Actual Day 1 of filming.

So,
Yesterday I started my first day of filming and I'm really pleased with how it went.
We're using new Panasonic P151 cameras and the quality was really good.
I shot my first scene with my sister and my nieces. It was a tiring task trying to shoot with children and there are a few take outs. :)

We shot the opening in Treffgarne, Pembrokeshire on my sisters farm. Take a look at the pic and the gorgeous views and sunset. I was very pleased with my shots. I also managed to get lots of pick up shots of certain animals like ducks, chickens, sparrows etc although was hoping to get a few of some new born lambs but I was a bit early and none had been born yet so will have to go back, hopefully in next 2 weeks and then they'll have some. However, I need to go back to do the party scene, which is the second scene for my character, Isla's, birthday and I'll need to round up family and friends to be in the background.

Today I did not encounter any technical problems, although, completely forgot how to white balance but some shots were very very bright with the sun so I had to use filters and I'm hoping the sound won't be too poor either as it was really windy but it sounded ok on the headphones.

I'm going to upload them onto final cut and try editing them around today and see whether they have come out the way I wanted. I'm currently in the process of arranging with my two actors Ceri Lewis and Tom Owen, to start filming their scenes next week, most importantly the beach scene which will be set in Pembrokeshire also. My reasoning for setting some scenes there is because of the beautiful landscapes and beaches. So, so far so good.

More filming days and pics to follow!
Peas out.
:)