Location Visit

Yesterday I visited some of the locations i will be shooting at for the next film i’m working on, ‘when the ribbon ends’. The reason behind this visit was to research the ‘sound’ of the environment i will be working at. This will prepare me for issues i may have regards to the sound of the environment.

The first location was a hexagonal hall. The first impressions was the loud radiator sound and reverberation of the room. Due to the reverberation i will need to use close mics (radio mics) on my subjects, as well as get in as close as possible with the boom microphone. On a lot of my shoots i have used hidden microphones, however due to the sound and openness of the room this will not be possible. The second issue was the radiator. This makes a loud buzzing sound and CANT BE TURNED OFF. This could potentially cause an issue, however it is a constant buzz and doesn’t make a lot of varied sounds. Therefore its likely that post production will get rid of this sound, or be masked by the background sound. (this scene is a bingo scene so we can have lots of people talking in the background). The crew are however, filming away from the radiator so hopefully the sound won’t leak that much.

The second location was a small bed and breakfast. My first impressions were great, the house was hidden away from the roads and i didn’t hear a plane go by. The kitchen in which they were filming in was silent, until the fridge started buzzing. Therefore we will need to make sure that gets switched off during recording. The second issue was that there was a boiler in one of the bedrooms that makes a bit of noise. However we will not be filming in that room and when the door is shut the sound is killed.

The third location is outside the Holiday Inn on the Brayford. This is a very busy environment with lots of people, near a main road and with train crossing alarms near by. However there is next to no dialogue in the scene, therefore wont be an issue as the soundtrack can be completely rebuilt in necessary.

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