Beach Day

These set of images were taken when we were filming at Southend beach last week. It was an extremely productive day and we managed to get all of the footage we planned for. Not only did we film a large chunk of the lyrics but the weather turned out to be absolutely beautiful. We had previously checked the forecast for this week and when we saw 'sunny spells' it was a must that we filmed on this day. It was just a bonus that when we arrived it was lovelier than expected. However, even though the sun was shining, it was still absolutely freezing - especially being on a beach (as you can see in the below image we are wrapped up in coats and scarfs!). We had planned the costume, hair and make-up - which looks amazing and extremely effective for the location... however poor Claudia spent most of the time shivering!! - this is why I love her!
She is perfect for the role, she didn't moan once and kept in character the whenever the camera was recording. There was nothing I would do differently about this day, because it was such a success! The only problems we faced was getting the tripod to stay still and balanced - because some of the surfaces are un-even, such as the pebbles and the sand, trying to get the camera straight, especially in the close ups where it would be more noticeable was a slight challenge, however nothing we couldn't overcome! In the end, all it took was patience and precision.
Because we knew exactly what we wanted to film and Claudia being so cold, the filming only took around an hour long. This meant our whole day wasn't taken up by filming and obviously getting there and back took some time, but that wasn't an issue because it was so worth it.