Major Project

Last week was the final day of filming for Jo C's major project "Journey to expo", travelling to the excel in London for the big finale of Jo's project was very exciting, but I have to admit a little bit of me was dreading it, as cam op for the day, on hand held with the sony xd all day surrounded by thousands of people, some dressed in costume, some not, I opted for not, not only did I have to mange my own safety, but I had navigate the thousands of people in my way, and avoid trampling any costumes, seeing as most people had taken anything up to 6 months to make some of their outfits, avoid tripping over, and keep the camera safe. Hot and stuffy, rammed to the hilt with people, I loved it, the costumes were stunning, and the atmosphere was amazing, everyone was very co-operative, and willing to be on camera. In fact they were some of the nicest people I have come across. My previous filming on this project for the interviews with our contributors meant that I had a good idea of what to expect when they spoke to us again, the only surprise being Alice and Elle who I hadn't met until expo day who turned out to be my personal favourite people to work with, as they were great on camera visually as well as being great talkers.The major challenge of the day for me was trying to keep my shoulder from hurting, as I had my arm in an upright awkward position most of the day. Taking regular breaks helped, otherwise it was just a case of pushing through it and sleeping it off that night, overall a great experience and I was very happy to be a part of it, Jo was very well organised and I didn't have any issues or concerns when working with her..Looking forward to the next expo, as I will be attending, but not working, will be much more fun..