On our first day in Liverpool we decide it would be a good idea to look around the area, and establish where what we would and wouldn't include in our documentary. This served a great purpose as we were able to choose various different shots before actually going their to film. As none of us had been to the place before, it was our first chance to establish a feeling of the area.
We also met the staff and informed them that we would be back tomorrow to actually film. We asked them to fill out a form giving us permission to film them. We spoke to a few drivers and tour guides, and asked who would be willing to be part of our documentary, and showed them the list of questions which we had prepared for them. We also had a chance to look around the ticket office and plan a more detailed list of shots we could use for cutaways and other shots, this included the plethora of merchandise they had on display, as well as a framed newspaper cutout from the Queen's visit.
This also gave us chance to meet Paul, the manager of the company, and gave him the opportunity to tell us what he would like to see, and what he expects from our documentary. He requested that we give him a copy of our finished film so that they could include it on their website, and therefore help to attract other potential visitors.
Also on our first day, we walked through the Liverpool town centre and spotted the Duck on it's tour. This let us find out where abouts it goes on the tour, and gave us chance to plan our shots in more detail. We were lucky enough to be staying on the Duck's route, and as we were opposite a multi-story carpark we were able to plan to shoot the Duck from a higher angle.
We also found out how often the tour ran, and we found out that it would take 55 minutes on the tour, and they run every 15 minutes.
That night myself and Dani decided to create a more detailed shot list as we now had an idea as to what the location consisted of. We also decided to write up a list of questions to ask our potential interviewee's. These were a lot more detailed than the questions we had previously planned and were a lot more open and encouraged the interviewee to speak more, and in a more story like way, instead of simple yes or no questions.
Because of this now detailed list of shots, I felt a lot more confident for our first day of filming, and our time management seemed to work out perfectly as we collected most of our shots before the day was finished, meaning that our third day would be a lot easier.
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