Location Recce 3 – A park near my House

Action Point Comments

Look around the location. The park is very big, with lots of big oak trees and a

tall hedge separating it from the nearby roads.

People walk their dogs there, but because it’s so big

there’s lots of free space

Talk to people there, organise filming permissions. As it’s a public park, we don’t need permission to do

the photoshoot there

Identify the equipment you need to use. Only a digital camera, and the props used woule be

the trees already there

Examine and identify any potential health and safety

issues

(e.g. crowd numbers being controlled, being set up in

a sensible location that does not block access points

or that damages the environment or frightens

livestock, any road/traffic issues etc…)

If the wrong day is chosen the park could be very

busy, and as its an open space there is a slight worry

of rain, but most worries can be avoided

Check the position of the sun and lighting conditions. The sun would be a problem as the changing position

would affect the lighting in the shots, and we couldn’t

use artificial lighting to even the photos out

Look for interesting shots and camera angles. Because the park is on one level, the only way to get

interesting angles would be to go higher into the trees

or to lie down on the grass

Check the electricity supply. (For the majority of

exterior locations you will be using battery power)

No electricity supply, so battery powered camera

needed

Check the nearby car parking/transport routes It’s a short walk from my house, so no access issues

Is the location suitable for production? It could be suitable, but there are a lot of random

factors involved in an outdoor shoot which create

reservations about using it for the photoshoot.