Outdoor Shots - Change from Dark to Light

When I first initially generated a concept for my music video, I scheduled to film the outdoor/car park/bridge shots in the evening time when it was dark so that the natural lighting - i.e. traffic lights, car lights, street lights - were accentuated. However, when the time came to filming these shots, the practicality of the lighting was not like I had anticipated.

The lighting was not perceived well through the camera as it resulted in a 'film grain' effect on the shots. The lights from the cars and street lights also created a glare that was noticeable on camera and this was unwanted - both of these effects made the shots look unprofessional.
Amongst this, the impracticality of filming in the dark was due to the location in which we were filming - the centre of a town. This meant that getting to and from the location with all the equipment was difficult and this was only managed to be achieved once successfully, which is when I discovered the errors and downfalls of filming in the dark.

Therefore, I made the decision to change the lighting of these shots and film during the daylight instead of darkness/dusk. This improved quality of the footage recorded by the camera as it focused completely on the subject of the artist and there was no glare or issue of a film grain effect resulting on the camera. By filming in the daylight, I was able to schedule sessions with my artist more easily and even decided to travel to the centre of town on two occasions in order to achieve the best quality shots possible. This meant that the lights emerging from the John Lewis building were not evident within filming, however this was the sacrifice that I chose to accept when filming in order to achieve high quality footage.