After all the preparation, the day was finally here. The day before we did final checks with our actors, car-providers and makeup artist of when and where we were going to meet. The morning arrived and we set off to Guildford, carrying cameras, microphones and costumes. On arrival we came against our first issue. The carpark level we had hoped for was in use and so we had to use the open top floor. This wasn't too much of an issue however. The fact that we were so high up makes the woman seem even more alone and vulnerable and the foggy, misty day gave a real sense of gloom and ambience. Everyone felt fairly confident, ready to film and very cold.
We all met together on the rooftop. As our dead body actor Adam was getting his makeup completed, I had to run to the local shop to get a bag of groceries for Fran to carry throughout the film. I ended up taking control of the shoot throughout the day. I did the camera work, directing, and decisions of what we should film next to get best use of our time. It was fairly challenging. We had to work in tight spaces such as a stairwell for a long time - climbing up and down in the freezing cold until no one could feel their feet anymore. I think it went quite well, no one argued and we worked efficiently.
The only real problem we came across throughout the day were the public. We had to do more retakes than expected due to people walking in front of the camera or opening doors etc. We also had to pay off a homeless man who wasn't happy about us filming around him.
If I could do the whole thing over again I think it would be good to look at the site beforehand in order to know the floor plan, know how the site looked and to know how far the car park was from the main street. We had to improvise nearly the whole shoot, simply due to the fact that we had to adapt to our surroundings.
In the edit I'm looking forward to see if our shots work well together, if they are smooth and professional looking and if we have enough!
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