Creative Shoots
Everything beyond the concept, arranged by a butler.
About Creative Shoots
A creative shoot uses the three-hour Standard plan to combine the light, furnishings and props of Queen's Butler The Studio around the concept of an artist or creator. A Queen's Butler butler arranges the space and lighting and assists your shoot on your own equipment.
The three-hour Standard plan used for a creative shoot is ¥56,800
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Time | 3 hours (including load-in, preparation and clearing away) |
| People | Up to six |
| Space | Every room of the Manor, including the dining room, study, fireplace room, bedroom, wardrobe and gallery |
| Equipment | The Manor's lighting equipment, chandeliers, fireplace and candelabra |
| Butler | One in residence for reception, placement, preparation of lighting equipment and assistance with the shoot |
| Price | ¥56,800 (incl. tax) |
| Extension | ¥16,800 per hour (subject to availability) |
| From the third person | ¥5,800 per person |
Prices include tax. For a quotation to suit your particular use, please contact us through the enquiry form. Shoots are taken on your own camera or smartphone.
The intent of a single frame, turned into the placement of furnishings.
Tell us the colour at the heart of the work, the movement of the figure and the space you need. From the yew table in the dining room, the leather-topped desk in the study, the wine-red sofa in the fireplace room, and the clock and doors of the gallery, the butler selects a background true to your concept.
More props do not always mean a richer picture. A single silver bell on the desk; a globe over a figure's shoulder; nothing but the light of the candelabra. The butler checks where the eye should rest and adds or removes accordingly.
If you send reference images or a simple outline in advance, the first room and the furnishings needed will be ready and waiting when you arrive.
Choose the texture of the frame from leather, silver, red cloth and doors
The study of letters and time
A leather desktop, quill pen, sealing wax, hourglass, globe, pocket watch, typewriter and leather-bound books. Still lifes evoking writing, mystery, travel and memory can be composed here.
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The dining room of silver and light
A nine-light chandelier, a five-branch candelabrum, a silver bell and an English yew table of the 1980s. The butler arranges placement and light so that the gleam of the silver and the shadows of the candelabra fall within the frame.
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The fireplace room of roses and light
A wine-red sofa, an electric fireplace, damask and red roses. Suited to scenes that layer colour upon colour, and to scenes where the light is lowered until only outlines remain.
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Double doors that punctuate a story
French oak double doors some 2,480 mm high. A butler opens them; a figure passes through; someone stands before them closed. The beginning and end of a series can be tied together in the same place.
Read moreDuring the shoot, the butler arranges the props, the light and the passage
Before the shoot, the butler places chairs, the props you have brought and the candelabra, and prepares the Manor's lighting equipment for use. Please ask the butler for any move that involves touching the Manor's furnishings.
During the shoot, the butler prepares the props needed for the next scene and checks the direction of light and the background, assisting with each change of scene so that you can concentrate on composition and expression.
Both gentlemen and lady butlers are in residence. Every butler attends from the welcome at the door through the preparation of the space, guidance on the lighting equipment and the clearing away.
Preparing a creative shoot means working back from the finished frame to set the order through the Manor
| Purpose of the shoot | Share the subject of the work, where it will appear, its aspect ratio, and whether it is stills or film. Knowing the use, the butler prepares candidates in two kinds: compositions that leave space, and compositions that bring the furnishings close. |
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| The finished image | Please prepare reference images showing colour, light and the placement of figures and objects. We do not promise an exact reproduction, but build towards a similar impression using the walls, furniture, silver and porcelain that actually exist in the Manor. |
| Number of people | Tell us the total number, including those photographed, those photographing, and those handling costumes or works. Within the limit of six, we secure places to wait and to set down equipment. |
| Preferred rooms | Choose the scene you wish to take the lead from the dining room, study, fireplace room, bedroom, wardrobe and gallery. Rather than running similar backgrounds together, ordering them so that colour and depth change brings variety to the work as a whole. |
| What you bring | Tell us in advance the size and quantity of cameras, lighting, costumes, works and props. For fragile items, or anything you fear may touch the floor or furniture, the butler confirms how it is to be placed and moved. |
| The butler's assistance | We attend to the placement of furnishings and props, the preparation of the Manor's lighting equipment and changes of scene. The operation of equipment and decisions about the shoot are yours; the butler arranges gestures within the frame and the white-gloved hand to the extent you ask. |
Dividing the concept into colour, texture and movement makes the scenes easier to choose
Colour is built in three layers: wall, furniture, costume
For wine red and gold in the leading role, the fireplace room; for outlines sharpened by black and wood, the study; for white or pale costumes beneath the chandelier, the dining room.
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Texture is shown by the distance between leather, wood, silver and cloth
The leather desktop of the study, the yew table, the silver, the black silk damask and the burgundy linen reveal their differences the closer you come.
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Movement is reduced to a single gesture: a door, a step, a handing over
The double doors opening, a walk along the corridor, a chair drawn back, an object received from a white-gloved hand. A movement in which the butler takes part conveys the meaning of the frame in an instant.
Read moreFrom planning to clearing away, five steps manage the work and the furnishings
Send your concept
Tell us through the form the subject of the work, the number of people, the rooms you prefer, colour and light, and what you will bring.
Composing the scenes
The butler sets out the rooms and furnishings, the lighting equipment and possible gestures, and proposes the order for the day.
Load-in and checks
The butler welcomes you at the door and checks what you have brought against the Manor's furnishings. Preparation time is included in the three hours.
Deciding the order of scenes
The order of shooting is set not by the order of publication, but by the order in which costumes, equipment and furnishings can be changed safely.
Handing over the work and shooting
For works you bring, tell the butler where they may be touched, how they may be placed, and whether they need support.
What the butler arranges
- Three hours of shooting in every room of the Manor, when the Standard plan is used for a creative shoot.
- The Manor's lighting equipment and its own lights.
- The placement of the Manor's chairs, desks, silver bell, candelabra and the like.
- One butler in residence in the room, reception, preparation of the space and assistance with the shoot.
- The placement of furnishings and props for each scene, and the preparation of lighting equipment.
What you take charge of
- Cameras and smartphones, storage media, additional lighting, costumes, works and props.
- Editing and delivery of photographs and film. Data from the shoot is kept on your own equipment
- Wearing butler's livery (¥12,800 per person).
- Load-in or clearing away outside the booked hours. Please plan a number of items and an order that can be cleared without haste
QWhat kinds of work can it be used for?
Creative shoots of people, costumes, accessories, books, still lifes and more, set against the rooms and furnishings of the Manor. Please tell us in advance the subject of the work, the finished image you have in mind, and what you will bring.
QWhat does the butler assist with?
The placement of furnishings and props, the preparation of lighting equipment and changes of scene. Both gentlemen and lady butlers are in residence.
QMay I bring my own lighting and props?
You may. Please tell us in advance their size, quantity, use of power and method of installation. Any placement that touches the Manor's furnishings is done by the butler.
QWhat equipment is the shoot taken on?
Shoots are taken on your own camera or smartphone. The butler prepares the Manor's lighting equipment and explains how to use it.
QWhat are the price and the number of people?
The three-hour Standard plan used for a creative shoot is ¥56,800 (tax included). From the fifth person, ¥5,800 (tax included) is added per person, and we receive up to six in all, including photographers and companions.
QHow should I bring in works and costumes?
Tell us the quantity, size and fragility when booking. On arrival, the butler checks what you have brought and shows you a place to set it down that neither blocks the passage nor touches the furnishings.
About using The Studio
- The manor is never let unattended. A butler is present for every booking, and keys are not handed over
- You are welcome to bring your own food and drink. We do not provide meals
- Please use the antique furnishings under the butler's guidance. The armour, hall clock, porcelain and silver are handled by the butler
- Please consult us in advance about loud sound or the use of naked flames
- Prices shown include tax
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From concept to the scenes of the Manor.
Tell us the purpose of the work, the number of people, the rooms you prefer, what you will bring and the gestures you ask of the butler. The butler arranges the order of the shoot.