Production: 28/11/12

In terms of creative expansion it's nice that our idea keeps changing, but in terms of production it's not very fun. During our Pre Tutorial Group Meeting we decided to get rid of the other extra characters i.e.: The Sister/Carer and the Woman in the Car also it was decided to get rid of having a second stream storyline with the sister/carer realising Lola was missing and following her trail. I felt that without these little elements it would give us less to work with leaving Lola looking unloved and flat as a character especially as there is minimal dialogue.

After our tutorial on Monday we once again gained a few more ideas about how to go about filming the sequence. Due to the constant scheduling conflicts with the Actress as well as the group itself due to either work or timetable clashes we decided to move the shoot to the night.
Considering it got pretty dark by around 5:00pm that gave us a lot of time to do what we needed to without worrying about how much time we had left in terms of the light.

We filmed the following scenes with Lola;
Her wondering around the city, lost and alone.
Being amazed/frightened by various artefacts.
Trying to get help from unhelpful passers by.
Finding a dark alley and going to sleep.

The actress came dressed in the same clothing used for the Park scene we filmed the previous Friday. We did have a few other scenes in mind to film but it was freezing and we decided we could get the other scenes done during one of other shoot days.

It was a little frustrating that there was not a lot I could do in terms of Art Direction as we were filming outside, so everything is where it is. I just made sure the actress was in the right costume and kept her company during scene set ups as well as suggesting different locations to shoot and sounds that could be intensified. Hopefully when we film indoors there will be more for me to do as I had enjoyed art directing the house for our original 2 minute piece.