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The main comedian
A first space can be reserved for a main artist who has a strong plateau presence and regularly returns between the drawings. His space remains easy to identify for assistants, the HMC and the costume.
PROD 19 • Multi-Comedians • Cinema • Series
The Comedy Logos Three artists. a more readable backstage base.
When a filming must accommodate several actors in a limited technical space, the question is no longer simply to find “a logue.” It is necessary to organize several spaces, preserve the confidentiality of the artists, limit the movements and avoid transforming the technical parking into uncontrolled alignment of vehicles. The logic of a triple logue meets exactly this production problem.
The Mobile Log
Three actors. Not three times more complications.
On a film plateau, a series, an advertising or an audiovisual production, the presence of several artists quickly raises an organization question: How can we give everyone an identifiable space without dispersing the entire base of actors? This is the interest of one Triple Lounge for Actors • reasoning in several artists spaces whileining a coherent backstage implantation.
The term "triple logue" should not be reduced to a commercial argument or a figure placed in the title of a page. For a production, interest exists only if the different spaces meet a concrete need: to welcome several actors, limit the mix of personal effects, allow independent waiting times and create a clear reference point for assistants and the director.
On a filming, the artist does not spend his whole day in front of the camera. He sometimes comes several hours before his first take. He can pass through makeup, hairstyle, clothing, a repetition, a trial or a particular preparation. He then returns to his logue. He can wait for a light to be ready, a decor to be changed, another sequence to be completed or production to fix a technical difficulty.
During these periods, the lounge becomes actually its reference space. It allows to put its business, change clothes, work a text, call, rest or simply leave for a few minutes the permanent circulation of the plateau. When several actors share the same production, it can be interesting that each keeps a separate space.
The triple lounge is interesting only if it simplifies the plateau.
The right device should reduce vehicles, traffic and hesitation. It should never sacrifice confidentiality, access, traffic or working conditions simply to display “three logs”.
This distinction is important because all productions do not need the same type of organization. On a small advertising, a shared space can sometimes be enough. On a series with multiple recurring roles, individual spaces can, on the contrary, become much more relevant. On a long film, the main roles may need an identifiable logue throughout the day. On a musical clip, the needs can evolve depending on the artists, dancers, costumes and the duration of presence.
A triple configuration should therefore be chosen from the work plan and not only the total number of people. Three actors present for ten minutes do not generate the same need as three artists called at six in the morning and released at twenty. The number is identical.
The duration of presence, the level of confidentiality, the frequency of changes, the distance to the plateau and other functions of the technical base must be studied together. The comedy logue never exists alone. It is included in a set that can include HMC, costumes, production, sanitary, cantine, technical vehicles and parking.
It is precisely in this global vision that the solution becomes interesting. Growing several artists spaces into a coherent implantation can reduce the length of the backstage, facilitate acting calls and make the circulation more intuitive. The assistant knows where to find the artists. The HMC team knows their return point. The costumes know where to send the next character. The director identifies a comedian zone instead of several spread vehicles.
But the organization must preserve the essential functions of a lounge. If three people are simply installed in the same large living room without useful separation, it is no longer the same logic. The goal is just to allow multiple uses without transforming each expectation into imposed collective space.
This question becomes important for productions working with main artists, personalities or talents who must be able to isolate between two captures. Privacy is not just a question of high-end comfort. It can participate in the concentration, preparation and management of the exchanges around the artist.
So an effective production must pose a series of simple questions: how many actors will be present at the same time? how long will they stay on the site? do they need to change in their lounge? is there a separate HMC? are the costumes installed in another unit? should the artists spend a lot of time waiting? does the site have a large parking or every meter must be optimized?
From these answers, production can decide whether a triple log, a double log supplemented by another unit, several simple logs or a different configuration is actually the best solution. The number "three" is therefore not the target. The goal is a clearer, more compact and more effective artistic base.
3 uses - 3 uses
Sharing the base. Preserving personal spaces.
A triple organization can allow several actors to stay close to the plateau without functioning as a single collective space.
