A2 Media Studies Advanced Portfolio

Filming Day 1-

The filming for this day was very successful and I managed to get all the main portion of my music video filmed. The weather was as expected, cloudy but a bit brighter as the day went on and this didn't affect my filming whatsoever. Filming in all the three main locations was successful without any setbacks, and I also filmed extra clips for reassurance in case once looking back some clips didn't work. Our journey route was followed as normal however there was a train delay by 10 minutes and although we intended to catch the 10:50 train it did come at 11:00am. We got into oxford around 11:20 but by this time the bus we intended to catch would have left because of the train delay. This wasn't an issue as the weather was pretty good to walk and the walking distance wasn't that far. This did however mean I did not get clips on a bus but I filmed extra in other locations to make up for time. We walked to the three main filming locations which were in the same cross junction and we arrived at 11:30am. We did get a little confused at one point as to whether we were heading in the right direction but asking a person nearby they assured us we were going in the right direction. We arrived and did a lot of successful filming, it wasn't too busy nor too quiet and I managed to capture their relationship on camera really well. I also filmed in between arriving at locations too. We concluded filming around 1:30pm which was earlier than expected and made our way into the town center for lunch. We had lunch and shopped around for a bit before visiting a few museums and getting home around 5pm. Overall it was a very enjoyable and successful day with only a minor setback.

In terms of clothes I decided to wear comfortable clothes such as a hoodie and jeans as I wanted to keep warm. I also took my coat with me in the situation that it does rain. I also had this discussion with my actors telling them to perhaps pack light as it may be a long day and to make sure they are wearing comfortable clothing.

The spokesperson from Oxfordshire County Council got back to me with a license for filming:

• Upon arriving in Oxford, get the bus to St. Aldates.
• Film in St.Aldates
• Walk down the road to the High Street.
• Film in the High Street 
• Go to The Covered Market on the High Street
• Film last location in The Covered Market (Moomoos Milkshake and the vintage shops)
• After finishing at the market, walk down to the city centre
• Get lunch and go shopping
• Walk back down to the train station and go home.

Streets of Oxford