I realised we never updated on the change of plans for our filming schedule. The evening of our shoot began well with a good few people turning up to help us (around 15 or 20 at one point) and so we gathered everyone round and set off to get to the warehouse to film. Unfortunately, absolutely everything that could have gone wrong did exactly that from there. Some of the problems we had:
- With ridiculously unfortunate timing for us, demolition had begun on the building three days previously with plans for new buildings in it's place, meaning the area was littered with construction equipment which was a hazard, with the area having been sealed off anyway
- Rain - Risk of damage to the camera, and the video would have looked awful
- Lighting - by the time we had made an alternative plan it was much too dark to much in the film
-Police intervention - just as we reached the woods(mentioned below) two police officers turned up, who weren't particularly happy about the idea of us filming this kind of thing on public land
What we did:
- Relocated to a nearby forest, where we arranged a hundred small and cheap candles in a pattern around everyone, giving quite a mysterious, glittery effect
- Procured a large sheet of translucent plastic, which we propped over the camera to protect it from rain damage
- In addition to the candles, we used forty glowsticks that could be worn as a bracelet or just waved around, which was effective when combined with the candles and torchlight
- Explained to the officers what we were doing and why, and that we wouldn't leave litter or cause damage
Mark & Joe
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