Yoga Show

Our first ever feature filmed in London! What an adventure!
One of the things that I am consistently learning each week working on Features, is how essential planning really is and this week was no different. I don't think I've ever sat looking at my email accounts so much in my life! I had arranged 'Press Passes' for Zoe and I this week and at this point, I definitely felt like a true member of the press (although carrying the camera to London was very heavy.)

Yoga is not really my forte, so I knew that walking into the National Hall at Kensington Olympia was going to be a whole new world for me. And yes, yes it was. We walked in with blue wristbands and were surrounded by women in tracksuits carrying  1-2 litre bottles of water. There were hundreds of stalls selling different health products including coconut water and barley grass juice, which Zoe and I happily tried. Yoga classes were being held throughout the day, with a variety of different teachers and teaching styles. Unfortunately, Zoe and I didn't get involved in these, which upon reflection is something we should have definitely done. Involvement in our feature would have improved the quality drastically, and would probably have helped the viewers feel more engaged. That's a lesson for next time!

Due to the fact, that I had never been to any sort of convention like this before, I was slightly unsure as to how to go about filming and what sort of content to include. In the end, we tried to approach it as if we were trying to lose some weight before Christmas. We spent most of our time there filming the many different health products that were available. We also spoke to a variety of different people all trying to tell us that their product was the very best and the one that we should invest in.

I am happy with our finished piece, although we could have improved it by participating in the yoga classes. This is something we will definitely do if we ever attend an event like this in the future.
When editing the footage, I wanted to use music that created a calming, tranquil effect however, I think this backfired slightly and makes the feature appear too slow, perhaps even too calming!

Our feature was used in WINOL Life, Winol's fortnightly chat show. There we met Elizabeth Barnett, Editor of Hampshire Life. This was really helpful and incredibly interesting as she offered valuable feedback. I also taught George a few moves. Take a look: