Location Recce

My next step was to find the perfect location to film my production, I wanted to use a place on the moorlands to film my movie, there was one specific place which I thought could be used for the entirety of the starting sequence, I ended up doing a location recce for a specific area near a Quarry in Dartmoor. I felt that it was perfect for my media production as I could show the passage of time and distance throughout the entire scene just by how diverse the specific location was.

Below I created a Location Recce for the specific requirements and drawbacks to using the area.

Description of the chosen location

Large Opening  near Dartmoor Quarry stacked with rocks, large enough for filming with diverse environments which give the sense of traveling a large distance although it is merely 30-40 metres away

Issue	What to look for	Notes
Access	Bus stops and train stations	There are no Bus Stops and Train Stations near the area so it would have to be accessed by car.
	Parking facilities	It is possible to park next to an inn that is close to the location.
	Lifts/stairs	No lifts and stairs required, although a walk up a rocking hill is required.
	Doorways (Width – consider equipment as well as people)	No Doorways to exterior shot.
Space	Enough room (for cast/contributors, crew and necessary equipment)	plenty of room for staff and the equipment required
	Immovable objects (Are there any that will get in the frame?)	There are certain terrain features yet they are not obstructive to the scenes.
	Set dressing requirements (esp. for dramatic production)	Nothing is required as there is scrap metal which dresses the scene well.
Lighting	Windows (Are there blinds/curtains to minimise changes in daylight during the shoot?)	There are no Windows as it is an exterior shot.
	Lighting appliances (Fluorescent/tungsten? Can they be switched on and off?)	Lighting equipment is needed as exterior shot at night.
	Plug points (If lighting kit is to be used)	None as it is exterior shot.
Issue	What to look for	Notes
Sound	Traffic noise	Traffic cannot be heard from the location of filming.
	Air conditioning (If yes, can it be switched off?)	No as exterior shot.
	Computers (These have a low level of hum that, if in use, will affect nearby audio recording)	No as exterior shot.
	Other people on location (Might people who live/work on location be disrupting the shoot?)	Possible hikers near location. Filming can be halted whilst waiting. People on location are rare.

Reason for the decision to use the chosen location:

The location near Dartmoor Quarry, large hills of rock give excellent nighttime backgrounds for the movie. Whole Film Shot here. Perfect location for every scene within the introduction sequence, giving us a range of views which can be used (Night time shots do not show much of the background, yet the layout of the area is perfect for film.

I looked at everything that would be essential for everyone to get to the location, addressing parking facilities, train and bus stops. I also looked at specific drawbacks that could end up ruining the production. These issues included Traffic noise, other people on location and other background noise that could potentially ruin the scenes.

In conclusion I used this specific location as there were no setbacks and the location only gave me the added benefit of filming the entire shot in one place. the specific location had ease of access, traffic could not be heard and there was a limited amount of people traveling to the set which helped increase the flow of the filming period.