Yesterday I visited Liverpool to scout the location we are
considering to choice for our documentary film and possibly to shoot
a small amount of footage if there was an opportunity. The location
was the China Town in Liverpool (Nelson St), ironically it was
Chinese New Year. So myself, Alice and Shelton drove in the morning
and arrive around half twelve. We were greeting by a church were we
could hear loud drum beats, we went inside were we found a circle of
barrels being hit by people, with the lead being a Chinese man in a
chair, around this were people dressed as Dragons. We followed the
Dragons around the town, with Shelton being the cameraman, he bought
a camera just incase there were any key attractions we could shoot,
unfortunately it was very busy and he wasn't actually able to put a
tripod up so he had to make do with hand held work.
We went to the end
of the street were theres a big gate obviously crafted in a
traditional Chinese style, along with that the buildings were also in
the style of traditional Chinese art. With this there were dragons
careful sculpted out of stone around the street.
From this visit I
am very positive that the China Town is a good location for our
documentary piece, As the Producer I will now ring around seeing if
we are able to have any interviews with residents, or elders
surrounding the town. We aim to learn about the history of the town,
and how it has developed through the generations. There are images
below of the town...
