22nd September 2021
Roll Top Baths
The bathroom – perhaps not the most glamourous of shooting locations, but why shouldn’t it be? Whether it’s a family-oriented shoot, contemporary or vintage, roll top baths, or free-standing baths are a great way to take a shoot that step further. Take a look at five examples of roll top baths in the Amazing Space library that prove that a bathroom can deliver more than the mundane.
RES-9070 is great example of how roll top baths can provide a more versatile shooting experience and switch up the ‘mundane’ that is filming in a bathroom. The wooden floor and walls are painted in a dark green colour which alone could be distracting, but cleverly choosing the bath in a rustic brass colour, the two tones completely complement each other. Equally choosing a stand-alone bath gives more flexibility for shooting at different angles and offers more creative freedom for shoots.
This contemporary Victorian house boasts a standalone roll top bath that is both simple yet incredibly luxurious at the same time. It’s ‘simplicity’ is likely to come from the clever use of materials – concrete walls, light wooden basin unit with concrete effect worktops and matte black plumbing fixtures. The eye is automatically drawn to the bath itself due to the harsh contrast between the dark concrete and gleaming white bath, making it a great canvas for any modern styled shoot.
Situated in South West London, this sleek and stylish bathroom filming location has a roll top bath to match. The eye is naturally drawn from the bedroom, through the double doors and onto a large, free-standing bathtub. It presents itself as the dominant feature in the room due to the contrast between the bright, neutral décor and the darkness of the tub, luring the onlooker in for an irresistible hot bath.
If it’s authenticity needed for a shoot, either in filming or photography, then COM-9269 will provide nothing less. This vintage style metal bath sits humbly among an array of props and furniture that seamlessly blend together and transport the onlooker back in time. The dark and almost rustiness of the metal is so in keeping with the entirety of the property that even shoots in the bathroom will offer the same unique and quirky end result as the rest of the location.
The roll top bath in this property is worthy of being a location in itself. If it’s decadence you’re after, then this bathroom will certainly not disappoint. Rich purple walls, panelling and low-level lighting add to the gothic feel to this location which is then complimented by the indulgent, gold bathtub that engulfs the entirety of the space.