Beginning the filming of my journey
Whilst we planned out my journey in the storyboard, the best place to start was a tube station. All tube stations did not allow us to film unless we payed and asked for permission in advance. Our luck came when the staff at Kings Cross station allowed us to film for a short amount of time without filming. Although we did not wish to film the base track in kings cross, the start of my journey looked good at kings cross journey because it is a well known place were there are a lot of people that travel using the public transport. Also, the establishing shot of kings cross looked great as the busy area allowed the shot to look like a realistic start to a journey.
Types of shots taken at Kings Cross station
- As the whole idea of my role was to be mysterious until the very end of the video, the first shot was taken from behind me, giving a mis-en-scene of me looking at train times. this was taken as a mid shot.
- The second shot was taken in the exact same position were i was standing, showing a closeup of my watch ticking, relating to the idea of time running out.
- We then took a tracking shot of me walking from behind towards the entrance of the station, swerving through and around people. The swerving worked really good as it created more movement rather than walking in a straight line.
- The next shot was of my feet taking steps towards the station, which took a bit of time to execute as the walking distance from the camera and walking speed had to be precise. eventually we managed to get it right and move on through the station.
- Whilst walking through the station, normal actions that would occur in a tube station were filmed, such as walking towards the barriers, tapping my oyster, going on and off the escalators, waiting for the train which then lead me onto the train to begin the actual start of my journey.
Risks at Kings Cross Station
First of all, the main risk outside the station was the safety of the equipment. As it is a busy area, colliding with other people and accidents due to the rush around us were things that we concentrated on avoiding, preventing injury and damage to the equipment. Furthermore the shots of my feet walking had precautions as we had to avoid people treading on the camera and equipment.
Whilst filming in the station, we had to prepare properly because filming on the escalators and near the escalators could cause and accident due to collision, we managed to avoid this by finding suitable positions to film in.
Lastly, waiting for the train and walking onto the train needed care whilst equipped with the camera so we wouldn't allow any of it to fall onto the train tracks. We also didn't want passengers to feel uneasy around the camera, so we found the emptiest carriage to walk onto.
Carrying on my journey
The train that i walked onto lead us to waterloo station, near Southbank. The idea of 'lights' referring to the lyrics were best suited in the city, which is a lit up area. Waterloo station and Southbank are much more spacious which allowed us to film freely without safety precautions.
Types of shots at Waterloo/Southbank
- Firstly, we filmed me getting of the train, continuing from the journey set off at kings cross station. This was done a mid-shot.
- Whilst exiting the station, we did an establishing shot of the area and the traffic flowing in the area. It started to get dark early, which made the establishing shots look better because the lights flickered around us, from cars, shops and other lighting around us.
- We then filmed me near the London eye, mainly around me focusing on the lights and people around me. My role is to appear lonely, and the shots around the London eye worked well as it showed me as a single person walking through a crowd of people.
The date was November 1st, a day after halloween. The halloween decorations and vibe was still present. this helped to create a crowded atmosphere with more lights and decorations surrounding.
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