Day One, Scene One.
The team is an unknown force: the only thing to do is get on top of the schedule and push through. From the beginning, this was a tough location to shoot. No budget had existed for art direction or set dressing and audiences have seen so many well-lit big-budget American courtrooms there was little chance to compete on this level. Travis and I decided to strike for minimalism, hoping that the airy, ethereal wide shots (aka the under-dressed set) could be covered by cutting in quite tight on the actors. With the tight window of availability(four hours in-out) the gear was bumped in and lit in an hour and a half.