Filming Diary Full Day 5: Christ Church's Dead Man's Walk 14/02/2014

Our final filming day to record Ophelia's death ironically took place on Valentines Day. We returned to Christ Church in freezing temperatures and strong wind to find the grounds almost completely flooded. The central field (first image) had turned into a lake. The river had also crept higher up the bank to the stone embankment where we had filmed last time. This time however, with the more apparent presence of the water, we hoped the shot would look more realistic/accurate to the reality we were creating. (Second image)
Wind speeds were pretty high, and the ground was completely saturated with water, forcing us to abandon the tripod. 
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Filming Diary Full Day 4: Queen's Lane, 13/02/2014

We planned to film the break-up sequence, including Hamlet's new love interest, and Ophelia's death scene. Unfortunately, we were not able to film Ophelia's death scene that day, forcing us to postpone it.
The weather was perfect: the sunlight shone on the beautiful sandstone of All Souls College and reflected in the windows. Queen's Lane (plus it's sharp bend) is quite narrow and oft frequented by pedestrians and cyclists alike, making the setting up of the tripod somewhat precarious. However, as the three of us were never in the same shot, it allowed one of us to keep a look out and operate the camera. Pretty much of all of the footage taken was useful; we also recorded some basic 'behind the scenes' footage while we were at it. There was some awkwardness (and hilarity) between Fintan and Conall while filming the 'gay' attraction scene, but they turned out well. I think we had underestimated how long (and how many shots) it would take to film the break-up, but we managed all of it, even with the pressure. A bomb scare a few minutes from where we were filming didn't help either

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