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I did some research into different possible locations in the area. YHA Holmbury is a youth hostel, however it is too modern and too clean for what we're looking for,but it does have the kind of flooring we want and enough space in some rooms to film. It is quite expensive at around £30 for a room big enough so may no be the best option.

    


Another option is YHA Tanner's Hatch. It is slightly cheaper at around £15, however we cannot guarantee that we'll get a room with space under the bed and with a cupboard. It also doesn't have the flooring we want, and may still be too clean.


 



There are benefits to being in the studio:

1. We don't have to pay to use it
2. No time is taken up by travelling to the location
3. We can get the exact set up and look we want with props, colours etc.
4. There are no time constraints where we have to be out by a certain time
5. There are no people around for us to disturb or to disturb us
6. We can make sure there's enough room for us to film

I had a look at different shops that sold the kind of trousers we needed for the Russians to wear as they didn't have any of their own. On Sports Direct I found two pairs of working trousers that would work, and had a look at the prices. If we can't find any others that our cast can use or borrow, we will get these as they're not too expensive.

This is a rough script of what we'd like our characters to say. It eon't have to be followed to the word but is an idea of what we want:

We decided on our full prop list and contacted our cast about what they need to wear:


We also contacted them about a potential test shoot next week to have a run through of the script and to choreograph it roughly.

Our cast members have responded and all of them are available and would like to take part. Here are the replies: