Finding Blackout Curtains in Aladdin's Cave

When you're prepping for a film like this you frequently find yourself running around looking for absurd things - and today was no different. Where does one find blackout curtains to fit 10ft high windows? We discovered the answer - you don't, you have to make them.

With time ticking on  (we turnover in less than two days) we're faced with the challenge of finding over ten metres of thick black material with which to make the curtains with - but we lucked out finding The Fabric Warehouse just outside Uxbridge.

I'm one of those people who gets extremely excited about pretty things and shiny things and walking into this shop was like walking into a magical fabric grotto of happiness!  The lovely staff there were kind enough to give us a curtain making 101 and helped us find everything we needed to make a set of heavy velvet blackout curtains.


We did consider buying hot pink faux fur curtains - or trimming the more sombre blackout material with marabou feathers and some fabulous jewel detailing - but feared we might be risking the wrath of Steve our Production Designer!!