1. Sample
Recce.
Activity. Is the location suitable for production? Additional Comments.
Look around
the location.
There is a lot of space.
Large fields, allowing very wide and ling shots
– adding to the lonely atmosphere.
By the river, can be used to my advantage,
adding to the atmosphere and show the
thought of the actor.
Very bright, and often quiet allowing all the
attention to be on the artist which is typical
of alternative music videos.
Many objects/areas to use – benches, stairs,
alleyways and band stand
Talk to
people
there,
organise
filming
permission.
The area is public, and free for anyone to use,
and have checked with the council to make
sure it is okay.
Identify the
equipment
you need to
use.
I will need:
Tripod
Camera
Guitar
Lights/candles
A car
All of the equipment needed are easy to transport
onto the location, and my actor has his own car to
use.
Examine
and identify
any
potential
health and
safety
issues.
Only one actor, camera person (me) and
another person recording my work in the
filming are going to be there so there is no
problem for any over crowding.
With bad weather due I will have to be very
careful about cables on camera etc. Making
sure I have waterproofs for wires etc. And
2. trying to only film outside when as dry as
possible.
I need to leave about an hour before filming
to set up equipment to make sure it is all set
up correctly and there are no hazards such a
wires in which someone could trip over.
I am planning on using some candles. For the
filming using candles I will need a fire
extinguishers or a bucket of sand off stage
incase of an emergency.
Check the
position of
the sun and
lighting
conditions.
It is a very overall large space do if lighting is
too bright there are always other possibilities
of angles to be used.
As it now gets dark very early I will have to do
filming early in the day to get the right
lighting. Unless I want to use quite a dark
light, however, other lights would have to be
used to light up the actor.
3. Check the
electricity
supply.
I will mainly be using battery powered
equipment, so will not need many plug
sockets.
However, for the equipment I need plugs for I
have spoken to the park café and they are
allowing me to use their plugs for a couple of
ours on all of my filming days.
Do a test
sound/video
recording
and check
for potential
noise
problems
(such a
traffic etc.)
The location is very quiet.
Although, at times it will be busier than
others and more sound there are many
different areas around the park I can go to
get away from anything noise.
I will also be going at times where the area
will be at its quietest.
Confirm
time and
dates for
the crew
and actors.
Written schedules have been given to the
crew and actors to tell them when and where
they are needed, and what they will need to
bring with them.
Arrange car
parking,
access,
loading,
security
where
possible.
There is parking available at the park, and I
have been allowed to reserve a parking space
on each date in case it is full, which is quite
doubtful.
