Filming session 1 - photo evidence and comments

Filming day 1

On our first day of filming, we filmed the scenes where Hadi is young and when he is a teenager playing football. We filmed at Score in Leyton and used four actors. We began by filming the scout (Tyron) observing Hadi playing football. We used a variety of shots to show him doing this such as long shots, low angle shots and close ups in order to ensure that the scene isn't boring. After that, we filmed Hadi dribbling past another player (Morshed) and doing skills. We used the fig rig to do this as it allowed us to film Hadi running and also enabled us to film low shots while he was traveling at speed. This array of shots ensures that the scene is entertaining to watch. We also took advantage of the match that was taking place while we were there by filming them play for extra footage, which we went on to use in our final project. Next, we found a young boy (young Hadi) and filmed him dribbling with the ball by using the fig rig and stepping backwards whilst filming him running toward the camera. We then recreated this shot using Hadi in order to show his growth and progression as a player. We then filmed Hadi doing kick ups and then scoring to showcase his footballing prowess. Finally we filmed the conversation between Hadi and the scout by using the tripod and an abundance of shot/reverse shots.

This is Hadi recording the scout(Tyron), when he is observing Hadi playing football, at a low angle which shows that he has a higher status. 

This image shows one of our actors, Hadi, putting the camera on the fig rig in preparation for the scenes in which someone plays football. The fig rig also provided with the ability to film a variety of shots. For example, the low shots that show Hadi playing football. 

Hadi, Morshed and Tyron in the scene where Hadi dribbles past another player.

What Went Well: We finished filming the football scene. We managed to film a young boy to represent Hadi when he was younger. We used an array of different shots.


Even Better If: There wasn't a football match taking place so we could have more space to film. We didn't waste time playing football instead of filming.