not deliver to any of our houses and the ones nearby does not sell what we need, we went on a "field" trip to source out the items together for the bake sale. The 2 main places that we got most of our stuff were from Wilko and Partica. 

Before

AND THAT, MY FRIEND, IS A WRAP!