recce

1. Recce
A Recce is a pre-filming or pre-photography visit to a location. The purpose of the visit is to
decide upon the suitability of the location for shooting. You will need to comment upon the
access to necessary facilities, assessment of potential lighting and or any potential issues
with sound.
You shoulddevise andcomplete atable similartothe one shown,ensuringthatyouinclude
appropriate detail.
Potential
Locations -
Description
Photograph Is it suitable –
how? Why?
(Access,Lighting,
Sound )
Additional
Comments/
Observations
RAF North
Witham
Royal AirForce
landwhichhas an
abandoned
buildinginside of
it.The building
has twofloors
and shouldbe
rather empty.
The shape of the
buildingis
square,this
locationcan also
be usedfor wood
scenes.
It issuitable
because ithas less
problemswith
permission.
Additionally,it
isn’ttoofar away
meaningthatI
couldgathermy
cast member.
Inside of building
shouldbe quiet
but I wouldmost
likelyneed
additional lightif it
isn’tsunny
outside.
I observedthis
buildingfrom
google mapsand
founda route to
getthere by car,
the onlywayto get
to the locationis
by car if I wantto
getthere ina
shorterperiodof
time.There could
be problemsof
availabilityof
transport.
RAF Upwood
Thisis a great
locationbecause
of itssize,the
place isquite
openand has
extrapropssuch
as a tank and a
lotof graffiti.
It ishard to get
intobecause this
locationisused
for paintball
gamesand other
purposes.Itis
monitoredand
requires
permission.Lack
of woodscreate a
lotof excess
sound.
Thislocationis
closerthanNorth
Withambut itis
difficulttoobtaina
permission.
Additionally,this
locationcannotbe
usedformore
purposesasit
doesn’thave
woods.

2. Nene Park
Academy
I coulduse this
locationasit is
easilyavailable to
gatherthe crew,
equipmentand
add additional
scenestothe
trailer.
Thislocationis
one of the most
suitable asI can
obtaineverything
ina shortperiod
of time.This
locationcouldbe
usedto develop
the plotof my
trailerfocusing
more on the
dialogue rather
than visual aspects
of the trailer.
Thisplace alsohas
a hall witha real
pianowhichI have
plannedtouse in
my trailerfor
sound.I couldfilm
a shot of the
protagonistplaying
withtakingas less
time as possible.
Additionally,there
isanother‘back up
plan’abandoned
buildingnearby.