There is a valuable informational article on VideoMaker entitled 11 Tips for Location Scouting which includes some basic flight-checks relevant to location scouting.
By virtue of being included in an article on a site called VideoMaker, the tips would seem to be suggested specifically for those in the video production profession, however, I feel the points raised are also general enough to cover many issues and challenges typically encountered location scouting for film and photography projects as well.
Here are the titles of the tips:
- Know your script
- Scout at the right time
- Look at light
- Follow the sun
- Check for power supplies
- Listen (not quite as important for stills - RH)
- Examine the elements
- Decide where to set up
- Get permission
- Evaluate the area
- And finally, take notes!
Merely listing the tips doesn’t do the VideoMaker article justice, much more valuable additional information is available if you read the actual article.
A while back I included a link in a post on locationscout.us to another good article on VideoMaker entitled Video Pre-Production FAQ. Admittedly, there are lots of production links in that particular article on locationscout.us; the quickest way to find the link (if you don’t want to simply follow the link above? - duh 
…or maybe some other production-related link you might have in mind (?) is to do a term search using your browser (Windows: CTRL-F in both IE and Firefox).
I will be adding a link to this article (which obviously includes links to the two VideoMaker articles) on my FAQS Page.
Videomaker Content Index
- Blu-ray Wave: State of the Technology | Tuesday, 16 September 2008, 3:00 am
Not since Beta versus VHS has a format war been so hotly contested. When the dust settled, Blu-ray Disc won against HD DVD. So the war is over… now. […] - Viewfinder Long-Form Sharing | Tuesday, 16 September 2008, 3:00 am
Long-form video sharing + network attached storage = a new TV channel. Veoh.com was the first video-sharing site to feature long-form videos (>10 minu. […] - Camcorder ReviewCanon Vixia HV30 HDV Camcorder | Tuesday, 16 September 2008, 3:00 am
Shoot a Canon… The HV30 is a good camera. It captures really good images for its category. And, even though it isn’t tiny, it will fit nicely in a s. […]
RH | GeoURL | NAC | Plazes | Dipity | outside.in | Mapufacture | Post Map
0 Responses to “Location Scouting Tips”