Initially we wanted to film the bus stop scene earlier on while filming on other locations, however there was not enough time. Therefore we chose to film it separately on a Saturday morning as the location would be the most suitable. The bus stop we chose (Bancrofts School bus stop in Woodford) was perfect because it was empty, it conveyed a sense of loneliness. For this particular scene we used Alex Brown's cousin. We needed a child to make it as natural as possible. An adult would certainly not play with a teddy bear. In this scene, Alex's cousin was to play with her teddy bear, to make our teddy bear feel unloved.
Filming began quite smoothly. However, when it came to handling the bear we came across many problems. First our fingers came into the shot, as well as the reflection of the shelter. Then we tried using a rod to push the bear off of his seat. It was not working because the bear needed to look like he was attempting to get off, but ending up falling off anyway. Instead it appeared as if he were just toppling over. In addition the rod kept appearing in the reflection.
Nevertheless we managed to overcome these problems.
We also met continuity problems which we swiftly avoided. People who arrived at the bus stop would probably not appear in any other shots we would film. Thus, we waited for them to leave before resuming filming. The whole group were unanimous with this decision. Furthermore, we filmed extra shots of certain parts, and changed the angles to give more variety. This decision was extremely useful when we came to the editing stage because we were able to be precise.
Upon finishing, we took the opportunity to film the bear falling to the ground. This shot was filmed on our first day of filming. Unfortunately, that particular shot had the bear bounce off the ground and out of frame. Therefore, during this day of filming we filmed an additional couple of shots which helped in terms of timekeeping.
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