During the February half term we were lucky enough to go on a school trip to New York City. While there we were adamant that we would get a shot of the Statute of liberty, the symbol of freedom, for our trailer to symbolise a gleam of redemption in John Walters life. Originally we were meant to get on a ferry and travel all the way to Ellis island, where the statue is, that way we could have had very dynamic shots of our actor up close and personal with the statue. but we missed our ferry by a matter of minutes. So instead we went on the Staten Island ferry which took us all the way around Ellis island. This actually worked to our advantage because instead of just fitting a small section of the statue into the frame I was able to get the statue from head to toe making it instantly recognisable to the audience. In hindsight I much prefer the shot we have now because it allows the beauty and scale of the statue to be viewed all at once which leaves a greater impact on the audience as they acknowledge the symbolic message of hope.
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