Hospital access work-around

Of course i wouldnt have been able to do this without the excellent planning, shot list and input from MsManhattan, my lovely producer and partner. She kicks major ass. Her next test is this Sci-Fi contest.
I hope to see you at the NJ meeting CM.
 
Funny thing. I was just in Boston at the Childrens Floating Hospital helping my cousin in law pack some supplies for the Pakistan earthquake victims. He does pediatric anethesiology and his wing was empty. Like a whole floor full of equipment. I kept telling him "man you guys should rent this out; there's a whole bunch of productions that would pay for authentic sets like this..." He and his colleagues thought I was crazy, but there was so much new unused equipment sitting around, empty beds with all those buttons and monitors, etc. I kept asking if it was always like that which they said "yeah" to and made me wonder how many other big cities have hospitals that are empty like that. Probably just need to ask around. I was shocked too, but the real deal does exist.
 
Oppressor_LOB said:
Of course i wouldnt have been able to do this without the excellent planning, shot list and input from MsManhattan, my lovely producer and partner. She kicks major ass.
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Whyyyyyy, thank you, Oppressor! (And for those of you who are wondering, yes, I had to pay for those props. I even shelled out an extra $20 for the "lovely.")
 
I think the original thread was in the cafe asking if anyone knew of any hospital locations that I could shoot at. That place was in Andover Mass. at an office that had that equipment on display for sale. I could have used a few more actors to make it look a little busier, busy-er?...
but when you have like no budget to work with you have to use the same guy 3 times in one vignette.
 
Looked awesome and convincing. A very nice, modern hospital, but a hospital nonetheless.
To Monday morning quarterback a little, I'd have slopped up some of the set decorations a bit - have some random crap posted on the walls and such. More importantly, a couple extras in the background, especially the hall scenes, also might help sell it. People in scrubs, patients, etc. Even without, though, I was convinced this was a real hospital.
 
HHHMMM How do I say this

HHHMMM How do I say this

Ok this is my first post at DVX and don't want to stir things up but I have to point out a few thing. First I work in a hospital in Rochester, NY and Shoot video. Second, yes it's very hard to get into a hospital and shoot. And third without the proper insurance then you almost can't anyway... I'm not sure what the purpose if these videos are meaning I can't tell due to no audio/title or credits. Is this a safety video? I also understand that you did the best you could for NOT getting into a hospital at all.... Anyway here goes


1. The color is very nice.
2. Hand held and zooms seem shaky to me and non professional.
3. Hospital hallways don't have carpet due to blood and liquids.
4. They also don't have partitions for walls.
5. The ceilings always are low and stop at the top of the wall for privacy. Never an open ceiling.
6. Hospital walls are almost always white or almond color.
7. Hospital lights are almost always florescent. Even in the hallways. The spot lights in every shot seemed like every shot was dark.
8. Bring more lights. Looks like you only had one light for each shot and in most shots you can only see half their face...

As with my experience no one at a hospital will take this as a "REAL DEAL" hospital. BUT as long as the client is happy then move on to the next project. If your client is trying to sell to a hospital then you might try and show this to some hospital staff and get their opinion. Again I can't tell what the purpose for the video is so maybe this will work. Please don't take this wrong but this is what I do every day... Best of Luck toy ya...
 
Well it's a good thing he's not trying to fool the Hospital Workers Association of America.

I think the key is suspending the audiences disbelief and I think you suceeded Aram. Considering you had to use an office this looks very cool. This is what I needed for Pestilence.

Are there some shortcomings with this? Yes; it isnt on the set of ER with 50 extras but for what you had to work with? I'm impressed.

"Hospital walls are almost always white or almond color."
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LOL You're killin me man.
 
Thanks for the comments, good or bad they are all filed away for the next time.
Its actually for asset tracking in a hospital environment so its just to show 2 possible scenarios. One shows how it finds lost equipment and the other shows how it can alert someone if they have taken a patient into a wrong room or track the series of events a patient must go through and will alert if one of the steps is missed or done out of order. There is no audio because this will play in a powerpoint while they talk over it at the RSNA medical conference this month. Yes they are very happy with the out come since it was very last minute and zero resources.
I thought it was going to be way, way worse than this so I am happy too for what it is.
I only took 2 lights with me because of limited space I had in the car and I have a neck injury which makes it hard for me to carry anything heavy. The camera felt like it weighed a ton even. I had my partner and 2 dogs with me with luggage so we kept it very light on equipment.
We went out there a day before the shoot to scope it out and MsManhattan made up a shot list and grouped the like shots together.. oh yeah, I forgot to say.. we could have gotten kicked out at any moment if a potential buyer came to the place so we had to work fast and her planning made it run really smooth. Not having to do audio helped a lot too.
Hey Craig, do you have enough pull to get someone in to shoot there?
 
There have been several people use the Hospital here at The University of Rochester, Here is your contact. And NOPE they have no clue who I am so i don't think dropping my name will help. sorry
Contact

MAUREEN WHITSELL
NICKNAME
BUSINESS TITLE ADMINISTRATIVE ASST

DEPARTMENT PUBLIC RELATIONS & COMNS MC

INTRAMURAL ADDRESS BOX 643


OFFICE LOCATION 601 ELMWOOD AVE
RM 1-5219


PRIMARY TELEPHONE 585-275-0258

SECONDARY TELEPHONE

PREFERRED EMAIL ADDRESS maureen_whitsell@urmc.rochester.edu
 
I just wanted to weigh in on the circumstances surrounding this shoot. The video is intended to demonstrate a proof of concept for a wireless asset tracking system, as Oppressor explained, and will be embedded in a PowerPoint to illustrate the marketing person's talking points in a series of one-on-one presentations. The client gave us three different scenarios for how this system -- which doesn't actually exist -- might work. We had less than a week to script the three scenarios and find a location; we had no budget for actors -- we had to use employees of the client, who were not readily available on very short notice. We contacted a number of hospitals, but with no renumeration to offer them and very little advance notice, they all turned us down. So, we went to the client's Customer Demo area, where they have these mock hospital settings to show their equipment. We could only get the space for one day and, as Oppressor pointed out, if a customer showed up, we would have to vacate. So given all of that, I thought we pulled it off pretty well, and Oppressor's camera work helped enhance the reality we were trying to simulate.

Ultimately, given the time and location restrictions, the client agreed to accept two of the three original scenarios. From the perspective of UrbanMouse Productions, the best thing about this video is it shows what we can pull off with no time and few resources, which we hope future prospects will appreciate...
 
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