Production - Day 4

The fourth day of filming took place during a one and a half hour lesson after half term. Our original plan on the filming schedule was to go to Southbank and film the second base track there whilst also trying to capture shots of myself along the way to add to my journey in the video. However, Farha had work and in the tight amount of time we had, we never considered the time that would be consumed during the journey from college to Southbank and back. Due to this, we had to cancel the original plan once again.

Coincidentally, the number 4 bus terminated at barbican, which we had planned to go to film the traffic from a high angle, on a bridge connecting to the Barbican station. We had to get some sort of filming done in the little time we had so we though this would be the best idea, considering the distance from angel in the time we had. 

Before filming

Before filming, the group decided to eat at a Subway which was located two minutes away from the bridge we were going to film on. After filling ourselves with food, we set off to film. 

Shots taken at Barbican

The shots taken was simply a high angle/birds eye view shot of the traffic that was building up at the four way traffic lights. Choosing to film at 4:30-5 was the best time because firstly it started to get a bit dark early and secondly, the traffic started to build up as it was a time of rush hour. We filmed the traffic for a long time with an idea of speeding up or slowing it down in the editing.

Here are some pictures that we took during this filming process:

As shown, we are filming on top of the bridge showing the traffic flow. Jenny volunteered to film this, using the fig rig without any lighting or other equipment.

Risks 

The one and only risk we had was the safety of the camera. This is because the camera was to be held over a bridge, with a risk of the camera dropping. On the upside, we were able to use the fig rig, which enabled us to film with stability. 

Weather conditions

The weather was rather clear without any rain. It was not that cold which allowed us to film easily and swiftly.