We had initially planned to include insights from a driving instructor and a student of theirs so that we could potentially shoot a driving lesson and interview both of them for their insights on the world of driving for young people.
Unfortunately, the first driving instructor we contacted, Nazia, no longer wished to participate. Therefore we had to contact other instructors in the area. Sonia took up the task of finding another instructor and was able to secure Paul, a driving instructor in Maidstone, who was willing to participate. In the weeks leading up to the shoot, however, Paul stopped acknowledging Sonia's correspondence and we were left with no instructor and no student with little more than a week left before we were supposed to start shooting.
Whilst we tried to get in contact with other instructors, I spoke to my best friend, Aidan, who was willing to participate as he was in the process of learning to drive. Though it is not necessarily ideal, Aidan would be our last resort if we could not find any other contributors willing to participate in our film.
We had also planned to speak to my dad about what driving was like when he was my age, but due to work commitments, he was no longer available to shoot at a time that would be convenient for us. Whilst this was a setback, I decided to ask my grandparents if they would be willing to help, and they were delighted to offer themselves for interview, which ended up working better than I had hoped, as my grandad in particular is fantastic at telling stories and had a lot to say about learning to drive in the early 60s.
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