Meeting with Kitchen Street/Future Plans

I visited a second location due the the fact that my original location idea was looking very unlikely as the woman i was in contact with regarding using the space had stopped contacting me. I looked into other venues around Liverpool and heard about 24 kitchen street from a friend. I then went on to email a guy called Ioan who deals with the events management to enquire about using the space for my project. He advised me that the venue was open weekdays 10am-6pm and he would be available for a meeting within that timeframe.

On Thursday the 12th March, I visited 24 Kitchen Street to discuss plans for production. During this meeting, Ioan advised that to use the space would cost £25ph to hire out.
Although in the meeting i felt Kitchen street fit the vibe of my project, I would now have to consider this factor of paying to use the space. For my project I explained to Ioan that I would need 4 hours over two sessions which put the price up to £100. I then negotiated with Ioan and explained that it is a college project and I would bring all of my own equipment so i would soley just need the space without any further requirements. From this Ioan said that he could do £100 for both sessions which was fantastic yet also still provides me with the issue of getting the money together from my own sources to film in this space. I was not able to complete a full recce on this day as construction workers closed off the space I plan to use.

After the meeting, I left feeling perplexed and unsure on what to do. Since the meeting on Thursday, Kitchen Street has had to close their business for one month due to the coronavirus outbreak which has pushed my plans for production back to now the end of April, which is feel is dangerously too close to the deadline of this project. From today I am exploring other options for venues for my project and understand that during this time it will be extremely uncertain to secure a definitive date to film. However, I will still keep Kitchen Street as an option in the hope things clear up soon.