SHOOTING IN A BUSY VENUE

Admittedly nearly all of my shoots have been done is very quiet spots with only me and the subject of the photo still present. However I endeavoured to try a different type of shot to see how i coped with it so i set up the Verity Scene shoot.

I think this shot should have been done in the night to be honest and it'd have been much better or at least late evening in the winter. It is supposed to belong to a Part 2 of the Misdirection. Verity is played by a Hertfordshire based actress named Lynsey Williams. She is much different in appearence from anyone i worked with before. It is meant to relate to one of Renaud's dreams he has as a consequence of witnessing his mothers death. It is shot in a scrapyard with the fragments of broken glass and twisted metal having symbollic meaning. Verity lies in dirty muddy puddles which also relates to Anna and Renaud's thoughts about her existence under ground. Verity has a major gash to the side of her head and looks to the camera (to Renaud) as if for help after an attack.

I have quite a bit of filming of this shoot and its good to look back on it as from someone else who was there at the time. Its good to see my own communication or sometimes lack of it and see how I can learn. As i say this shot could have been more atmospheric, but it was productive as i had to engage with four different people in order to make it happen. I am very grateful to Spring Lane Motor Repairs for this shoot and especially their administrative worker Sally Groutage who recieved my letter and called me up and said i could use their venue. It was also the first time i was really properly able to employ Victoria Howard abilities. I'd never seen prospethic make up done before or used it in any of my past work, but needed to create special effects for Verity's cut so enlisted Victoria's help. The costume was mainly clothing that Lynsey had brought along which we agreed upon our very short meeting in Birmingham. Lynsey was extremely easy to work with and had to suffer lying on top of glass and metal and in the mud, but didn't complain once about it. I'd definitely work again with her if i could.