Third and final shoot: Eleven

Our final shoot was all set in the park. Organising an exterior shoot turned out to be very stressful. Relying on the weather was our biggest problem. We changed the opening football scene to a basketball scene due to the complications of direction. The actors were all hopeless at football so to make it easier we directed them to improvise a conventional father and son basketball scene. Despite the terrible wind the actors were brilliant at making sure it didn't phase them. Recording sound with the public and wind was a very difficult task. We were very nervous between each shot because we were not aware how clear the sound would be. Unfortunately the rain finally arrived and we were forced to cover up and delay the shoot for a few hours. This left us with no option but to keep out actors inside and hold onto them for as many hours as we needed them. Eventually the sun came out and we were ready to continue shooting. Our actors were extremely patient which made it a lot easier to shoot for a longer period of time. Overall it was a very enjoyable shoot. This was our most pressurised and important shoot because it was our beginning and ending of the film.