Recce Form for my Alevel Music Magazine photoshoot.

1. Recce Form
I will be working out my locations
suitability for shooting and looking
at the facilities at my location

2. Location for Front + Double Page Spread…
 Birmingham Ormiston Academy TV Studio
1 Grosvenor Street, Birmingham, B4 7QD
9 minute walk from Moor Street Station
20.8 miles from my house
17.4 miles from models hometown

3. Location for Contents…
Grosvenor Street, Birmingham, West Midlands
1 minute walk from BOA Studio
20.8 miles from my house

4. Suitability of location for the scene…
 BOA Studio
 The studio has high quality equipment meaning the images can be of a high quality
 There’s professional lighting resulting in the image being professional and effective
 Green screen/ Blackout will meaning I can have a plan background and is easier to
edit on later on in the process
 There will be a time limit as I will only have lesson time or limited booking spaces
 There wont be any interference/distraction from the public
 Grosvenor Street
 I will have to be careful with equipment as people may steal it or it could get
weather damaged
 I will be relying on the weather for lighting which isn’t very reliable
 There won’t be a time limit as I can go whenever
 There may be interference/distraction from the public

5. Availability of locations…
 BOA Studio
 The studio is available to me 5 hours a week in Media lessons plus any time that I
am able to book it out of lesson time
 Grosvenor Street
 There’s no booking needed or time limits on shooting in public, meaning its
available 24/7
 I can only shoot when it is safe though- not after 9 o’clock
 I can also only shoot in daylight – not after 5 o clock as it gets dark early now

6. Contact Details…
 BOA Studio
 Daniel Walker
 Email: daniel.walker@boa-academy.com
 Address: 1 Grosvenor Street, Birmingham, B4 7QD
 Social Media: @BOAMediaStudies
 Phone Number: 0121 359 9300
 Grosvenor Street
 Council
 Email: contact@birmingham.gov.uk
 Address: Council House, Victoria Square, Birmingham, B1 1BB
 Social Media: @BhamCityCouncil
 Phone Number: 0121 303 1234

7. Power Sources…
 Grosvenor Street
 No power sources
 Prepare - Will have to charge all equipment before
 Back Up – Will have to take back up battery packs in case I run out of battery
 BOA Studio
 Multiple Sockets
 Safety Checked - as they use powerful equipment's
 Can handle high voltages

8. Lighting Issues…
 BOA Studio
 Professional Lighting
 I won’t have experience in using it meaning I may need help/ I could go to be shown how
to use it before shoot
 It is very heavy meaning that if it fell on anyone it would hurt plus those moving it could
damage themselves
 Grosvenor Street
 Natural Lighting
 Have to rely on weather meaning I will have to keep checking the weather for the days set
for shooting
 I will have to work around when the sun is out
 I will have to use a lot of photo shopping to create a high quality effect in the pictures

9. Images of location…
 BOA Studio + Grosvenor Street