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The Second Artist
The second space allows another actor to keep his affairs, his rhythm and his waiting time without occupying the area of the first artist.
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The Third Role
The third space complements the multi-comedian logic. Depending on production, it can host a third artist, a recurring role or a function adapted to the planning and configuration available.
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Interior
The vehicle is outside, the comfort inside.
Why a triple log?
Reduce the dispersion. Not the privacy.
Triple logue actors: when this configuration becomes interesting?
The first reason is usually the concentration of the backstage. A significant plate can gather a considerable number of vehicles. Camera, electricity, machinery, regie, costumes, HMC, cantine, sanitary, transport, production, personal vehicles and different providers sometimes have to share one area. Each additional vehicle then takes place but also generates traffic.
A configuration capable of gathering several acting spaces can help make this base more compact. This does not mean it will be systematically smaller than another solution. It is necessary to take into account the real gap. But the organization can become much more readable than with several small units placed in different places of the technical parking.
A unique reference point for assistants
On a production, the assistants spend a lot of time managing people. They need to know if a comedian is in makeup, costume, lounge, in repetition or already on the plateau. The more spaces are dispersed, the more call can require shifts.
A base where several logs are gathered simplifies this reading. This does not mean that every artist is available at the same place at every moment. But the reference zone is clear. The assistant knows where to start his search.
Preserving the private space
Grouping does not mean sharing the same space to everyone. It is precisely the difference between a logic of a triple lounge and a large collective salon. Every actress may need a space that allows him to isolate.
The reasons can be multiple: text preparation, personal call, rest, change, confidentiality, recovery time or simply need to get out of the permanent activity of the plateau.
A day of filming can be long. The sequence that lasts twenty seconds on the screen may require several hours of preparation, light, repetitions and captures. The actor must therefore have a place where this expectation remains tolerable.
Reducing the returns
The organization becomes even more interesting if the triple loge is correctly placed in relation to the HMC and costumes. Imagine three artists who have to regularly perform the circuit: loge, makeup, clothing, plateau, retouch, new costume, return plateau.
If each function is in a different direction, the trails multiply. If the base is organized as a small set of consistent, the movements become much simpler.
A minute winning on a journey seems insignificant. but if this journey is repeated forty times a day by several people, the impact becomes very different.
Optimize the urban areas
The cities and areas where parking is forced can give a particular interest to the grouped solutions. In this context, the problem is sometimes not the number of logs that production would like to have. The problem is the number of vehicles it can actually install.
A multi-space unit can then be studied as an optimization solution. But you need to stay careful about the gap. A large truck cannot be installed anywhere simply because it combines several functions.
The street, curves, height, width, maneuver possibilities and output space must be checked. The compactness of a base should never be confused with the ease of access of the vehicle itself.
TV series and recurrent roles
The triple logue can also be relevant as part of a series where several roles return regularly. The stability of the organization then becomes an advantage. The actors find their area. The teams know the habits. Personal effects can be better identified.
A well-thinked location on the first day can avoid hundreds of unnecessary movements over the duration of the project.
Long film with three important roles
A long film can present another logic. Three main artists can be called on a long amplitude but turn at different moments. Every person therefore needs a space where to stay between his sequences.
The aggregated configuration allows production to create a clearly identified area for these three roles without necessarily dispersing three vehicles in the base.
However, the decision must take into account the needs of each talent. Some projects require more space, a shower, a particular access or greater confidentiality. Therefore, the concept of triple logue should remain a configuration to be studied, not an automatic solution.
Double and Separate Locations
Three artists do not necessarily mean One solution.
Triple Lounge
Interesting when production wants to concentrate several artists spaces in the same area and limit the dispersion of the backstage. feasibility depends on the vehicle, the functions sought and the ground.
Double + Simple
Two artists remain grouped while a third has a separate unit, for example for more confidentiality.
Three independent locations
This solution provides maximum separation and more freedom in positioning. In return, it may require more power and greater transport logistics.
Tournament of France - France
The decoration can be at the end of a road. the logs must follow.
