The document summarizes the steps taken during a location recce for a video production. It involves looking around the location to check suitability, identifying any health and safety issues, checking lighting and camera angles, doing a test recording, and confirming logistics. The location, a back garden, was found to be suitable after addressing potential tripping hazards and having no electricity or noise issues. Key details like filming on Saturday the 13th at 1pm and nearby parking were also confirmed.

1. Sample Recce
ACTIVITY IS THE ADDITIONAL
LOCATION COMMENTS
SUITABLE FOR
PRODUCTION?
Look around the location. Yes Back Garden
Talk to people there, organise filming Yes Back garden
permissions.
Identify the equipment you need to use. Yes Digital Camera,
costumes. Props
Examine and identify any potential health Yes Tripping/ falling over
and safety issues something due to
(Both people and equipment related issues uneven floor.
e.g. crowd numbers being controlled; using
safe cabling practices and video equipment
being set up in a sensible location that does
not block access points or that damages the
environment or frightens livestock)
Check the position of the sun and lighting Yes Time of day,
conditions. additional lighting
Look for interesting shots and camera Yes I’ll use a low angle to
angles. shot to make the artist
seem more important
Check the electricity supply. (For the Yes No electricity needed
majority of exterior locations you will be because it is outside.
using battery power)
Do a test sound/video recording and check Yes No potential noise
for potential noise problems (traffic noise problems.
may be a problem; is a location on a main
flight path to an airport?)
Confirm times and dates with technical Yes Saturday 13th 1pm
crew/actors or anybody you are
interviewing, etc.
Arrange car parking, access, loading, Yes Nearby car park
security, where possible.
Make sure everybody concerned with your Yes They know what they
video production knows what is happening and are doing
what is expected of them when on location.