LB: Challenges

Challenges –

• One challenge we face is trying to get no one in shot while we are filming in a busy location, for example in the housing estate. We are trying to get a sense of isolation in the video, as we want our star to appear as if he is detached from society. I think the best way to overcome this issue is to choose an appropriate time of the day to film, for example midday while everyone is at school or work.

• Another challenge we have is working with animals, as in the last verse when the young boy storms out the house and roams the streets at night walking his dog. This shouldn’t be a huge problem to overcome as we are only filming the dog on the lead walking, however we are going to need the dog to remain calm and settled while we take different shots. We will be using Harry’s Alaskan Marmaduke, and as Harry will be present on set he can control his dog to ensure she can do what we need her to do.

• Last of all, in the scene when the boy is roaming the streets, skiving school, there will be intercutting shots of him doing graffiti. To get around the legal issues of doing graffiti, we are going to Stockwell Park estate, which has an abandoned basketball court on the estate, which is now a designated area for graffiti.