Bad luck, but some success at least
This morning we kept ourselves busy finishing off the small models which we had planned to use for our photoshoot around the explosion site, unable to do anything else because of the near-constant showers of rain outside. We had of course arranged yesterday to make use of a crane for our other work, but when we arrived at the construction site and began to set up, we were not able to film anything before it started raining even harder. What was worse was that the large and expensive DV camera belonging to the DAI needed to be elsewhere at 3.45pm, and in any case the workers all knocked off at 4pm. So in the end nothing was filmed, but we were at least able to use the time to work out camera angles and other practicalities with the expectation that we could get something done tomorrow.
Later, myself and Julien made an attempt at filming with the little models, which was itself frustrated by the weather, and also the arrival of some small children who wanted to play exactly where we wanted to film. That is the problem with public art though, I suppose; you have to deal with the public…
We decided to take a break and get some dinner, which turned out to be a good idea (since Tao and Kristiina’s efforts were once again delicious), and make another attempt before it got dark. Of course, everything took longer than we expected and our filming was cut short by night falling, but I would say that the results of filming in such low light are actually quite nice. Better luck tomorrow with the crane!
