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Component 2: Developing digital media production skills (audio/moving image) Learning aimsA1/B2, Activity sheet 9,
Lesson 9
Activity sheet 9: recce
A1: Practical skills and techniques
B2: Production processes and practices
Before filming outdoors, you must carry out a recce of the location to see if there is anything that
would be problematic or unsafe when recording. Use the sheet below to record your recce.
Recce
Sketch, photo or map of location Address details
My house
Permission to film granted by: Parent
Potential audio problems (e.g. ambient noise)
Wind
How audio problems could be minimised
Record when itโs not windy
Potential lighting problems
Filming too late will be too dark
How lighting problems could be minimised
Film earlier
Potential filming problems (e.g. too many
people, location not easily accessible)
None
How filming problems could be minimised
MAIN RISKS
None
How risks could be minimised
Strengthen
When filming for your own videos, conduct recces of several different locations so that you can
choose the most suitable for your recording.