Roommates, Inc.
Complete Production Bible: 1-Day Call Sheet, Hero Props & Art Department Specs
| Timeline | Production Milestone & Action | Departments |
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 - 09:00 | Art department dress and cabin reset; place whiteboard, desk props, sticky note, and printouts | Art, Props |
| 09:00 - 10:00 | Light rig and camera blocking in the tight cabin | Camera, Gaffer, Grip |
| 10:00 - 11:30 | Shoot rehearsal banter, coffee argument, and whiteboard beats | Camera, Sound, Cast |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Shoot sticky note discovery, drawer reveal, and printout confrontation | Camera, Art, Cast |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Shoot voicemail playback, panic escalation, and landlord reveal | Camera, Sound, Cast |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | Shoot final door knock, fake smile, and cut to black | Camera, Cast, Sound |
Set Design & Location Specs
A tiny shared office cabin built to feel compressed and overused. One desk anchors the room, with three mismatched chairs positioned awkwardly around it so blocking naturally creates tension. The whiteboard should show half-erased marker residue, layered scribbles, arrows, and ghosted notes from repeated rehearsals. Surfaces should carry stale coffee rings, paper clutter, and a lived-in startup mess. Harsh white LED fixtures should be visible or strongly motivated overhead, flattening faces and making the room feel unforgiving. Add spatial layers through a slightly messy desk drawer, scattered printouts, a pitch deck, a mug, and a calculator app on a phone. The cabin should feel like ambition has been squeezed into a rental unit with no privacy and no dignity.
Kavya
Smart-casual founder look: structured top or blazer-like layer, neat enough to imply authority but not so polished that it feels corporate.
Shirt should become slightly rumpled as the argument escalates; final door-open beat should show her straightening herself before faking confidence.
Nora
Practical office wear with a grounded, functional feel; should read as the one who works with tools, numbers, and reality.
Keep her seated or half-seated early with mug and calculator app energy; by the end she should look more alert and defensive, ready for confrontation.
Pallavi
Stylish startup-marketing look with a slightly expressive edge; should feel like someone who cares about presentation and tone.
She uses the pitch deck physically, so wardrobe should allow easy hand movement and expressive gestures; by the end she should still look composed enough to deliver deadpan lines.
Lighting Schematics
1) Base layer: harsh overhead white LED as the dominant source, intentionally flat and unforgiving to create a cramped office realism. 2) Accent layer: subtle bounce or soft side fill only when needed to preserve facial readability without losing the sterile cabin mood. 3) Escalation layer: maintain the same cold white environment, but let contrast deepen through blocking and shadow placement as the reveal approaches, so the room feels more claustrophobic without changing location or time.
Sound Design & Foley
Build a dry office acoustic profile with slight room reflection, faint HVAC hum, and the occasional chair scrape, paper rustle, and marker squeak. Foley should emphasize the pitch deck flip, phone vibration, desk drawer pull, and the sticky note peel. The voicemail should sound clean and neutral, almost too polite, which makes the final line land harder. Keep ambient tone sparse so every interruption and pause feels sharp in the small cabin.
- ✓ Use one real small office cabin and dress it heavily instead of building a set.
- ✓ Keep lighting simple with practical LED overheads plus a small bounce for face control.
- ✓ Shoot almost everything in coverage-friendly master and close-up combinations to maximize edit flexibility.
- ✓ Use real office props, printed paper, and a phone speaker for the voicemail instead of any VFX.
- ✓ Let performance and timing carry the comedy so production value can stay lean.
- ✓ Reuse the same room angles with slight prop changes to make the space feel more dynamic without extra cost.