Recce checklist

Location name: Forge Close, Old

Buckenham
Things to take:
Camera
Mobile phone
Notebook, pen,
PDA
Risk
assessments
Maps/directions
ID

X
-

Notes:

Camera + tripod for filming

Risk assessments to be kept at

location

Talking to people:
Confirm
ownership
Exchange
details
Explain
intentions
Discuss
fees/contract
Are passes
required?
Availability and
timings
Local events
Dress code
Copyright issues
Childrens
details

X
-

Notes:

Ownership confirmed private

property

Indoor location, no outdoor/weather

issues

Full control of location no public

access

Transport/access:
Neighbour
disturbance
Risk of trespass
Vehicle access
Toilets
Traffic control
needed?
Shelter
Boats
Tidal waters

X
X
X
X
-

Notes:
Terraced house possibility of
neighbour disturbance
Good vehicle access and parking
Toilets on location
Indoor location - shelter

Camera/lighting:
Position of
sun/moon
Window
direction
Power supply
Is floor level?
Secure place for
kit?
Cables
Smoke
alarms/sprinklers

X
X
X
X
-

Notes:
Filming in a bedroom, care to be
taken with window reflections
Plenty of room to keep equipment
secure locked indoor location

Sound:
Traffic
Aircraft
Electric hazards
Schools
Weather
Wooden floors

X
X
-

Notes:
Location near airfield low air traffic
Electrical sockets within property
Carpeted room for filming

Things for director:

Take photos
Backgrounds
Events
Additional
contributors

X
X
-

Notes:
Still photographs for digipak
Ensure correct background mise en
scene

Food/accommodation:
Food
Hotels

Notes:
Food and accomodation not required