Filming

For the final day of shooting we went to Heather's house to film the opening scene and the argument scene. I was particularly nervous due to the lack of experience I have had with practical filming in comparison to the others. We met with Ryan and Coral at University and headed for a bus towards Heather's house after picking up the equipment. However, they were aware of this and due to working closely with Alex on past projects, he was by my side to help set up the camera and finding the best angles whenever I needed help. This was very useful as it stopped me panicking about not being able to film to the best that Heather wanted and I am happy with the footage we filmed.

The first shot we filmed was a static shot with the camera placed on a tripod in front of the TV, in order to film the news piece that we had filmed, that was to appear on the screen. We then filmed Lola and Larry having breakfast on the sofa from different angles, with both characters taking it in turns to be facing the camera on different sides of the room. As we went through each scene, I began to feel more confident with filming and was enjoying the day. About an hour after filming the first scene from different angles, we decided to have a lunch break.

When we filmed the second scene, where the argument took place, there were scenes that had to be from each character's point of view. I was a bit nervous about how to do this at first but when I did it the first time, I didn't find it particularly difficult and took a few takes of Larry shouting. When we had to film Larry's point of view, we realised that the character had to be quite tall so Alex filmed this scene due to his taller height in comparison to me.

We completed all of the filming and were very satisfied with how the evening went; there were no arguments/tensions throughout the filming and everyone was having a laugh while filming. The only problem that we faced for a very short time was when i sat down on a wire connecting to the lights by accident and it fell to the floor. Luckily it had not been damaged and I carried on with filming - without any more accidents.

I enjoyed filming a lot as I was gaining more practical experience and felt a big role in this project, rather than previous projects such as the Documentary. I am happy with the footage we got and can't wait to see the finished piece.