1st Day of Filming - Flashback scene (8/11/2010) by Laurence Ewen

After we completed a sheet detailing what will be done on our first day of shooting, we were ready to film our first scene. It is the scene showing a flashback of the protagonist bear where it is seen to be in a shop alongside many other cuddly bears. One by one, these other bears are selected, until finally theprotagonist is left alone with no buyers. This ends in the bear being bought but falling out of the buyer's bag onto a street pavement as she is walking away from the shop.

Our initial choice for the shooting location was a local charity shop. This is because charity shops are not normally too busy, and with their strategy of helping people in need, we thought these non-profitable organisations would be more willing to help a group of A-Level students in their coursework than most money-driven businesses. After looking at possible advantages and limitations of different charity shops we were aware of in the area, we decided on the Cancer Research UK shop in Loughton.

The day before shooting, we visited the shop to ask for permission for the filming to be done, explaining in detail what we would like to do, how long we would be there for, and how many of us there would be. The person we spoke to was very understanding of our situation and we were appreciative of their acceptance for us to do the filming as we had hoped.

On Tuesday 2nd November, the production phase of our music video had begun, with us arriving at Cancer Research UK ready to film. We first greeted the person we had spoken to the previous day, and we were directed to an area in the shop where we could set up our

equipment. Props included approximately 5 bears (one protagonist bear including others which

could also be used if necessary), a bag (which the bear falls out of) and a 'sold out' sign

which was displayed when all bears except the protagonist had been taken away from the shelf.

The shooting was successful and we managed to finish the filming after about an hour inside the shop. We then thanked the owner of the shop and filmed a few shots outside, comprising of new ideas that we felt would improve the scene where the bear falls out of the buyer's bag.

In the next Media lesson, we will plan for our next day of filming, to continue our progress in the completion of our music video.