location recce for magazine

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St. Andrew’s Catholic School – 64135
Name Asuka Young
Candidate Number 4149
Location Recce – Unit G321: Foundation Portfolio in Media
Location
The first location for my front cover and contents page is
going to be in the photography studio in school. Time:
lunch (12:35 - 1:20) on Tuesday, because it is the most
likely to be used longest time available during school. This
location was selected for its usefulness in terms of lighting
equipment and a black background available.
The second location is going to be somewhere
outside with grass ground, and a brick wall
(preferably of a light colour). This is for the DPS
images- I thought that if I took it in the outside
environment, it would represent the star as an active,
confident and a person who goes with their own
pace. This is a positive representation. The date for
this shooting will also be on the Tuesday, and the
time will be: 12:30 - 1:20 if I am going to take it on
the school grass ground & bricks.
Picture Needed/Required The images needed for my front cover and contents page
include: -the model’s low angle shot of holding an electric
guitar. This would be because the front cover will then
represent power and motivation to the readers, and makes
them curious as to why he is making such a pose as it’s an
unconventional angle. Equipment needed will be the
lighting lights. For my contents page, the model will be
shot in an eye-level angle, with a full shot or a medium
shot. He will either be holding a guitar, or using his hands
for expression. For the DPS, he would be in a medium
close-up to capture his expressions, but also in a landscape
shot. As it is outside, the weather needs to be good.
The overall props needed will be an electric guitar. It
would be good if he does wear a necklace but not
essential. His costume will be: A leather Jacket on
top of black or white T-shirt, with Jeans. The person
I have in mind, is of someone who has a fairly long
hair, ,is tall and can play the guitar. I will use him
because he looks very conventional to a person who
likes and plays rock music.
Permission Needed
As it is going to be inside school, I may need the
permission of the head teacher or someone who is in charge
of the school to overall, shoot images within school for
publication. I also need permission for borrowing an
electric guitar from the music department.
For using the photography studio, I need to ask the
photography teacher for permission. Then I will have
to arrange dates / times that I can use them.

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Potential Hazards/Risks
Name Asuka Young
Candidate Number 4149
 The potential risks that the photography studio can
have, is the lights, because they are very tall and
heavy, so it can break or hurt someone if it does
collapse / fall down. So an eye must be kept on it.
 Also, I am most likely going to use a tripod when
shooting, so it will need to be made sure that the
camera and the tripod is very secure on the ground,
so that it will not risk breaking.
 In order to prevent people from tripping over,
ensure that all cables on the floor are out of the
way.
 Carry equipment between more than one people so
that the people won’t strain muscles or hurt
themselves.
 Carry lighting stands upright, not horizontal.
 In terms of shooting outside, there are trees
in the grass parts of the school, so I will
have to be careful that no one will break /
fall into them.
 It is most likely that there are windows on
top of some brick walls of the school
building, so I will have to be careful not to
break it or to hurt someone.
 The Weather can affect the model’s health
as well as the photographer’s health. It is
necessary that the location won’t have
slippery grass / ground, so that the model
won’t slip and hurt themselves.
I have permission from the head teacher about taking photographs inside school:

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The locations look like this.
Name Asuka Young
Candidate Number 4149