Hello, I am a student at Sheffield Hallam University and have been referred to you by Meadowhall supervisors to ask for your permission to film within the Meadowhall train station next week if possible. I study Film and Media Production and will be working within a group of 4 other students. We will only need to use a small part of the station, we won't take up room with our equipments and will keep them out of the way of other passengers. Also we will obviously begin filming at a time after the rush hour so as not to disturb everyone else and we don't need to film on the train. Although I am asking if we can film from Mon 23rd March to Fri 27th March I am sure we will only need one of those days, 2 at the most. If you could get back to me as soon as you can, I do appreciate how busy you are but thank you for taking time to read this email.
Thanks again, Lucy Hirst.
This was sent a week before i finally got a reply from a man from the travel service. His reply was ; Lucy,
Thank you for your email below which has been passed to me for my attention today
In order for me to respond could you please provide further information as to the proposed purpose and nature of your project and what it actually involves?
for example:
What is the purpose of the film and what will it be used for
Is there any commercial or material gain accrued as a result
Can you demonstrate compliance with data protection legislation
etc.
The time scales within your email below are not achievable.
Before permissions can be granted we would require full details of the activities proposed and completion of risk assessments for such activities for our review and consideration
I’m sure you will appreciate working alongside a high speed rail line requires stringent safety controls to ensure the safety and welfare of customers, staff, visitors, and contractors.
Should you wish to pursue your request, and are able to be flexible with your time scales please provide the information requested above along with any supporting information you feel appropriate to the Transport Executives Interchange Management Team at Meadowhall.
As we didnt get this email back before we had arranged to film, we decided to try and film quietly in the Sheffield train station to get a bit done. However, we were quickly discovered and kicked out, leaving us without any good film. We then had to think on our feet and decided to film the majority in the street instead. This really did throw the whole filming up in the air and we had to come together and find a suitable spot. I suggested a street near the shop Decathalon which was quiet. We then took out the sound equipment, camera recorder and digital camera. The filming took a while and we were all exhausted by the time we finished but we had really great fun and used a lot of different techniques. Now on to more of the sound recording !
lucy
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