The primary shoot location for the Devon vignette was the small bar in Seattle’s Market Theater, home of the improv troupe Unexpected Productions (source of many great Night Zero cast members). Despite producing a full range of shows each week, in addition to classes and rehearsals, the team at UP was happily willing to let us take over their bar for a full Sunday shoot, which is where our story begins.

Crew call for the day was the usual 9:00am, and the production team consisted of myself as director, Eli on photography, Phoebe as assistant director, Kai as 2nd AD and assistant camera, Jana on makeup and costumes, and Eric in charge of lights with Jason as best boy. As always, the first step of the day was to review the space and start shifting it to our liking: moving and removing chairs and tables, rearranging the bottles and accessories on the bar, adjusting or removing posters and other decor. A separate space away from the bar was set up for makeup, and another to stage the various lighting gear that may be needed throughout the day.
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