A production does not always choose a place because it is easy to exploit. It chooses it because it brings the image sought. Campaign, property, village, road, coastline, mountain or isolated site: the artists base must be able to be thought around the decor without invading it.
The Comedy Log ≠ HMC
Three artists are not replaced. A makeup workshop.
Can a triple logue be used for makeup?
The question is important because some productions naturally seek to use each available space in several ways. A office can host a light preparation. A mirror can allow a retouch. But this does not mean that a comedy lounge automatically becomes a real HMC lounge.
Makeup and hairstyle are a business with their own boundaries. It requires surfaces, screws, suitable lighting, storage, a circulation and sometimes several positions working simultaneously.
On a production with one person and very simple needs, a versatile configuration can sometimes be studied. On a long film, a series, a multi-talent advertising or a campaign involving many transformations, a dedicated HMC is usually much more logical.
Why avoid saturation?
Suppose that three actors have three spaces but that each lounge also serves to hairstyle, makeup, waiting, meetings, clothes and personal effects.
The teams enter and out.The material accumulates.The artists no longer have a quiet space.The lounge becomes again a shared place.
The good architecture of the backstage consists therefore in attributing a main function to each space. The comedy loge must remain primarily a comedy loge. The HMC must be able to work as a HMC. The costumes must have their volume if production requires it.
The connections remain close
Separating the functions does not mean removing them. On the contrary, a good base can place the HMC near the artists' logs. The actor leaves his space, performs a quick connection, and then joins the plateau.
The distance remains short, but the uses are not mixed. This distinction can be very important on productions with a lot of retouches.
And the costumes?
The same logic applies to clothing. A small personal clothes can naturally stay in the comedian lounge. But a production with several characters, several looks, wearers, shoes, accessories and continuity clothes requires a real costume space.
You must be able to prepare the next dress while the artist turns. The clothes must remain identified. Accessories must be found quickly. The carrier should not block the passage in the lounges.
A clothing unit located near the comedian lounges then allows to build a simple circuit: loung, costume, HMC, plateau.
Three logs and a common costume
For a series with three main roles, this organization can be clear. Each artist has its own space. The costumes department retains a centralized space. The HMC operates in a dedicated unit. The regie then has a backstage divided by professions but geographically aggregated.
This combination often creates true efficiency: not one vehicle that does everything, but several functions that complete without trouble.
Where to use a triple log?
A concept . A number of production rates.
The multi-comedian logic can meet different needs according to the project.
Three Recurrent Roles
A series can work several months with a core of regular characters. The artists base then becomes a stable part of the organization. Each actor finds his space. The assistants know the circuit. The HMC and costumes can be installed nearby. This repeat transforms a good implantation into daily gain.
Several main actors
A film can bring together three important roles on a day. The artists don't necessarily turn at the same time, but stay on the site for long periods. Therefore, several rest and preparation spaces can be useful without dispersing the comedian base.
Three talents, a lot of time pressure
A advertisement can bring together several hereries, models or actors on a very short but very dense day. validations are successive. changes are fast. the logue allows the talents to retain an individual space while production prepares the next take.
Artist and guests
A clip can associate an artist, several guests, dancers or speakers. A multi-space organization allows to separate preparation and waiting times while retaining one backstage zone.
A number of artists in rotation
The logic of multi-loges can also be interesting in some event contexts. Artists succeed on stage, arrive at different times and need a space before or after their passage. However, the configuration must be studied according to the actual needs of the event.
Multiple models and talents
A shooting may require preparation spaces for several models. The logue can help preserve privacy during changes and prevent artists from waiting in the decor, in a car or in the middle of the technical team.
The truck is big.
Access is not discovered. The morning of the filming.
Preparing for the arrival of a large lounge truck
The photographs of the PROD 19 truck immediately show a reality: a professional mobile solution has a real gabarit. This seems obvious, but this dimension must be taken into account as soon as the filming is prepared.
The fact that a zone has enough length to park does not mean the vehicle will actually be able to reach it.
