Things have really stepped up a gear this time for the production, giving it a proper movie feel. We have proper departments dealing with hair, makeup, costumes, locations, production, producing, assisting etc, and it's brilliant. We're filming on two Sony WEX3 cameras - which are giving us brilliant HD quality.
On day one we started a bit later at 3pm, where we filmed three scenes. Two right at the very start of the film where we have news reporters working on the story of a lightning-powered vigilante fighting crime on the streets of Glasgow. Unfortunately the sound for the first scene we filmed didn't work out, and we had to re-film it on the Sunday, but regardless it's in the bag.
We had Lynne Hoggan who presents the breakfast show on Real Radio with Robin Galloway and she was a pro. Really lovely girl and her acting was spot on. Simon is going to add in special effects to make it look she was in a news studio.
After which we took a break from filming and once Chris, aka Jason Mackenzie, arrived on set, we filmed a scene which sets up the story, driving Jason to the heart of the film - the villain! It took a little bit longer than we hoped to film that scene, but we got there in the end.
Day 2 started MUCH earlier, arriving at the Hub at Pacific Quay at 9.30am and setting up to start filming at 11am. We were given access to what I can only describe as a hanger at an airport. A massive open space which we transformed into our press conference where the evil Mr. Philips is opening a new medical centre, only to get interrupted by our police heroes who think he's been up to something dodgy.
We had around 15 extras playing journalists, as well as a real journalist from the Evening Times showing up to interview us. The scene wrapped and then we moved on to the interrogation scene with the cops and Mr. Philips. A much smaller office made the scene feel really tense and atmospheric and it looks brilliant.
We were very lucky to have Simon Weir (The Acid House, Taggart, Monarch of the Glen, Take the High Road) step in to play CS Carlisle, Sloan's superior. The two of them acted out a scene in the hallway of the medical centre which blew everybody away. The entire cast and crew stood to watch and it was something special.
Simon Weir wrapped his scene and then we quickly set up for the scene with Mullan and his informant, Taylor, played by Taggart actor, Colin McCredie. Again another tense scene where Mullan has a gun pulled on him and it's all very exciting. At the end of the scene the cast and crew applauded, which was brilliant.
While our great team tidied up the offices and restored it to the way we found it, a few of us went downstairs to re-film the scene where Sloan is hounded by a TV news journalist played by our very own producer, Gavin.
With the filming wrapped at the hub it was back to the flat to debrief and eat some pizza. Yum! We all took a breather before heading to Kinning Park to film Jason's first scene in the movie. Wow is all I can say. We had already filmed the scene once (it's in the trailer) but we really upped the game this time. There was far more electricity (no pun intended) between the actors and it was so good to watch.
We finished just in time for the rain to come down and I got home, collapsed on the sofa and fell asleep.
9 scenes filmed, 59 to go.
Next Saturday we've got fight rehearsals as we continue to fight with Glasgow City Council to find an office to film in which won't cost us £1,200, and permission to film in the Botantic Gardens on the 20th of June.
Ah, the joys of being a low budget filmmaker...
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