Filming | 16th February 2015 - Jess Production diary

We decided to finish filming during the half term, as we would then have at least four days to finish everything, without distractions of college or work. We agreed to meet on the 16th February at Liverpool Street Station, as it was quite easy for all of us to get to. It was also close to any transportation needed to get to our filming locations, which were Dalston and Shoreditch.

We got the bus to Shoreditch, where we looked out for graffiti we liked. Walking down the high street, me and Diana noticed graffiti that read 'Shoplifters Welcome', which we thought would work perfectly. We then set up the camera, and filmed Monique and myself walking, from different angles and shots. This would allow us to sort out match cuts.

 We then walked down to Brick Lane, where we spotted a beauty salon with the sign 'Love Yourself', so we also filmed us walking past this. We thought this quote worked well for two reasons - our title 'Love Yourz' and the message we wanted to show in this film.

We wanted to get as many shots of me and Monique as we could, so we filmed shots of me and her linking arms, or us laughing. However, it soon started raining. We wanted the weather to remain consistent, as it wouldn't make sense otherwise. We decided to make use of our time, and find a new shop to film in. In order to do this, we went to Dalston and asked around three clothing shops if we could film in their shop. To our delight, Glassworks in Dalston allowed us to film in their shop!

Finally, we planned what we would film the next day, and parted ways.