Filming Evaluation
Filming in London overall was an enjoyable experience, this is due to the fact that becuase we were in a group we were anle to get a good price on the tickets allowing us to get on and off the tube aswell as getting to London. We filmed most of out shots in Lodon, Hyde Park (Winter Wonderland), St. James Park and some shots in the tube. We also decided that we wanted to get a more rougher but urban area of London so we decided to hop on the trube and g to Brixton. There we filmed 2 important shots in which the main character is begging and is the point of time in which the only single dialogue we wanted was done. One thing we made a mistake in was that we had an actor in a previous scene when we filmed in Maidstone, and wanted to use him again for the end scene, however noticed that it would be weird for the main character to come into contact with him 2 times and so decided that we were against using the footage in Maidstone.
Our train was around 10 minutes late and so we were a bit behind our shooting script however with a fast pace walk to St. James Park we managed to get to our first location for filming. The weather wasn't the best for going out , however there were quite a bit of kids there that were plauing in the park so it made it diffucult to film there without getting them in the shot. This scene just served as a way to show the isloation of the main character as the people around her were having fun while she was sitting on some benches. Moving from St. James James Park to Hyde Park proved a bit diffcult as there were loads of people gathered infront of the Buckingham Palace as well as media outlets due to the changing of the guards.
At Hyde Park we decided to go to Winter Wonderlamd (it's free to enter so its feasible that a homeless person could find themselves there) and film a longshot of her walking on a busy pavement (the shot was too far away and you could barely make out the main character). In Winter Wonderland, there was a huge abundence of families having fun together and so we decided to film over the shoulder shots of her walking through these crowds alone to further the theme of isolation. The bright and vivid colours from the rides really intensifies the contrast between the character and the situation of others around her.
The final stop was Brixton, while on the tube we decided to film some shots in there (altought homeless people may not be able to afford a tocket) it is hotter in there, a perfect place for homeless people to sleep during thr winter. After getting of the tube and into Brixton, we filmed a quick scene in which she was begging. We also filmed some timelapses of the cars and people from different angles. We found a place with good graffiti making it look really urban and rough. This was where we filmed our last scene where the main character bumps into someone else and is called scum.
Since this was the secound time that we had come together, we were alot more effeicent with our trime and how shots worked as well where to place the camera to get the best angle or shot. I think the filming that we done in London and Brixton was successful and we have plenty of shots to work with.
Our train was around 10 minutes late and so we were a bit behind our shooting script however with a fast pace walk to St. James Park we managed to get to our first location for filming. The weather wasn't the best for going out , however there were quite a bit of kids there that were plauing in the park so it made it diffucult to film there without getting them in the shot. This scene just served as a way to show the isloation of the main character as the people around her were having fun while she was sitting on some benches. Moving from St. James James Park to Hyde Park proved a bit diffcult as there were loads of people gathered infront of the Buckingham Palace as well as media outlets due to the changing of the guards.
At Hyde Park we decided to go to Winter Wonderlamd (it's free to enter so its feasible that a homeless person could find themselves there) and film a longshot of her walking on a busy pavement (the shot was too far away and you could barely make out the main character). In Winter Wonderland, there was a huge abundence of families having fun together and so we decided to film over the shoulder shots of her walking through these crowds alone to further the theme of isolation. The bright and vivid colours from the rides really intensifies the contrast between the character and the situation of others around her.
The final stop was Brixton, while on the tube we decided to film some shots in there (altought homeless people may not be able to afford a tocket) it is hotter in there, a perfect place for homeless people to sleep during thr winter. After getting of the tube and into Brixton, we filmed a quick scene in which she was begging. We also filmed some timelapses of the cars and people from different angles. We found a place with good graffiti making it look really urban and rough. This was where we filmed our last scene where the main character bumps into someone else and is called scum.
Since this was the secound time that we had come together, we were alot more effeicent with our trime and how shots worked as well where to place the camera to get the best angle or shot. I think the filming that we done in London and Brixton was successful and we have plenty of shots to work with.
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