First day of shooting; the patience paid off and a lot was accomplished today!
We interviewed our main contributor, Len Hatcher, which went really well despite the fact I was a little concerned about how ‘twitchy’ Len had been at the recce but I need not have worried because it simply was the case that we’d put him under pressure on the recce.
This time, we gave Len plenty of time to get used to the camera being there, prepped him a little on what was going to happen and then engaged him in a lively debate on a subject he is really passionate about. It was great because I got so involved in what we were talking about that I was able to inject questions I hadn’t prepped beforehand which made the whole thing much more natural and pacey!
So, we completed that task then later we went back to film some of the swimming lessons which again provided some great material of the kids treading water, learning backstroke and grinning smugly at each other when they did well.
Or perhaps they were grinning at Michaela and me lugging a tripod and camera up and down the wet poolside!
The camera and sound have gone really well so far, thanks to Michaela and James, who are fantastic considering the echoes and whirring fan on poolside and the reflections and moving kids in the water. (What do they say about children and animals again?!)
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