On Wednesday the 7th the diplma group went along with some of the teachers and Sean (whatever he is classed as!), went to Crosby and Formby beach.
At Crosby we looked at the Antony Gormley work, Another Place. This consists of a number of iron statues spread out along the shore. We didn't have long there but some of us filmed scenes for our films, some people took pictures to use in their sketchbooks or blgs and some people sketched the figures and landscape there. I did a bit of everything, as i wasn't quite sure of my film yet, which kind of scared me as other people were practically filming the whole thing that day and had brought all of their props that they had made.
Alex and I practised using the video cameras and using different shots. We all explored, doing our own things, a couple of us paddled into the sea to get closer to the statues only to find it was sooo cold and i hadnt got my shoes and socks on! It was fun until we realised the tide was coming in really quickly and we were a bit stuck, unlike Katie and Beth who had sunk in the quick sand, i got back on the coach surprisingly clean.
We then drove to Formby Beach, where there is a wide range of different and eerie scenery. There everyone separated to do what he or she needed to do.
Charlotte, Alex, Courtney and me all went to an isolated bit of trees/forest, that was really quiet. All if the tree branches were blown in one direction due to the wind, to make a canopy where we ate lunch and tried not to scare ourselves to much. We then started to film and photograph in the area. After we went to the sand dunes, we didnt do much filming there. We just watched Ben throw himself off the edge, but it was a good view of the surrounding sea and forest below.
The ride home was very entertaining, watching Sean (Mr Bennett) dancing and singing to Car Wash and Is This the Way to Amarillo?!?!
When i got home i realised i had half the beach with me, but it was an excellent trip : )!! I can't wait for our next one.
Glad you enjoyed the trip.
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