The last kilometre
It is necessary to examine the street or approach route, the currents, the slopes, the portals, the branches, the height obstacles, the furniture, the parked cars and the possibilities of return.
In a property, the portal can be the limiting point. On a rural road, it can be a tight turn. In a city, the difficulty can come from parking or an impossible maneuver with the vehicles already located.
A photo of the final parking therefore shows only a part of the story. Therefore we recommend transmitting several images of access.
Side view is useful.
The second photo of the truck also shows the presence of the side access and the staircase. This area must be able to stay free. It is not enough to park the truck against a wall or a hole if it then becomes impossible to correctly use its entrance.
The area before the stairs should allow artists to enter and out without going through a dangerous traffic. This question is part of the vehicle positioning.
The direction of the logos
The direction in which the truck is parked can also have an influence. The entrance should ideally be oriented towards the back-stage area and not to a road or vehicle axis.
But when several actors use the lounge all day, the number of entrances and exits becomes important. A good orientation reduces crossings and improves comfort.
Start from installation
A truck that arrives very early can enter a almost empty parking. A few hours later, the area can be filled with vehicles. So you need to know if the logging must go back before or after the other units.
If the departure is planned during the day, the vehicle should not be blocked at the bottom of the base. This anticipation prevents the movement of several utilities simply to release a output.
Soil and parking
A area that looks very wide can be a grass, a furnished ground or a soil that is not suitable for the same use as a stable surface.
A way that is easily practicable in dry weather can become much more delicate after several rain days.
In the case of external production, this verification must therefore be carried out as seriously as the vehicle’s availability.
The connections
Depending on the configuration and needs, production also must anticipate the necessary power and connections. The available point should not only be sufficiently powerful. It should also be accessible without creating a cable network in the main passages.
The logue must become a stable element of the plateau. It should not require a permanent intervention of the regie simply to continue to work.
Long time • night • time
The longer the recording is, The more details are counting.
Triple Lounge on a Long-Term Series
A multi-comedian configuration can take even greater importance on a production of several weeks. That is only a little discomfort on a day quickly becomes a real problem when repeated twenty or thirty times.
A too long journey between the logs and the HMC, a poorly oriented entrance, insufficient storage or unclear traffic can generate hundreds of small time losses.
On the contrary, a well-implemented base creates automatics. The artists know their spaces. The HMC knows their movements. The assistants know where to find them.
Attribute the spaces
On a series, it may be interesting to assign a space to each recurring role. This organization avoids reconstruction of the distribution every morning. Personal effects remain easier to manage.
Production can still maintain some flexibility if the needs change according to the days.
Night Tour
The night changes the needs of travel and comfort. The logue can become even more important for artists waiting between two sequences.
The road between the vehicle and the plate must be readable enough to circulate safely without disturbing the scene lighting.
The entrance to the logue must be easily identifiable and the traffic area must be kept free.
The real amplitude
Night shooting often begins earlier in the lounges than in front of the camera. If the first shooting is scheduled at twenty hours, the preparation can begin at seventh hours or earlier.
The logue must therefore be operational at the time when the first artists arrive. At the other end, the vehicle remains necessary until the end of the production needs, which can intervene after the last take.
Touring in the Hot Time
High heat periods increase the interest of a real rest space for actors. The character's costume doesn't always match the weather. A artist can turn with several layers of clothes in the summer.
Between two shots, a moderate space allows to recover easier than waiting directly on the decor.
The separation of the lounges can also prevent that the same space is continuously open at each entrance or exit of three different people.
Tour in winter
A comedian can be immobile for a long period between two shots. A heated lounge offers a recovery space and allows to preserve a minimum of comfort on an outdoor day.
These questions sometimes seem secondary during budget preparation. They become much more concrete after ten hours of filming.
Before you request a double log
Four questions. A better configuration.
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How many artists?
Enter the total number, but above all the number present simultaneously in the logs.
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What is the duration?
A few hours, a day, a few days or a few weeks do not produce the same need.
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What field?
