On Wednesday the 26th January I began filming for my personal project which is entitled - 'Matt Partington: The Iron Doesn't Lie'
The location for filming was the Ministry Of Fitness Gym in Bristol.
At this point Matt is 15 weeks out of competition and has been dieting for a couple of weeks but the intensity for training really kicks up from this point.
Throughout the filming for this section you see Matt and his training partner Mike going through a workout and you also see them both interacting with gym owner Tom Blackman. Tom himself is a south west champion. One of the most interesting parts of this shoot was Tom helping Matt with his posing.
Tom is a very renowned poser so for Matt to be able to get advice from someone like him is very positive.
It is a good part for the documentary as a whole as the audience get to see the shape Matt is in at the start of his journey, and will give a good indication of how far he has come when it's competition time.
I am likely to go back to Ministry of Fitness again at a later date in order to shoot some cutaways of the gym and also to film a tour of the gym for Tom for the website.
Over the coming weeks we will be filming in ministry and also City Fitness in Melksham.
It acted as very good experience for me personally as it gave me chance to see what kind of shots work and which ones do not. It also isn't easy to find the best shots as you are constantly dodging through equipment and other people who are training in the gym. Next time I will be more prepared and will be abl to plan the shots I want to get better.
It's also given Matt his first taste of being infront of the camera. We had to film and introduction where Matt and Tom talk into the camera, which was an odd experience for the both of them. We will both be a lot more used to filming these type of shots next time.
