The
‘RECCE’
Provide answers in paragraph form to the
questions below that are relevant to your production
My main photo shoot will take place at the
‘Jamaica Inn’ in Cornwall. The main haunted setting of my film. Filming for my
film trailer will also be shot here. The hotel is genuinely titled ‘Haunted’
providing a perfect location for a Thriller/Horror feature.
1.
Will the time of day/weather affect the
outcome of the photos? Have you allowed for this?
The time of
day and weather will affect my photos. We do not want any kind of weather in
the photographs so it is going to have to be a clear day. In the event of this
happening the photos that were supposed to be taken outside will be moved
inside in artificial lighting and graphically edited so they looked in natural
lighting. Some of the photos will be taken at night when it is just starting to
get dark, and some will be taken in daylight. The better the variety of photos,
the better the chance of getting a good main image for my poster and website
homepage. The ideal time of day would be night. This is because the film is of
the thriller and horror genre meaning darkness and low light would fit the
genre. Images can always be edited as well to create the correct look.
2.
Have you considered the background to
your photos, particularly if taken outside? How will you ensure you will get
the background you want?
The
backgrounds of photos have been considered. Backgrounds need to be spooky,
scary, weary, dark and mysterious to fit the genre, setting and story of my
film. This means some of the photos will need to be taken at night-time to get
the dark feel, and natural lighting of outside. If any problems crop up such as
lack of time, or change of decisions, the backgrounds will be edited
graphically and any photos needed for this will be taken outside of the venue
at another appropriate location.
3.
Have you considered lighting? What
about the ‘problems’ of natural lighting, either outside, or streaming through
a window? Will you need to use a flash? Have you considered reflective objects
that might spoil the effect?
Lighting will
be need to be natural, but dark. There will be low-key lighting, but making the
focus of the product stand out. To do this the camera and characters will be
placed at night-time, in an suitable area, and the photo will be shot zoomed in
(to take the fish eye effect away), with the flash on (to provide a light
coming in from the front of the photos to light up the characters and focuses
and to emphasise shadows), and with a automatic setting (to reduce noise and
background noise and to optimise the image). Photos will be shot outside in a
dark area with no reflections and no people to spoil the photo. If this isn’t
possible or problems crop up, the photo will be graphically edited to fix the
problems.
4.
Do you need permission to take photos
in the place or venue you have in mind?
There is no formal
permission needed to shoot photos or videos in the hotel since it is a tourist
location. But permission will still be asked to be polite and respectful of the
venues rules.
5.
Do you need to book time in a room?
Time in a room will
not be booked because this is not needed. The location of the shoot is already
booked. If problems arise photos will be shot in a local and suitable location
so even still, no room will be needed.
6.
Are other people/crowds likely to be an
issue for you? What have you done to ensure that it will not spoil the effect?
Since the location is
a very popular tourist destination, there will be a lot of people around. It is
lucky that the time of the photos will be at night when not many people will be
around. In the event of people spoiling the photos, they will be re-took,
graphically edited to fix, or took in a similar spot with a similar affect
where there are no people. The photos took in the day (if they are needed),
backgrounds and unwanted parts of the image will be edited out.
7.
Are you reliant on lifts/props/friends/equipment/models?
How have you planned that these things will come together at the appointed
time? Plan B?
I am reliant on all
of those things. These have been planned to come together at the appointed time
by getting friends to book the location already. Since it has been booked, the
lift to the location has been sorted because permission has been asked, and
models are sorted because the people attending will be models, and they have
booked their place. For props, no major and important props are needed, but the
ones that are needed are items that can be easily obtained. Equipment is very
important, but I have the equipment needed the shoot the photos to good quality
(Good camera). If anything goes wrong, the plan B is too change items to suit
the problem. Or lend equipment from my college, as these are always accessible.
There is always a way around things!
8.
Finally, have you thought of every
eventuality?
Every eventuality has
been thought of, and listed above. If not listed above, they will be explained
throughout my research and planning.
