Securing the location

Today Abi, Dan and Myself went to "Not Just Kitchen Ideas" in Frimley, Surrey.  We had a meeting with the owner of the showroom, Wendy, which went extremely well. She was very willing to help us out, and offered to let us use the showroom overnight for 3 nights at the beginning of April. She said that she can leave the keys with us and will allow us to lock up after ourselves. She also very kindly agreed to let us use the back of the store as a storage area for our equipment, should we need to leave it there for the next days filming.

Abi had been in contact with Wendy since before Christmas, via email, and we viewed the showroom on the website via a virtual tour. We all decided that it looked suitable for filming but when we saw it in real life we were blown away. It is huge in size and very spacious meaning that maneuvering equipment around should be easy. Also there are numerous spaces and settings to choose from for each scene in our script. For example, one kitchen setting is perfect for our 1950's scene - it even has an exposed beam, adding to the authenticity of the scene. 

We decided that we would arrive at the showroom just before closing and Dan, Abi and team begin setting up equipment, whilst I rehearse with the actors. Wendy merely wants us to mention the company (Not Just Kitchen Ideas) in the credits and perhaps advertise the logo on our films posters, which we are very willing to do.

Different settings in the showroom (Kitchens and Bathrooms) also had false windows built into the background, framing fake landscape scenery, which will add to the comedic element of the film i.e. in the undercutting of audiences expectations (real vs fake)