Video shoot at new RFU offices in Twickenham

What a beautiful sunny day to film. I met my cameraman for the day, Steve and made our way to the offices. Soon realised we would have to carry all the kit from car park to offices as you can’t pull up right outside. It’s quite an impressive place and certainly a lot more attractive outside than the old perimeter fencing that used to be there.

Shoot went fairly well although I think somethings could be improved on. We should always feel that way I think. Always good to learn and think of even better ways for next time.

The bright sun was quite low and did present some exposure issues for Steve but created some nice shadows that I feel added nicely to some of the shots. It’s a fairly busy working environment so all the usual problems of working around people had to be considered but I don’t think we caused too many problems.

I think my main lesson was that the Steadicam wasnt the best tool for the job of filming in office interior. It might be that better results could be achieved but I suspect it is just not as good as track and dolly for getting moving shots in among static walls and furniture etc. Be interested in other peoples experiences.

Steve, had an awkwardness about him when using the steadicam which mainly comes from being positioned on the wrong side of it and forcing him to cross legs as he walked and I struggled to get him to change his positioning.

The interview went well. The subject did a great job and we didn’t really have to do much in the way of retakes which really sped up the process.

Below is a selection of shots from the day: