Production | Shoot Day 2 (Scenes 7, 9 and 10)

We see the van parked in a space in the car park as Tim and Luke get out, Luke opens the side door and gets out the bag...

Cast / Crew:

• Director - Alex Hargood
• Director of Photography - Katie Joslin
• Producer - Melissa Moore
• Sound Recordist - Alex Baldwin
• Cast
• 'Tim Stewart' - Ed Allenby
• 'Luke Lucas' - Daniel Hemsley

The agenda:

• Shoot scenes 7 and 9 first:
• These scenes are fairly straightforward, so we should be able to shoot them quite quickly.

• Then shoot scene 10:
• Since this is a night scene, we had more to consider when shooting this scene, especially with regards to lighting.

What went well:

• Scenes 7 and 9 went very well. Ed suggested more changes to the dialogue and actions which he felt fit the character better and built on the humour - as I was quickly learning from the first shoot day, input from the cast was becoming vital to create more natural dialogue and a more authentic atmosphere to the film.
• We ran into some issues with the night shoot, which I will go into further detail in the next section, but I was very happy that we were able to adapt to these difficulties and change the scene for the better.
• We had time to spare between the scenes so we were able to shoot some photographs to use for social media promotion etc.

What didn't go well:

• The location we used for scenes 7 and 9 was closer to a river than we had realised. This had an effect on the quality of the audio that we recorded and possibly could have been avoided had we shot these scenes in a different location.
• Whilst I was glad we shot the first two scenes very quickly, this left us with a lot of spare time to the point where we were not doing very much for several hours before we could go shoot the night scene - however this did allow for some time to shoot some photographs for social media and time to run through the night scene with the sunlight so that when it did come to shooting, everyone would be on the same page and we could shoot the scene as soon as it got dark. Nevertheless, it would have been preferable to not keep the cast and crew waiting for too long.
• Once it was dark and we started shooting the night scene we quickly became aware of an issue with the location as there were motion-activated flood lights right in the middle of where we wanted to shoot. We were unable to turn them off so we had to drastically change the scene to overcome this issue. We were able to make these changes with the help of the cast who suggested changes we could make to incorporate the light. Nevertheless, it would have been preferable and more efficient to shoot the scene as we had intended to.

What did I learn:

• The most significant thing I learned from today's shoot was how to adapt and overcome to the limitations of the location we were using. We drastically diverted from the script due to the complications we discovered with the location, however we were able to work out solutions quickly. I would go so far as to say this was a blessing in disguise as myself, Ed and Dan came up with more visual gags because of the limitations of the location.
• I also learned how to make the most of the time we had available. As I said previously, it would have been better not to spend so much time waiting around, however this gave us time to rehearse and plan out the evening scene better, and also gave us valuable time to chat to the cast and get to know them better which made working with them a lot more comfortable and enjoyable.0