Filming and Locations

When it came to filming my documentary I really wanted to meet and interview people in really small, raw and atmospheric locations with people who were interested and passionate about the subject.

To begin with I wanted to interview a record owner and after some research was lucky enough to find a shop in The Guardian readers top ten record stores in Britain- 'Rubber Soul Records,' which was conveniently a short train ride away in Stoke. I emailed the owner- Robert Barrs and thankfully he was happy enough to oblige and I was able to go to his store and interview him.

The shop was perfect for the type of setting I wanted despite some slight issues with filming due to the cramped nature of the shop however Robert was good to interview as he seemed down to earth and relatable and gave a good insight into his opinion of vinyl records.

As well as a store owner I wanted to meet with some record dealers and had already thought a record fair would provide a good location, atmosphere and insight into a possible different or similar perspective. Consequently from meeting Robert I was able to find out about an upcoming record fair nearby in Newcastle-Under-Lyme in a pub called The Old Brown Jug and was able to go along and gain another couple of interviews. 

The pub was a great place to interview as it was quite small, rather dimly lit and very inviting and provided a great setting and atmosphere. I was able to interview two sets of people- online record dealers, Richard and Scott and a younger female and Older male dealers- 'charlie Boy' and Grace Austen, however upon editing discovered the latter clip was not appropriate for my film as the sound quality was poor due to background noise and the interview was not as information filled as the initial so I didn't use it.

For the final bits of filming, I was able to use culminations of shots from the locations in which I interviewed and shots I filmed at home for my montage and for extra clips. Consequently I was very pleased overall with the variety of clips and interviews I had acquired and the small, raw and atmospheric locations.