Location Recce

Location One

73, Sheldon Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

+ Good sized house

+ Location is suitable for two separate scripted locations (Maggie’s kitchen & Mick’s living room)

+ Large windows in living room offer good amount of light

+ Plenty of electrical power sockets in both rooms to power equipment

+ Quite location - the double-glazed windows are soundproof enough for traffic outside

- Tight in areas of house which may be a slight issue when moving equipment around for various shots whilst filming, e.g. actual kitchen space is quite small

- May struggle with natural light in kitchen to rear of the house if weather outside is dull

- Large dog in the house may get in the way at times during production

The house in general is a great location and the different styles of rooms will allow us to use the same location for two separate scenes, which will save both time and money for actor travel expenses.

Location Two

Meersbrook Park, Sheffield

+ Great location for establishing shots, has brilliant views of Sheffield

+ Large park with various areas enough space to film away from lots of the public

+ If weather is clear, use of natural light should make a good picture

- Location is right on top of a large hill, may be a problem if we have a lot of equipment

- Can’t guarantee the weather, possible it may rain heavily

- Strong winds lately may be a major disruption for sound recording

- No electrical power points nearby if batteries run low, etc.

Finding such a big location can allow us to play around using different areas and camera shots. After walking up to the top of the park, we found a particular location that overlooks Sheffield that we felt would be a great set up for the final scene.