For the filming day we all met at Blackrock at 10am to get set up and get prepared before Carly arrived at the designated cafe between 10:30 and 11am. This allowed us to set up the equipment, run through what we wanted to do, what we are going to do – and what we wanted to achieve for our final result/project.

We started by buying coffee with Carly and introducing ourselves; having a casual conversation to calm the nerves – on both parties- and discuss with her our plans for the day. We then got the sound recorder out along with the cameras and started recording. We underwent some test shots in the beginning where we just filmed her conversation with Sonia (group member). From here we conducted a series of interviews, where we then changed locations from cafe to park. In this transition we filmed Carly riding her bike along the road. The second half of the interviewing was more natural, as the nerves calmed down, and she started to feel more comfortable and confident around us all.  As this happened she opened up her answers, which led her to revealing stories about herself that are more personal, which will work well in our k-film, as the audience can connect with her on a more personal level.

We then got into the car with the cameras, and attached the clip on camera to Carly’s bike – this part of the day was spent filming scenery, while Carly was recorded the path she took, while talking to the camera and showing us around (seeing what she is seeing).

Overall this day was successful, and we gathered more than enough footage for the day. The only problems we encountered was the wind, using all of the battery power, and running out of room on all of the SD cards. These are all elements that can be fixed, and we will learn from these mistakes going forwards into the future shoots.