Filming day 2

Filming in the shop outside of opening hours went well, everything went according to plan and the lack of Georgia shots to film gave us a small amount of time to experiment with different shots. I worked just as closely with the actors and crew as I did on the other days and over all I am very satisfied with how everything went.

Filming day 1

The first day of filming went well for the most part. I met my crew at the park and helped set up equipment and plan rehearsed the shots with robin. Once Courtney (the actor playing Nathan) phoned to tell me of his arrival, I drove in my Car to pick him and his chaperone up from the train station, They followed me in their car back to the park. I introduced Courtney and his chaperone to the crew and asked Courtney to use the parks football changing room to get changed in to his uniform costume. While Courtney was the only one on set, we filmed his few solo shots and got reaction shots from him. Eventually David (the actor playing Pete Walsh.) phoned to say he was at the train station, I drove to the station and picked up David. We then used had David get in to costume and filmed the Courtney and David shots. When Nicole (the actress portraying Georgia.) arrived on set we also shot her scenes.

Due to Nicole’s lack of clothing in the park scenes and her house scenes, I made sure that as soon as the camera was off or she was off screen that she was wrapped in a warm coat (the weather was extremely cold that day.)  

Nicole informed us that due to a family emergency she would not be available to film on the next day. This forced us to ask the shop to allow us to film during opening hours that day. Fortunately they agreed, we filmed in all of Nicole’s shop scenes in close ups or with only Courtney also in shot. We then went on to film the scenes that take place outside Georgia’s house.

In the end I am impressed that we able to film as much as we did. (far more than we expected to.)

Final meeting

Today we had one final meeting to check everything was ready for the next days filming. Everyone was prepared, we even had a camera ready to take production stills.

Filming Hallway Scenes

We have filmed the hallway scenes. Filming went well, though only 4 unique shots were filmed, the day was very busy as we were required to drive to interior locations all over Sheffield so each house looked different, we then set up each shot with numerous props and worked on making the actual shot look as pretty as possible as the time was not a major concern that day. I feel the shooting went well and I am excited to continue filming with a full crew.

New shop and new location scout

I was able to get permission to film at the local shop in Bamford. Due to the importance of having all of the cast at this location, I have decided to have a new location scout to see if filming in the village of bamford would be a better choice. While the crew lives in Sheffield and the cast live further away, I live in Bamford and would be able to store equipment in my house making transport of production easier. Furthermore, There are multiple complex scenes to film, and by having all the locations for the film within the same area it allows an easier time for any reshoots that might be needed or if a location filming time/day has to be changed it is much easier to do if all locations are close by.

Once permission for the shop had been gained I organized with my crew a new location scout to bamford to make sure my plan of filming all locations within Bamford would work.

The park scene would be filmed at Bamford recreation park, though the actual playground would not be in focus where we plan to shoot in the park, the use of benches and green fields makes the location perfect for the scene.

The village itself will be perfect for many shots of the paper round montage as the village has a bright and old timey feel to it without seeming worn down.

The indoor montage sequence will be filmed in a block of flats across from my house. The scene requires a lot of movement on behalf of the camera and the actor so a wide hallway, which can be filmed in, makes the block of flats ideal. I have already gotten permission to film in them from the flat’s warden.

Georgia’s house will be filmed outside my house.

The bus stop scene will be filmed in on a quite side road, the location is barely used but still looks to be a part of the community and is therefore very useful for filming.

The whole crew agreed, using Bamford for filming  Paper Chase would be preferable. The village is quiet without appearing desolate and the view in and around the village are bright and varied, making the location excellent for cinematography. 

Here are photo's from the location scout