• A narrow city street with tall buildings on either side, most likely somewhere in DTLA

• Has the look and feel of being in a big city, but still a small and quiet street that would be mostly deserted at night

• I have recently decided to change the location of the story to Los Angeles instead of NYC. This means we can open it up to different location ideas but for now this is what I have been imagining.

I want the focus to be on the inside of the car.
This means that showing the exterior streets and buildings is not necessary.
Also, the police car we’ll be renting will be on a trailer and not able to be driven around.
This means that we will use a different car to shoot the interior, meaning we need to avoid showing the outside of the car or the front dashboard.

I was thinking of shooting the interior car scenes in a studio so that we can have controlled lighting, instead of filming on the street. This will make it much safer, cheaper and easier than getting a permit to shoot with a moving vehicle.

That said, I also like these visual references below…
So I’d be open to shooting in a moving car if we decide that will be better.

This is the door they will exit from.

There is a small hallway leading back towards the office area but the distance is quite short - probably not enough to fit in the dialogue.

I’d prefer them to have a brisk pace as they walk, meaning a longer hallway would be better.

Our other option is the holding cell hallway, lit and shot in a way that makes it look like a different part of the police station.

If we open the doors of the jail cells and light it so that the shadows are not visible, this hallway could be converted into a 2nd, separate hallway. Using a similar angle to the 1st image below, we can avoid showing the jail cells and put some posters up on the wall to make it look different. I want to make the police precinct seem larger than it actually is.

SCENE 10: walking free

all slow motion