Problems Encountered

Other than scheduling problems our filming process has run rather smoothly. Smaller problems included actors not learning lyrics and not being able to film on the same days as other actors however, we had expected such issued and prepared for them. Our largest issues on the other hand, where not so easily solved, they included:

• Lighting - For the footage filmed at night we had hoped to have small battery powered floodlights to heighten the light around our performer.  However, we were unable to obtain these and had to rely on street lights, phone lights and small L.E.D torches. This created a number of problems as it meant that to have the required amount of light, the source occasionally appeared in the clips. A large majority of our earlier footage had to be scrapped because of this and often appeared dark and discoloured. 

The lighting in this appears very different from the other footage for example,
 as it was filmed directly under a street light.

• Weather - We misjudged how significantly the weather would impact our product. As a large number of clips were filmed outside we had to cancel and rearrange many of our filming dates around the rain.  This meant a lot of our editing had to be delayed as we needed the extra footage to continue with the process. With hindsight, we would have tried to film earlier in the season in hope that the weather would have been better.

This was filmed after a rainy day, the path was extremely muddy and our actor had to wear wellies, which changed the appearance of her costume. We also had to scrap a scene where she was supposed to trip as the ground would have ruined the outfit.