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johntealman · 02-22-2008, 04:09 AM

I am curious to how they can film the bedroom scenes. If Jack's room is in front of the girls' room, then how do they film them? How can the camera/audience see past the girls' room into Jack's room? Did they ever have 2 scenes shot consecutively between both rooms? If not then they probably just built whichever room they needed for the scene.

Lyverbe · 02-22-2008, 09:09 AM

Wow, that's scary. I had the EXACT same question yesterday.

My question came from a dream I had. In this dream, they had invented this little round rod that you'd put on your head and it allowed you to travel through time. Where/When did I go? A taping of Three's Company, of course

It's just like if I was sitting in the audience. It was an awesome feeling.

And the next morning, I was asking myself the same question you just asked.

vtunie · 02-22-2008, 10:39 AM

In the DVD set interviews Powers the director, or Sunga or Burditt the producers, have said that the rooms in the apartment did form one set. Only someone who was in the studio audience could say for sure what that set looked like, and how the bedrooms could be seen. Perhaps the set rotated somehow. Or the bedroom scenes were show on monitors. I've seen a photo of an early-eighties sitcom audience area (not sure which show): large monitors were mounted close to the ceiling.

TVFactFan · 02-22-2008, 12:22 PM

This is a very good question and something I never ever thought of, and I defintely see what you are saying, it's like a camera would have to make a turn to go from the girls room to see inside's jack's room

Lyverbe · 02-23-2008, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by vtunie

Perhaps the set rotated somehow. Or the bedroom scenes were show on monitors.

Rotating set? I doubt that. That would be very complicated. I'm more in favor of monitors projecting what the audience can't see when they're filming bedroom scenes.

The floor of the scene is too flat on the floor to have it rotated.

See how small the rooms were

vtunie · 02-23-2008, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Lyverbe

Rotating set? I doubt that. That would be very complicated. I'm more in favor of monitors projecting what the audience can't see when they're filming bedroom scenes.

The floor of the scene is too flat on the floor to have it rotated.

See how small the rooms were

I've see that plan, but I think it represents the apartment itself, not its set. Note how on your photos, the walls aren't at right angles. On the set, the kitchen and the bathroom were obviously connected, but the bedrooms... Come to think of it, I can't recall a single episode offhand in which the action transitioned straight BOTH from the living room to either of the bedrooms AND to the bathroom, or to BOTH of the bedrooms. Was the space to audience left of the living room customized from episode to episode?

BTW, you've got color prints of the cast and crew at farewell? Neat! The left one was printed in Mann's book, but I've never seen the right one. How did you get them? -- And can you photo-post them separately?

johntealman · 02-23-2008, 10:26 PM

What they could've done is make the bathroom short, the girls' room longer than the bathroom, and then jacks room the longest. You never see the camer foloow anyone into a room, it's always a cut, so haveing all the rooms different length would allow the audience to see all 3 rooms.

Or they probably just attached a room for a scene that was needed, I'm sure they never had one continuous shoot between the bathroom and the 2 rooms.

Lyverbe · 02-23-2008, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by vtunie

BTW, you've got color prints of the cast and crew at farewell? Neat! The left one was printed in Mann's book, but I've never seen the right one. How did you get them? -- And can you photo-post them separately?

I got these pics from this site.
Cast: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopo.../15534/cat/925
Blueprint:http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopo.../16537/cat/925

The cast pic was posted by "ilove_joyce_dewitt". Perhaps you can contact him regarding this.

geremi · 03-13-2008, 04:27 AM

The walls are not real walls, they are removable. In season 7 episode "Diamond Jack" there was a scene in Jack's bedroom with all three of them and Jack sent Terry out to talk to the crooks and she asked " what do I talk about" and Jack responded "about 2 minutes". Right after that Terry walked out of the bedroom, look very closely at the girls' bedoom door, the empty space between the door and the metal hinges, I know its tiny,and look into the girls' bedroom there should be a wall there separating the 2 rooms, but you can see directly into Jack's bedroom and you can see Janet and him tying the bedsheets together. If anyone have this episode on dvd go back and check it out and you will see what I'am talking about.

Geremi

Dude111 · 09-05-2025, 10:34 AM

I always thought the girls room is right next to Jacks. (It has its own entrance)

Well ill be!!!

Mace Dolex · 10-04-2025, 09:59 PM

Here's something that nobody picks up on, for season 7 and 8 there are no longer any scenes taking place in the apartment bathroom.

Here's from what I remember reading Chris Mann's book, season 1 was filmed at CBS soundstage while seasons 2-6 were at ABC and for seasons 7-8 they returned back to the CBS studios.

I guess they forgot to bring along the bathtub and toilet, eh?

