We filmed the scene in a recording room which had a proper set with walls a door and a sofa. This was Perfect location because we could use the sofa as a prop and we needed the door for the scene. I was very active during the shooting, giving directions to the actors, making shore that everything was ok for continuity (the actors standing on there markers, sitting in the same place on the sofa...). I also came up with the plot idea and filmed a lot.
We didn't use any specific lighting
This was important so that the scene could seem "real"
We set the camera correctly with the white balance, focusing etc… We checked the tripod level at every shot and bubbled it every time we changed the level. We checked the frame at every change of shot and choose appropriate angels for every shot making shore that we could see what we were supposed to see in every shot. We started with filming the wide shot then tie 1st over the shoulder shot and close up; then the 2nd over the shoulder shot and close up. We needed 5 different shots because the wide shot is good to “set the scene” and the over the shoulder and close up are good to show the characters reactions. Also having a lot of film makes it easer to edit. WE had to respect the “180 degree rule” (an imaginary line that you can’t cross or else the scene looks “wrong”). We also used the appropriate language: “Stand by” before we started recording then “Rolling” when the camera was recording and finally “Action” when the actors should start acting; at the end of the scene we would always say 2cut so that everyone knows it’s all over and can relax.
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