Filming: Day 2

Filming: Day 2

We filmed the initial scenes between Ron and Kevin today, which were successful overall. However, there were a few setbacks. We were filming in incredibly cold conditions (below zero), meaning it was difficult for our actors to stay comfortable while filming, especially Caolan (playing Kevin) as he only had a light hoodie. Secondly, it was very windy, which meant that trying to achieve high-quality audio was a struggle. However, this was simply avoided by covering the receptors on the handheld microphone with a tissue, which worked quite well. A low angle shot, coupled with the appropriate use of scene blocking, allowed us to create the affect of Kevin's soul (just recently taken by The Ferryman) looking down upon his own dead body. Although we are unable to film this week, we're all confident that we will be finished filming soon.

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