My Recce checklist

Recce Checklist

Name of location .College.......................................................................................................................................

Things to take:	Complete	Notes
Camera	Yes
Mobile phone	Yes
Notebook, pen, PDA	yes
Programme risk assessment form	Yes
Maps/directions	Yes
Student ID card	Yes
Brief	Yes
Checklist	Yes
Talking to people:	Complete	Notes
Confirm ownership	Yes
Exchange details
Explain intentions
Discuss fees/contract
Editorial policy
Are passes required?	Yes
Availability and timings
Local events
Dress code	No
Copyright issues	No
Children’s details	Yes     No
Transport/access:	Complete	Notes
Landmarks for directions	Station
Neighbour disturbance	No
Risk of trespass	No
Internal access	Yes
Vehicle access
Toilets
Traffic control needed?	No
Shelter
Safety for hazardous environments
Tidal waters	No
Boats/safety	No
Camera/lighting:	Complete	Notes
Position of the sun	West
Window direction
Power supply	Yes
Size of location	Large
Strobing	No
TV/computer screens	Yes
Is floor level?	Yes
Secure place for kit	No
Cables
Smoke alarms/sprinklers	Yes
Sound:	Complete	Notes
Listen		People, Cars Trains
Traffic/roadworks	No	Little traffic no road works
Aircraft	No
Electrical hazards	No
Schools	Yes
Weather	Yes
Background music/PA system	No
Air conditional/fridges	No
Wooden floors	No
Things for director:	Complete	Notes
Take photos
GVs/top shots
Cutaways
Backgrounds
Events
Additional contributors	Yes      No
Food/accommodation:	Complete	Notes
Eating
Hotels

Check to make sure you've covered all you need and write more notes if necessary

Risk Assessment

Before any film is made their is always a risk assessment that is filled out. This is so you know what might be a risk on the set, If their is a risk then you have to say how much of a risk it is and how likely it will happen. You then have to say how you are going to try and reduce that risk. For example if the risk was that you are filming in bar and their is alcohol present then their is a risk of cast / crew getting drunk, The way you could reduce this risk is by simply removing the alcohol from set, You also have to rate every risk by how serve the risk might be. This is done by rating out of 5 . 5 being very likely and 1 being very unlikely. If a risk is rated 2 or over then you have to make a plan of how you are going to try and reduce that risk. You do all this to ensure that your cast and crew are all safe.

Location Recce

After you have completed a location release form you have what is called a location recce.
This is kind of like a check list of things you need to have, take, and think about.
You use this so you don't forget anything to bring and makes sure you think about stuff like position of the sun.

The first section on a location recce form is Things To Take,
This is a tick list of things you need to take and it makes sure you don't forget anything. It includes things like Camera,Phone,Notepad,Brief ext..

The next section is Talking to people
This is things like making sure you have permission to film where you are, Are passes required where you are filming ? the time you can film at the location and how long for, and maybe if there is a certain dress code at your location

The next section is Transport/Access 
This is all about getting your actors and crew to the location and if you have directions to get to your location, if there is vehicle access there, if there are toilettes,

The next section is Camera/Lighting
This is mostly about filming and the lighting of the location, So this is things like the position of the sun, The size of location, is the floor level? Are there smoke alarms/ sprinklers

The next section is Sound 
This is all about the sound and noise at your location, so is it near traffics or road works ? is there air conditioners witch might make a sound, will the weather make a sound e.g. wind ?

The next thing is Things for the director
When you get to the location you need to take some still photos so you remember what it looks like and also see what is looks like through a lens. Also need to think about the type of background the location has and also if there are any events taking place there.

The last thing on the form is Food/accommodation 
This is so you make sure you have food ready for the actors and crew and also make sure if you need it you have accommodation like a hotel

The Treatment

If a producer like your proposal they will ask for what is called a treatment, this is a more in depth proposal.

It should include :

• A indication of the size and content of the product 
• An initial script / storyline
• An estimated cost for the production 
• An idea of the personnel involved in the project 
• A Contingency plan ( Back up plan)
• Any research for your film 

My Treatment 

Introduction 

The plot of my short film is about a boy called mason who is a video game addict, he play them all day and never goes out. He is very unsociable and has not got many friends. What he doesn't know is that the game he is playing is someones life, and that the character in the game is a real person called shane. Shane gets arrested as mason starts killing people on the game which makes shane do it in real life. Then mason makes the character go on the run and escape from jail. 

Outline Script/storybaord

The opening scene shows mason playing a game, he is going around making the character attacking people and going on rampage destroy the city, It then cuts to the real life shane who is doing it in real life, showing the audience he is being controlled by mason. 

Another one of the scenes is in the game the character gets arrested for killing some body which then happens to shane in real life.  The film does not have much dialogue in as when mason is playing the game he is by himself and Shane who is the person he is controlling only has a few lines.

Scene 1 - It will be in Masons bedroom and be off him playing a video game, on the video he is attacking people

Scene 2 - Will be shane on the street attacking people, it will cut back between Mason and Shane to get across to the audience that he is being controlled by Shane

Scene 3 - This scene will show Mason playing the game and his character on the game gets arrested

Scene 4 - The next scene will be Mason getting the character out of jail and going on the run, Which means this is what is happening to Shane

Scene 5 - The last scene will show Shane on the run  

Outline Budget

My film is going to cost me about 10pounds to make as south essex college are lending me the equipment and my actors will be friends who will do it for free.
Talent
My actors will be friends and family and people in the performing arts department as this wont cost me anything or just a few pounds

Production Staff
I will be the camera operator and director as this will save me money.

Contingency Plan
Most of my film is inside so it wont matter about the weather, and if something goes wrong i will reshoot it. I will have back up actors ready incase someone drops out or is ill or i will shot the scenes which don't include that actor