WBL Unit: Production

The filming at Newnham court started today, due to weather and the fact that the person who previously had the camera had not recharged either of the batteries I was unable to film that many shops. I managed to get round to Sweatshop Sport Shop, Invicta Craft Centre, Ark Pets and Aquatics, Cotton Traders and The Emporium. The staff in each of the shops were very cooperative. 

In Sweatshop Sports Shop it was difficult to begin with due to the fact that I'm small and their main displays are taller than me. I ended up standing on the seating so that I could get a decent shot.

In Ark Pets and Aquatics the girl working there opened up the rabbit cage so I could get a better shot. She was also very curious about what I was doing and why I was doing it. The problem I thought I was going to have was lighting in the Aquatics room. Fortunately, the tanks were giving off enough light that there was nothing to worry about.

In Cotton Traders there was an awful lot of stock that was on sale, so what I could shot was the bare minimum, I did surprisingly get a few decent shots. 

When shooting in The Emporium there weren't any customers which makes it difficult for me to make it look popular. I've done an awful lot of close-ups on products to hide that fact.

The only problem I seem to have is that the customers seem to duck when they see a camera, with most of them it's not because they don't want to be filmed but because they think they're getting in the way of my shot. I've been getting bored of having to keep saying "It's okay, you can walk through".

I've uploaded the footage onto Final Cut and I'm making sure the batteries are fully charged so I can start afresh tomorrow.