Mid July: We decided to get in as many shots over summer as possible because of the opportunity we had. The filming begun in summer when Charlotte went on holiday with Caitlin (our main actress) and Aimee (the supporting actress). They spent most of the summer filming in Cyprus, Paphos as they were there for two weeks. This allowed us to get airport shots, beach shots, night out shots etc.
August: The next few weeks were spent capturing Caitlin at festivals and at parties so we had a wide range of shots to use. The idea was to have her always her looking glammed up and have her hair done too, we were always equipped with make-up products and tools to help.
September: During this month, we will try and film Jaq for our News Report scene. We need to find and use a green screen so we can add the London Skyscraper background that is commonly used on News Reports to make it seem authentic. We will try and do this during a study period so we are all free and get it done quickly. We played around with the green screen during one of our study periods with the help from an IT technician Joe.
October: Sunday the 8th we have planned to travel to South-end to get the remainder of the shots in, and film Caitlin enjoying herself at ‘Adventure Island’, we are also hoping to get shots of her singing along in the car and overall looking as though she really is having the best summer ever. We looked at the weather report to double check it would still look like a bright, happy summer although the English weather is rarely that summery.
There is no rain forecast which is hopefully as we don’t want any make-up/hair/equipment to get ruined. We are also planning on filming the remaining scenes of Caitlin being trapped in boot and the phone being picked up in the mud.
Here is a vlog from our day trip to Southend-
This just shows us walking along the pier at South-end and all the characters involved as we had finished our filming for the day. As you can see it was a nice, clear day that allowed us to get the best footage as possible.
This is just where we stopped for food at the amusement park as we’d just had a long drive and wanted something to eat. We were eating underneath a rollercoaster.
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