The Live Event, named The Suprisal, took place in the centre of Manchester, and was a live proposal, featuring dancers, a live band, celebrities, fire breathers etc. The event was announced on the morning of the proposal, on Key 103, and received the highest ever listeners that the radio station had ever had. In fact they beat there previous record by 250%. The event also made it to third in the top trending hashtags on twitter in Manchester that morning. Word of mouth spread quick and there was a big crowd in Spinningfields (where the event took place) for the proposal itself.
When we arrived in the morning it was straight to work for me, as I had to go to the hotel where the couple were staying, and film them coming out of the hotel and getting into the taxi. I was only told I was doing this 5 minutes before they sent me there, and I didn't even know what the couple looked like. The directors stressed to me about how important it was not to be seen by the girlfriend, as it would ruin the whole suprise, so I dismantled my rig, taking only my camera handheld, and posed as a tourist, pretending to take pictures of buildings nearby the hotel. I was waiting for around 45 minutes for them to exit the hotel, as they were running behind schedule, and these 45 minutes were tense. I found a perfect place to shoot in between two fences, but a security guard threw me out just minutes before they came out of the hotel. I ended up filming from inside a ginnel instead. When they got into the taxi, the plan was for Simon Gregson (Steve Mcdonald from Corrie) to blag his way into the taxi with the couple as they travel across town to Australasia. When I was waiting for them to come out of the hotel, Simon was doing the same, he was hiding behind walls and pretending to be on his phone trying to be inconspicuous, which he wasn't really doing. Luckily I caught all I needed to on film, so I then rushed across town back to Spinningfields, where the proposal would shortly take place.
When I got the the event location my job was to concentrate mostly on capturing the band, and people's reactions. The was lots going on but I managed to get all the shots I needed, and many of my shots made the final video. It was a great experience and a real adrenaline rush to be part of this event, even though it was rather cheesy. And its also good to be getting paid for something which generates such enjoyment. We have a few more events lined up with Wreck My Dress in the upcoming months, and I am glad to be a part of it. Although these event's aren't something I want to be doing as a living, it is good experience, teaching me punctuality and how to handle certain situations, and also gives me confidence to step up to challenges.
Sitcom Soldiers are also good contacts to have as they produce music videos for huge bands all around the world, I have now become friends with the director, Bez, and he has volunteered to help me out with a music video which is currently in pre-production.
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