Planning: Day 2

WEATHER:

Today, we plan to film the remainder of the outdoors shots for the flashback scenes. As these scenes are supposed to demonstrate a 'happier' time in the relationship, we felt that the weather was one of the most important factors in preparation for filming these shots, due to the warm and generally happier connotations of bright sunlight. Additionally, not only should the bright natural light help the shots to turn out softer and more appealing, but the usage of sunlight in this manner is also a fairly typical convention of this sort of genre.

This is the weather forecast for the intended filming period:

COSTUMES:

To promote continuity throughout our video, we have asked the actors to bring the same costumes as they wore for the flashback scene before, i.e. when playing scrabble. For Beth, this outfit consisted of a red checkered shirt, dark jeans and red trainers. For Oscar, this consisted of a red vest, dark jeans and trainers. These outfits expand on and emphasise the happier connotations of the narrative with this scene, particularly through the usage of colour connotations.

LOCATION:

We plan to film in Victoria Park, a large park roughly a ten minute walk away from college. I live close by, so this means if we are unable to return to college after filming, I would be able to take the borrowed equipment home safely. Additionally, this means that I know the park well, and should theoretically be able to suggest suitable locations for filming.

PROPS:

As one of the key themes running through the narrative of these scenes is simplicity, we do not require any props. The emphasis will be strongly on the couple, enjoying each others company and spending time together. I will, however, need to bring the guitar again. As well as finishing all of our filming today, we plan to capture the rest of the images we need for the ancillary products, including the images of Beth alone to be used for the CD cover and the magazine advert. This also means we will need to bring our digital cameras to capture the images on, as well as borrowing the camcorders and the tripod from college again.

ACTORS:

Hannah has contacted the actors and confirmed that they are available from tomorrow lunchtime onwards, which allows us the double period at the end of the day as well as a little extra time after college should we run over the planned filming time again.