Address, access, width, height, portal, maneuver, surface and output area.
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What other logs?
HMC, costumes, VIP, office, sanitary and life base must be thought together.
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FAQ Triple Logs
Three spaces. Many possible questions.
What is a triple lounge for actors?
A triple log configuration means a solution that aims to organize multiple spaces for several actors or artists within one mobile base. The exact configuration depends on the vehicle, availability and production needs.
Why choose a triple logue instead of three simple logues?
The main interest can be to concentrate several spaces in one area and to limit the dispersion of the backstage. However, three independent logs can be more suitable in certain situations. The choice must be made according to the field and organization.
Is a triple lounge suitable for three main actors?
It can be an interesting solution when three artists need identified spaces for the same day. The level of comfort, equipment and specific needs of each talent must however be checked before choosing the configuration.
Can the triple logue be used on a TV series?
Yes, a multi-comedian organization can be interesting on a series with multiple recurring roles. A stable implantation allows to create habits for artists, HMC, costumes and assistants.
Does the triple logue replace a HMC?
Not necessarily. A comedy logue is first an artistic space. A HMC is a work space for makeup and hairdresser. When several professional positions are needed, a dedicated HMC is usually more consistent.
Can we make a makeup in one of the rooms?
Depending on configuration, a light preparation or a retouch can eventually be studied. For a real HMC team, with several people and multiple devices, it is best to provide a space really suitable for the business.
Do you need a costume room too?
This depends on the number of clothes, changes, wearables and accessories. For a production with multiple clothes or a major costume department, a dedicated clothing space can be much more effective.
Can a triple logue be used for advertising?
Yes, especially when several talents are present on the same day and need separate spaces between the take-offs, validations, changes or preparations.
Is it suitable for musical clips?
This can be interesting when a clip brings together several artists or guests. Relevance depends on the number of people, costumes, changes and the duration of presence on the site.
How do I know if the truck can access the scene?
You need to check the width, height, curves, slopes, portals, obstacles, field and maneuver possibilities. Photos or a video of the last kilometre are very useful.
Should there be a lot of space around the truck?
There is enough space to be kept for access, stairs, user traffic, possible connections and maneuver. The vehicle should not simply be "re-in the maximum" in a space. It must be able to work.
Can a triple lounge stay for several days?
A prolonged installation can be studied if the parking, access, safety and technical conditions of the site allow it. The cleaning and operation needs must also be taken into account.
Can we move the truck in the day?
Yes when the trip is planned in the planning. It is necessary to integrate the removal, the journey, the new maneuver and the re-service on the second site. At the same time, the logue is obviously no longer available for the artists.
Is the triple lounge suitable for night shoots?
It may fit, but you need to anticipate the route between the vehicle and the plateau, the power supply, the thermal comfort and the starting conditions at the end of the night.
Can we have a separate VIP logue?
Yes, a production can decide to keep the triple lounge for several artists and add an independent unit for a personality that requires more confidentiality or another level of equipment.
What should I send to request a devis?
Enter dates, city, address, schedules, number of actors, duration of attendance, other necessary units and if possible photos of access and parking.
Are you only in South Africa?
PROD 19 studies the requests according to dates, destination, duration, type of production and feasibility of the journey. The demand for devises allows to specify the sector and the organization of the project.
Is a triple lounge always cheaper than three vehicles?
The cost depends on the configuration, distances, duration, equipment and the needs of the filming. The most economical solution is that that really meets the need without creating lost time or unnecessary means.
How to choose between double logue, double logue and simple logue?
The choice depends on the number of simultaneous users, their need for confidentiality, the parking space, the duration of production and other units present in the base. It is best to present the work plan and site before deciding.
Why show the real photos of the truck?
Because a production must be able to represent the real vehicle’s gabarit, access, implantation and environment. A real photo is much more useful than a generic illustration to prepare a drawing.
Three of the comedians.
A simpler basis.
Series, long-moving, advertising, clip or event production: present us the number of artists, planning, location and other backstage needs. We will study the most consistent configuration with your shooting.
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