On our second week of filming we did the majority of the train shots. After I scouted out several shooting locations using google maps, we travelled to them, filming the platform shots as we went. The overhead shot of the train going under the camera was particularly tricky, as all bridges over train tracks are walled with obtrusive grilles that prevent filming. To overcome this we held the tripod into the air, with the camera attached to the top. It was tricky, but we got several excellent shots that were exactly as we wanted. The weather was freezing, which made every shot very uncomfortable for me, but we carried on, and eventually finished every station and train shot. To get the lip syncing shots correct, I played the song from a mobile phone hidden off shot. Our main problem this week was the escalator shots. Every time we tried to film on an escalator, a member of the public would appear and ruin the shot, which was a major inconvenience and consumed an awful lot of time. To solve this, we decided to film the shots on a staircase instead, which had a similar colour scheme to that of the station and therefore fit in just as well within the plot. This was much easier, as the staircase was deserted and gave us lots of time to get accurate and correct shots.
By Daniel Barrell
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