Location Recee

For our two minute film opening we will be using two different locations. For our first location we initially decided to use a cemetery during the late afternoon getting into the evening but decided against it. The reason for deciding against it was that we felt it didn’t fit properly into the story, so we decided to change location and opt for a more secluded area. We settled for using the Saint Albans pathway that leads to Hatfield.

Lighting
Having good Lighting is important so the audience can see the actors faces. In this location we will go and film during the morning as we feel that there will be no passers by seen in our film. As we will be filming during the morning there should be no problem with light, as we have checked the forecast and it will be clear skies with good visibility. However if there is a problem with light or visibility we can either change the contrast on the Macs when editing or we could use external lighting.
Sound
We will cut out most dialogue in this location because its near a road and you will be able to hear the sound of cars passing by even with the microphone. Birds will also be heard as we are enclosed by trees and having these sounds in the background will break the tension.
Health and safety
For this location the danger is that it has an uneven surface – this could be dangerous for the camera (if its unsteady and unattended) it could fall), actors and crew (if they are not looking where they are going they could fall). We will not be charging the camera in when we are there as there is nowhere to charge it so we will charge it before which will eliminate any tripping hazards.




We will also be using Nicholas Breakspear school for our second location. For this location the scenes will take place inside a classroom, in the school car park and in a corridor. When filming inside a school we will be sure to close off any areas if we feel its necessary to do so. We will also put signs up to create awareness that we are filming so we will not be getting any unwanted people in our scenes.
Lighting
There should be no problems with lighting inside a school as we can simply switch the inside lights on or off to create tension.
Sound
The sound for the inside of the school we be used with a microphone as we do not want any other sounds.
Health and Safety
Microphone and camera cable can cause people to trip over. Will we stick gaffer tape down to make it easier for actors and crew to walk around. Other than this there are no real dangers of filming as we are in a more controlled environment, this will also make it easier to film here.


General Health and Safety
With regards to filming in general we will be sure to keep all equipment within our possession at all times, we will make it our responsibility to take care and have respect for the equipment.

In the unlikely event of having to reshoot any of the shots, there should no trouble in getting to these locations as they are accessible to us because we live close by to them.