TVFactFan · 10-04-2025, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Mace Dolex

Here's something that nobody picks up on, for season 7 and 8 there are no longer any scenes taking place in the apartment bathroom.

Here's from what I remember reading Chris Mann's book, season 1 was filmed at CBS soundstage while seasons 2-6 were at ABC and for seasons 7-8 they returned back to the CBS studios.

I guess they forgot to bring along the bathtub and toilet, eh?

The 1st ep of season 7 janet and jack goes in bathroom and she throws him out of it. Aside from that one I cant think of anymore

Dude111 · 10-05-2025, 02:35 AM

I would think there would have to be a bathroom!!

BestTVever · 10-08-2025, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by TVFactFan

The 1st ep of season 7 janet and jack goes in bathroom and she throws him out of it. Aside from that one I cant think of anymore

If my memory is correct we do not get to see the interior of the bathroom. Janet is standing in the doorway throwing things at Jack who she blocked or threw out of the bathroom doorway. True we get a glimpse of the bathroom tile but I would not classify it as a bathroom scene.

TVFactFan · 10-09-2025, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by BestTVever

If my memory is correct we do not get to see the interior of the bathroom. Janet is standing in the doorway throwing things at Jack who she blocked or threw out of the bathroom doorway. True we get a glimpse of the bathroom tile but I would not classify it as a bathroom scene.

yeah now that I think about it u dont see inside of bathroom at all after season 6

02-22-2008, 04:09 AM	#1
johntealman Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 53	How did they film the bedroom scenes? I am curious to how they can film the bedroom scenes. If Jack's room is in front of the girls' room, then how do they film them? How can the camera/audience see past the girls' room into Jack's room? Did they ever have 2 scenes shot consecutively between both rooms? If not then they probably just built whichever room they needed for the scene.
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03-13-2008, 04:27 AM	#9
geremi Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 10, 2003 Posts: 48	Removable walls The walls are not real walls, they are removable. In season 7 episode "Diamond Jack" there was a scene in Jack's bedroom with all three of them and Jack sent Terry out to talk to the crooks and she asked " what do I talk about" and Jack responded "about 2 minutes". Right after that Terry walked out of the bedroom, look very closely at the girls' bedoom door, the empty space between the door and the metal hinges, I know its tiny,and look into the girls' bedroom there should be a wall there separating the 2 rooms, but you can see directly into Jack's bedroom and you can see Janet and him tying the bedsheets together. If anyone have this episode on dvd go back and check it out and you will see what I'am talking about. Geremi
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02-22-2008, 09:09 AM	#2
Lyverbe Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 21, 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 281	Wow, that's scary. I had the EXACT same question yesterday. My question came from a dream I had. In this dream, they had invented this little round rod that you'd put on your head and it allowed you to travel through time. Where/When did I go? A taping of Three's Company, of course It's just like if I was sitting in the audience. It was an awesome feeling. And the next morning, I was asking myself the same question you just asked.

02-22-2008, 10:39 AM	#3
vtunie Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 23, 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 592	In the DVD set interviews Powers the director, or Sunga or Burditt the producers, have said that the rooms in the apartment did form one set. Only someone who was in the studio audience could say for sure what that set looked like, and how the bedrooms could be seen. Perhaps the set rotated somehow. Or the bedroom scenes were show on monitors. I've seen a photo of an early-eighties sitcom audience area (not sure which show): large monitors were mounted close to the ceiling.

02-22-2008, 12:22 PM	#4
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,046	This is a very good question and something I never ever thought of, and I defintely see what you are saying, it's like a camera would have to make a turn to go from the girls room to see inside's jack's room

02-23-2008, 10:26 PM	#7
johntealman Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 53	What they could've done is make the bathroom short, the girls' room longer than the bathroom, and then jacks room the longest. You never see the camer foloow anyone into a room, it's always a cut, so haveing all the rooms different length would allow the audience to see all 3 rooms. Or they probably just attached a room for a scene that was needed, I'm sure they never had one continuous shoot between the bathroom and the 2 rooms.

09-05-2025, 10:34 AM	#10
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 35,988	I always thought the girls room is right next to Jacks. (It has its own entrance) Well ill be!!!

10-04-2025, 09:59 PM	#11
Mace Dolex Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 12, 2013 Posts: 2,668	Here's something that nobody picks up on, for season 7 and 8 there are no longer any scenes taking place in the apartment bathroom. Here's from what I remember reading Chris Mann's book, season 1 was filmed at CBS soundstage while seasons 2-6 were at ABC and for seasons 7-8 they returned back to the CBS studios. I guess they forgot to bring along the bathtub and toilet, eh?

10-05-2025, 02:35 AM	#13
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 35,988	I would think there would have to be a bathroom!!