On Saturday, I had planned to film the hanging of the the main suspect Frank Myers in the Lincoln town centre. However, when on location, we encountered some difficulties in terms of the legality of filming the scene in a public place, and as such I decided to film the scene at a later date.
I instead decided to start filming some scenes for the second part of the film: 'Arrest and Interrogation. These were at the same intended location as the 'hanging'.
We began by filming an external establishing shot in order to tell the audience where the scene is taking place. This involved panning the camera upwards to show the tower of a nearby church. I had to film the shot in multiple takes, as every time, the camera was too shaky. Eventually, we succeeded, by loosening the tripod for a smoother pan.
We then filmed a scene where an unnamed character drags the main suspect into the church for interrogation. We had to take several shots, as due to the fact that said un-named character was being played by my father (who also plays the main character, ex-detective Milton Andrews), as there was no one else available at the time, I had to ensure that his face was hidden, so that he would not be recognised, after around 6 attempts, we succeeded.
The next day (Sunday 30th), filming was resumed. I had booked out a local village hall in which to film the interior interrogation scenes, as the church used for the external shots the previous day was unavailable. I told my actors that due to the fact that our time in the hall was limited due to another event, we should try to complete as many shots as possible in as few takes as possible.
We managed to film all of the interrogation shots, in no more than 4 shots each, including a close-up of the suspect angrily slams his fists onto the table as he is questioned by the main character, and a shot of the suspect being dragged off by an un-named character.
Overall, in my opinion, the filming initially as a little frustrating due to the various issues that I faced, the event in the local village hall that was due to start earlier than expected etc. However, in the end I think that the filming went well. I reviewed the shots in the editing software, and thankfully, unlike many of the other scenes that I have previously filmed, the camerashake was barely noticeable, meaning that no re-takes are required.
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