Production - Day 5

After a few cancellations and problems within the production schedule and equipment that we were able to posses, we managed to find the right time to go back to Waterloo/Southbank with the lighting equipment and fig rig, to re-shoot the footage we did on day 2. The reason we decided to re-shoot the footage again was because the previous filming in Southbank did not have a good result due to the lack of light. Now that we had the light, we were able to perfect the shots with a strong idea of what we were doing.

Filming in Southbank

Once again, the area was compact with people, including locals and tourists, The first shot we decided to do was of me coming out of the station, as the previous shot did not turn out well. We then headed of to the blue lit up trees next to the London eye were we filmed Farha again with the correct lighting. We filmed near the London eye between the trees during the evening/night as the lights looked best then, with a reference to the lyrics of the song. 

Types of shots taken at Southbank 

•Close up , mid shot and wide shot of   Farha performing for the base track. 

•Reshooting my shots of travelling through Southbank, near the London eye. This included an over the shoulder shot of me looking towards the Big Ben whilst it was lit up. 

Problems that occurred during filming 

When we took out the lighting equipment, we were unaware of the time it would take for a light battery to run out. Only taking out two batteries, we run out of light very quickly and had to improvise with our phone flash lights to complete the little amount of shots we had left. 

Weather conditions 

Once again, the weather was wet and drowsy, having a normal start to the winter. It did not rain whilst filming which allowed us to film without umbrellas or with any hassle. 

Risks 

The risk was exactly the same as the last time we filmed at Southbank, being cautious of the people around us. The only difference was that we had to take care of the lighting equipment whilst using them, making sure that one of the group members handles the lighting without the wind blowing it away. 

Pictures taken at Southbank, during filming and out of filming.


Day 5 continued...