The build was pretty stressful and involved all hands available to achieve. We started by measuring four feet between the image plane, and the Sony EX1 camera, on the lengths of wood I had purchased from Wickes the night before. Then we placed the planks of wood on a step-ladder and a rubbish bin as a temporary resting place. The aim was to replace the bin with two legs that where adjustable in height. To achieve the next stage of construction we needed to establish the final location of the camera which would be on a incline of 10 degrees – this would need to be factored into the positioning of the legs on the front of the system. We where now running short of time to achieve the shot before the train departed on its next hour long journey. Dan Duran found time to help and we soon had the system nearly complete. Our next challenge was to move it to the other end of the station where we would be filming. To do this we moved it in sections and then finalised construction on arrival. Once the system was in place and the camera was focused and fixed we sealed out any ambient light so as to achieve a bright enough image on the image plane. Once the camera was sealed in it became very difficult to make any adjustments to the framing etc.
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