Our first day of filming was a learning curve; it began at 12 pm after our morning lessons at school, we headed towards Carnaby Street with the props and filming equipment we needed for filming that day.
Props: A wooden Stall
Guitar
Props: A wooden Stall
Guitar
Guitar Case
Busker Costume
Coins
Tripod
Video Camera
We found Carnaby Street too busy to film; with the long distance shots we needed of the Busker, people were constantly walking in frame. Therefore we relocated to brick lane and found a quieter side road. Having setup the frame and camera distance within the shot I got into character and practiced busking. During one take, an elderly man stopped right in front of me, in shot - not sure what to do, the camera was stopped not to waste film.
He ended up dropping 9p into the characters guitar case! I was completely zoned into character that I did not stop him!?
We faced small challenges throughout the day such as cars/people passing in shot but managed to accomplish them with several constant flows of good takes.
After several hours filming It began to darken, we decided to leave and come back as a visible change in the lighting/weather would make our music video seem unprofessional. Travelling back during rush hour; not as easy with the amount of luggage we had; and the stall. But all in all, a successful first days footage!
