First Day of Filming.

We decided to film all the scenes that we story boarded in the first day so we had a range of locations that we had to film in, we were prepared with all the props and costumes which was a big help with the planning sheets. We decided to start in my house with the playful scenes, after filming for some time in a medium shot we decided to try something a bit different with the angles, we went with a higher angle over them at the right side instead of the left. This also made us closer to the action which was more effective. After some time we decided that another effective angle we could use is have the camera act as the laptop web cam as they play with it, this gave a nice effect as they were directly looking at the camera but not on purpose, it also gave a close up 'looking in to' effect on their relationship. Although these both weren’t in the story board we were aware that being in the location and filming might create other ideas as well.

Once we had filmed at my house we thought it would be a good idea as the sun was still out to film the first date, so we went to the pond and began filming the date. We started filming from behind but we felt that you couldn’t hear properly and you also couldn’t see their facial expressions so it was easier to have them face on, we decided to take a slight low angle shot of them sat at the bend together, we then added a shot of them cuddling together at the pond side, we did this because we felt the light and location were very romantic and it would help develop the relationship for the viewer. After we had shot the pond scene we chose the long stretch of pathway to do the lamppost scene which turned out perfectly with the lighting and the location being very quite and slightly romantic for them, we had to take a few different shots of this because of the wind and the angle that we were at however in the end it turned out to be what we had wanted.

After the Pond scene we then went up the road to the first meeting place, this was a great time to film because the light was perfect where we were, it had a very soft and natural look to it as well as a romantic feel. We also had many different angles here which worked well with the canal location, the over shoulder shots were hand held movements however weren't shaky. We decided that instead of having the hand and head shot of them being next to each other that we would use the tripod to pan upwards from the feet to the faces, this was more effective in one full sweep so that you could see the contact between them.

The last part that we filmed was the Harri's house and it was the anniversary scene. The match on action ran smoothly and we added a shot of them running upstairs to add a bit more to the story line and it was a high angle which gave our shots more variety. We also felt that the story board wasn’t give enough detail on the moment that the viewer was watching so between shot 15-16 we then added a medium shot of them on the bed and we had the two acting out him giving her the present instead of the audience assuming that he had given her it.

I think that we worked productively and quickly, we also hadn't forgotten any props or costume and we worked well as a group, although we haven’t stuck to the story board I feel that every change we have made has added a creative twist on what we wanted to achieve within the scenes