The Crew
Our Actors:
Location/Setting:
Ultimately, our location ended up being Belfairs Park but originally we had many different ideas and suggestions from others about our location. Some of these included:
Despite this, our first idea was to use the Belfairs Woodsland Park, and that become the location alongside the concept, so we couldn't imagine filming anywhere else. It was perfect in terms of location, not only because it was relatively easy to reach, but also because it had a perfect play structure that we could use as one giant prop for our shoot.
Aspects of the original story premise relied on this location, however we did have some concerns that there would be children from the general public in the background of our shots who we did not have permission to film, as the park is public property, so we would not be able to post our project anywhere without permission from their parents or guardians. Even with these implications, we still decided to use this park because the setting with the play area matched what we wanted best out of our possible options.
Overall Feel of the Experience:
The experience as a whole was full of fun and education, the whole crew seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves and the work we were doing. We filmed for approximately 3 hours, until the camera died, at which point we organised to another day on which to film establishing shots which didn't include our actors. We wanted to make sure the children were comfortable with what they were doing, so as we were filming, we would stop for little snack breaks and let them play with the camera too, just to break up the monotony of the continuous filming.
Problems:
There was a few problems that mostly became apparent during the post-production and editing stages. As mentioned above, we had to go back to the location for another day to re-shoot some establishing shots, which was not originally planned, as we didn't have enough footage from the first day to supplement our film opening. We managed to make 1 minute 30 seconds out of what we had from the first day, so we needed more establishing shots to flesh out the first few seconds of the film. Another problem found in post was that the first 15-20 minutes of filming had not actually been filmed due to human error, so we had 10 minutes of unusable footage. This caused so moral issues during the editing process, as there was concern that other important footage would have been missed as well. Luckily we still had the essential shots and we managed to find a different scene to place in the first scene's place. On the day itself, our biggest issue was actually with the costume. Sadie and Vinnie both had to wear superhero capes, which we fastened with badges disguised as buttons. These were handmade buttons and the safety pins would occasionally come undone off when one of the children made a sudden or jerky movement. We ended up having to persevere due to the continuity but it ate away at some of our filming time, which was incredibly frustrating on the day.
Our Actors:
Sadie Thwaites
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| Photographed by Fay Andrea in July 2016 |
Aged: 8 years old
Begun modeling and acting at the age of 4 in 2013, some of her work includes:
- London Fashion Week 2016 (wearing Julien MacDonald)
- Cannes Fashion Week 2016 (wearing Nancy Vuu)
- Kids Fashion Runway 2017 (wearing Loud Apparel)
- IKEA Austria TV Ad 2016
- Smyths Toys Superstores TV Ad 2016
- Harrods Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique Print Ad 2015
- GUCCI Print Ad 2014
Vinnie Thwaites
Aged: 10 years old
Begun modeling and acting at the age of 6 in 2013, some of his work includes:
- Cannes Fashion Week 2016 (wearing Nancy Vuu)
- Kids Fashion Runway 2017 (wearing Loud Apparel)
- Trotters Back To School Print Ad 2016
- Thompson Holidays Print Ad 2016
- FG4 Print Ad 2016
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| A group shot of our 'crew' from left to right, Vinnie, Sadie, Tilly and Amy. |
Ultimately, our location ended up being Belfairs Park but originally we had many different ideas and suggestions from others about our location. Some of these included:
- Thundersley Great Common
- Belfairs Park
- Hadleigh Country Park
- Hockley Woods
Despite this, our first idea was to use the Belfairs Woodsland Park, and that become the location alongside the concept, so we couldn't imagine filming anywhere else. It was perfect in terms of location, not only because it was relatively easy to reach, but also because it had a perfect play structure that we could use as one giant prop for our shoot.
Aspects of the original story premise relied on this location, however we did have some concerns that there would be children from the general public in the background of our shots who we did not have permission to film, as the park is public property, so we would not be able to post our project anywhere without permission from their parents or guardians. Even with these implications, we still decided to use this park because the setting with the play area matched what we wanted best out of our possible options.
Overall Feel of the Experience:
The experience as a whole was full of fun and education, the whole crew seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves and the work we were doing. We filmed for approximately 3 hours, until the camera died, at which point we organised to another day on which to film establishing shots which didn't include our actors. We wanted to make sure the children were comfortable with what they were doing, so as we were filming, we would stop for little snack breaks and let them play with the camera too, just to break up the monotony of the continuous filming.
Problems:
There was a few problems that mostly became apparent during the post-production and editing stages. As mentioned above, we had to go back to the location for another day to re-shoot some establishing shots, which was not originally planned, as we didn't have enough footage from the first day to supplement our film opening. We managed to make 1 minute 30 seconds out of what we had from the first day, so we needed more establishing shots to flesh out the first few seconds of the film. Another problem found in post was that the first 15-20 minutes of filming had not actually been filmed due to human error, so we had 10 minutes of unusable footage. This caused so moral issues during the editing process, as there was concern that other important footage would have been missed as well. Luckily we still had the essential shots and we managed to find a different scene to place in the first scene's place. On the day itself, our biggest issue was actually with the costume. Sadie and Vinnie both had to wear superhero capes, which we fastened with badges disguised as buttons. These were handmade buttons and the safety pins would occasionally come undone off when one of the children made a sudden or jerky movement. We ended up having to persevere due to the continuity but it ate away at some of our filming time, which was incredibly frustrating on the day.
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