Review of first filming day

We started off following the schedule, by meeting at stanmore station at 10, taking with us the camera and tripod. We arrived at Brixton station around 11, so that was also in time with the schedule. We then walked to Brixton O2 academy and started filming around that area. However, instead of going to Shoreditch for our next location, we decided we should go to Covent Garden as the location looked more vibrant and more realistic of the area our character should be in.

We were very successful in filming in the locations, as we filmed all the camera shots we wanted. We also found very good locations to use for our actor, as it fits perfectly to the story he's involved in. We chose to film a lot of our shots in Brixton as the streets there were perfect for the urban image of our artist we wanted. The streets were filled with graffiti on the walls so we thought it'd be perfect to film most of our shots in Brixton. Filming went very efficiently and we got a lot done in the day. However, because we spent a lot of time getting the perfect footage for the video, we didn't have battery percentage in the camera to film in the night, so therefore we have devoted the night filming to another day. We also filmed in a train station of the actor looking at the train tracks which represented his depression and the thoughts that were going on in his head. We then moved on to Covent garden where we knew the perfect location to get the best extreme close up shot of our actor which then zoomed out to show the area he was standing in.

We made changes to the type of shots we were using in the locations. We did this as when we saw the locations with our own eyes, as we thought that different shots would suit the storyline in which we are telling. Some shots we kept the same to keep up with the schedule e.g. the Extreme close up, but in order to get the filming perfect, we had to make changes to make the filming look better. We realised a clip in the underground would suit our storyline very well, so we had to adjust our camera shots, as we used a wide shot for this scene and then replaced the wide shot which was meant to be used for another scene, with a close up.

Overall the first filming day went very well and was very successful as we got a lot done and got some very good locations in our footage. The target for the next filming day is to try and follow the shots we have planned to do and to finish off filming so we can start to edit!