The main corridor of columns in which the majority of filming took place.

Wednesday, 12th of June. It was a fine and sunny day in the city of London, and we, your intrepid H & Claire reporters were ready to track down the hottest news story of all. H & Claire had apparently set out early that morning to get ready to film the video for their second single that, at the time was a tightly guarded secret.

Were the columns real metal? Nah!

We were fortunate enough to be able to attend the shoot to get all of the behind the scenes gossip for the readers of this site. That means you, you lucky people!

After getting lost on the way (it always happens!) we finally made it to the studios deep in (half) the heart of the city. We were greeted with the stunning set upon entering the building.

Would you believe this was used to replace light bulbs? No, we didn't either.

It all looked very sophisticated with a large rectangular silver structure making up the main piece of the set gleaming from the center of the studio. Columns could be shifted around to provide new areas for the video. There were large abstract objects littering the floors which would all later become part of the set. It was very obscure, and incredibly difficult to figure out exactly how it was all going to work! There's something very interesting going on in the head of the individual that thought this one up.

Now you know Claire's secret. H equipped with a paint brush. Hang on... someone stop him!

We managed to have a good nose around to get some close ups of the detail that had gone into the set pieces. Then, heading up stairs to the dressing rooms, we were very quickly met by an excited H bursting out of a door after filming a number of small video sequences for various TV programs.

Even the dancers get pampered.

After a quick chat we caught sight of Claire in her dressing room having the finishing touches done to her hair; beautifully braided. Neither were in costume yet, despite the fact they were due on set in a few minutes!

It was hair stylist Jenny's birthday on the day and as you can see from the

"You aim it like this", H demonstrates the surprise birthday cake in the face manouvere.

pictures there were large balloons filling the room. Everyone was busy chatting away having a good time when the call for H to be on set came from the director. There was one problem, H still wasn't dressed in the clothes for the video! Performing a miracle in speed dressing H entered his dressing room and mere seconds later came back out fully dressed in black shirt and leather trousers.

Hair today, gone tomorrow!

When we say seconds we're not joking. It really could have set a world record! If only Cheryl Baker was there to witness it first hand. She would have been stunned. But if you thought that was fast, we wouldn't have thought the speed at which Claire later got into

Preparation continues for a long day of looking fabulous.

her dress was humanly possible if we hadn't witnessed it first hand. In to the dressing room she went, closed the door and emerged again. All those quick changes on tour obviously paid off!

Anyway... back on to the subject. Back down we went to the main studio to find out what all the fuss was about.

More close-up action of the metallic columns filling the studio.

H quickly switched into performance mode and was up on the set working the camera for all it was worth as it ducked and dived, backwards and forwards following him through each walkway and passage. We found that the studio had come to life with production staff buzzing around here there and everywhere. Place one foot in the wrong position at the wrong time and a thick cable was sure to try and trip you up as the team shifted cameras, lights, monitors and sound equipment from

H takes a moment.

one side of the studio to the other. It may be fun and games on set, but there's a serious, more dangerous side kids. Safety helmets please!

When you see the video, the world in which H & Claire are situated appears to be continuous; never-ending. In reality, as in most cases, the set was relatively small in comparison. You can tell from the pictures dotted around this page that

You see. It's blue. That's why it's called... Hey, where are you going?

the entire background was blue-screen. This is used when the producers want to use special effects to enhance the visuals. In production after the shoot all of the blue screen is filled in with computer created animation. Basically, once recorded, using the blue-screen the producers can do anything they want.

The crew used tracks for the cameras to ensure the shots were smooth and not bumpy.