Filming Day 4 - Dartford - Luke

1/12/12

On the 1st December we went back into Dartford to film some more shots as we realised that we were quite light on footage of the chase scene in different locations and had to re-film some of the shots that we either missed out due to the camera battery running out or that we didn't get quite right on the first day of filming in Dartford, most importantly the panning shot of the actors running along the bank of the river.

The first shot that we wanted to re-film was of the shot of our actors running along the bank of the river. Instead of just re-filming the one shot we had of that location, we decided that we should film some more shots of this from different angles and positions along the river, from both the other side and the side that they were running on. Here you can see one of the different positions that we filmed this shot from.

The next shot that we didn't have time to film on the other day in Dartford was of our actors jumping over a fence and then running over a bridge. This shot would give the video a bit more urgency as it was a small enclosed space that they were running on and the jump adds an extra sense of danger. Filming the shot of our actors jumping over the fence turned out to be quite tricky as the thief (Dan) was quite slow to jump over, meaning that he would easily have been caught in real life. This meant that we had to find a new way of him getting over it a lot quicker. This turned out to be him almost climbing up onto it like stairs and then jumping off. Josh and Phil were both able to jump over the fence with ease but the problem with them was that the shot would take too long if both jumped over it individually. In order to make this shot work we had to risk them jumping into each other and get them to both jump at the same time. Below you can see some photos of us filming this part.

After the jump over the fence the camera pans around and follows them as they run onto the bridge. After filming them running over the bridge from this angle we realised that the shot was too long and that it was quite boring watching them run the whole way from one position. To fix this problem Me and James went over to the other side of the bridge to film them running across from a lower angle. This gave this section of the music video a quicker pace as the view of the actors from different positions makes it seem like a more frantic part of the chase.

After this we returned to another point further along the river to get a low angle shot of Dan being chased along the path by the masked characters. We were easily able to access the other side of the river, so James and I decided to go over and film a panning shot of them running along the path.

The final shot that we planned to take this day was in Temple Hill. However, as we arrived at the location we realised that it was not as suitable for our music video as we first thought, and seeing as it was getting dark and we already had plenty of footage, we decided to finish for the day.