Production - Day 3

After two days of filming, one of which did not go according to plan, the schedule was back on track. Farha had learnt her lines  and was ready to reshoot her footage at the barbican. with her costume ready and the team ready for filming, we set off to film at the barbican after meeting up at angel.

Weather conditions on the day
The day before filming the reshoot at the barbican, the weather forecast suggested that clouds and rain was expected throughout the day. Umbrellas were needed as part of our equipment as well as the camera and other equipment. Filming in the rain was not a problem because we had filmed in the same location in rain on day 1, which was not as hard as we thought.

Filming at the barbican
As we reached the barbican, the rain had started to pick up. In the Barbican gardens, there were shelter were we were able to put down out bags and unneeded equipment without having to carry them under umbrellas whilst filming. As this was the first proper shooting of the base track, we had to experiment with different shot types, angles and blocking considering mis-en-scene. Farha managed to work well with the team whilst filming, following directions and performing well. We managed to film rather quick as the team were familiar with the location and able to film with a good understanding of what to do.
As we headed back from the Barbican gardens towards home, we walked through the Barbican centre which is big and spacious. I had an idea that could help extend to my role in the music video. This was a shot of me walking from a birds eye view, as a shot of me was able to taken from one floor above me through a large hole that allows one to see the floor beneath. This idea worked really well as the group managed to understand my idea without much explanation and managed to execute it good.

Problems filming on the day
Firstly, when we picked up the equipment from the college during the half term, the team were unfortunate when it came to equipment, unable to access lighting or a fig rig, this limited the shots we could take, having to improvise on the different techniques we could use whilst filming.
Also, the costume that Farha wore on the previous filming at the Barbican was different to the costume she wore on this day. This meant that the limited amount of shots that were taken on day 1 could not be used because there wouldn't be a match between the two shoots. Therefore, we had to erase the shots taken on day 1 and stick to the shots taken on this day.

Risks

The only risk that concerned us was filming around the water. we had to be aware of the water and the stability of filming with the camera, avoiding tripping over things and filming in the safest places.