Aeroplanes - Because of the location we live in and the location the park was in aeroplanes come and go very frequently because of this it caused many problems for us as we where filming. This is because the noise was very over powering and cause problems with continuity when editing. To over come this obstacle we made sure to film our shots in between aeroplanes going across our filming location, this meant we could get about 3-4 shots each time before the next plane came. This was very time consuming, however when we are piecing our opening sequence together in editing it will be better continuity.
People in and surrounding the park- While filming on our location people where constantly walking past the park as it is a public footpath, many people were walking dogs which caused problems for us as we couldn't have anyone in the background of our opening sequence because we do not have there consent to be on film, this again caused timing problems for us but it set a more naturalistic backdrop for our opening sequence. Another issue we encountered included people actually being in the park, this is understandable why as it is a public park and we do not have the right to tell them they cannot be in the park as we film as it takes away there freewill and we are in no position to do that. However to overcome this disruption as we filmed we simple let the people in the park be aware that we were filming and that we would prefer if they were to use the back area of the park rather than the front, which is where we were filming. The people were very cooperative and were 100% fine with what we asked them.
Bench Placement in Location- From shooting our Location Recce we did not think the placement and sizing around the bench would be a key point in our day of shooting, however once we started filming it became a big issue. We found that the spacing around the bench was very small and didn't allow us much movement at all so this made it very difficult to pan around the bench, which is a key part in our opening sequence. To overcome this obstacle we decided to just take the filming of this shot very slowly and using a spotter to help the camera crew move safely and as calmly as possible. We found this very efficient and it made it much easier than if the camera-man was to do it freely.
As we confronted and fought through our disruptions and obstacles we found it harder and very time consuming, however by taking these precautions and being ready to take on these difficulties, as a group we really came through and worked well as a team to ensure our filming went as smoothly as it possibly could!
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