After the first round of filming failed because of location issues, we had to find a new one. The issue with the previous (Bangor Abbey) was that it was so far out of reach for us, that by the time we got there it would be dark and/or the camera batteries would've died. However, we still wanted somewhere similar to this and therefore we chose the Lagan Meadow. This provided huge areas of forestry for us and was only five minutes away from my home, meaning it was very easily accessible.
Below are pictures of the new location:
The letter: The letter was originally just an A4 piece of paper which I stained with a tea bag, crumbled up and burnt at the edges to give it an old and worn effect. I then sealed the end by burning a red candle, pouring it on and sealing it with a ring. The letter gave details of the conviction, however one issue that we encountered was that when the sun hit the letter, the camera didn't pick up the letters.
The letter is vital in the opening sequence and creates enigma, as the protagonist is clearly upset at it but we don't know why.
The Burning stick:
For this, we simply got a wooden stick from off a tree and then rapped it in a cloth material. We then had to douse the material in lighter fluid as the vodka didn't work. We used safety matches to light it and had the camera at ready because we knew that we only had limited time to shoot this scene. We ended up having two takes by the time we had finished. The first failed due to continuity errors, there was graffiti in the background of one of the shots, which obviously would not correlate with the codes and conventions of the period drama.
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