1st Day of Filming - 22nd October 2011

Today was my first video shoot for the A2 production, however, I had to resort to a new actress, due to the fact that the previous character had an accident. Although, she is recovering, she is not well enough to cast in my music video. My current actress is Danielle Alcaide, who suits the look that I am aiming for, her modern approach to style depicts the young audience that I am targeting.

The weather was just right for the section I was filming in; sunny yet slightly cloudy. Most of my filming was centered around iconography within Central London, such as The London Eye, Big Ben, Waterloo Bridge and Nelson's Colossium. These will be used as establishing and master shots to indicate the urban vibe that I am portraying. I also filmed Danielle within the areas of the iconography, pondering upon her thoughts of desperate love. I came up with an idea using a silver charm bracelet as a metaphor for the protagonist; this is a bracelet her boyfriend gave her. The constant use of the bracelet being tightly held onto, will indicate how tightly she is holding onto this relationship. My overall problem was the shakiness of the video camera when I was attempting panning shots, on the contrary, I tightened the knobs on the tripod and re-filmed the shots. I also took the opportunity to take some shots with my still camera, for my digipack. I am hoping to continue my filming and picture taking on Thursday. Overall, my first filming session was a success.