Shooting The Video Day 2

We ended up shooting Suzy's parts on 19th April since Adam wanted to help out/drive us around and he was busy, plus Suzy was available anytime so it was ok.
I didn't have that much time to play around with the steadicam before shooting, and i really regret this now, i ended up getting very frustrated at trying to work out the balancing before shooting, and we didn't have anymore time to sort it out so i decided i would try and work with it, but if not, i'd have to deal with stable shots.
We decided to just keep stopping in different locations, spend 5-10 minutes just doing simple walking shots, and then focus on the 'story' shots like the beginning and end shots, plus station etc.
We decided to use a phone instead of the letter idea, since it made more sense to us and it meant it being a little less confusing and cheesy.
We started at 10am and ended around 2pm, just trying to get as many shots as possible. I even decided to film her as we were walking to and from the car, just in case i needed any more shots.
I did end up using the steadicam, and i think the shots are ok but i know they could have been a lot smoother. There was a lot of problems with wobbling from side to side and it is frustrating, but  i do think using it was a lot better then stationary shots. We started with the tripod and it just didn't feel right.