Withernsea: Filming day 1

We set off in the morning so that I had enough time to be filming as its winter and it gets dark early. I got Abi and Matt to wrap up warm as it will be very cold on the beach. I got them to wear the outfits I allocated them which was:

Matt: Jeans, with a branded hoodie and Nike blazers

Abi: Leggings, warm coat with a fluffy hood (Parker) and boots

We first began filming on the beach and I got all my shots that I needed. I wrote a list of all the shots I would need so I didn't forget any. It was quite hard as it was very cold and windy but lucky the tide was out so we could go down. I took some low angles to represent the highness of the couples emotions and feelings. And took long shots to get the view in and mid shots of them just generally having fun. Other shots I took was of them skimming stones, running away from the sea etc.

We then went to the top of the beach where you can look over at the view and I got them to do the scene where he tucks her hair behind her ear and kisses her etc. I set it here because I thought it was a nice setting for an intimate scene as its peaceful and engaging for the audience to watch. It just makes it little more interesting then if I filmed it in her bedroom for example.

Next we went in the amusements and they went on various amusement games and I let them naturally have fun and just filmed them. I prefer if I film them in their natural setting so it isn't to staged and look rubbish because it would look corny and not as engaging for the audience to watch. From doing this I got their actual reactions and facial expressions when on a game etc. For example on one of the amusements they won and I got their natural reaction rather then a set up one. We went in a small cafe where they got some food and I would only use this film for only a couple of seconds in my video but everything counts.

I then took some last shots off them walking round together, holding hands, messing around and just being a cute couple. And that is what I want to pursue in my video, their happiness and love. And through the use of cinematography, mise en scene and editing i am going to pursue this in my further work.