Alice- Recce, Dark Room

Today we went on a recce into the university dark room which the photography students use, we found that they aren't really using this room for their current module and as such we should be free to shoot in there when we need to provided we give them prior notice. This therefore makes this location ideal for me as producer because I can easily organise the shoot and also it will be easy to get permission for what is essentially a prime location for what we need.

Firstly the visuals are fantastic, this isn't something I should worry too much about as producer but I can safely say that by delivering this location to Brad I am fulfilling my role well because I am giving him a location which fits his directorial vision and as such the film will benefit hugely from this.

There is a slight issue that the location is a little too dark, not hugely as we want it to be quite dark and brooding, but there is some need for us to bring in lighting, this too is no problem though because there are plugs situated in ideal locations around the room which will serve us well in doing this. This does however mean that we will need to return to do lighting tests and such to make sure that the visuals are maintained but we up the practicality of shooting. One way that was suggested was using a cool light as this can adjust the intensity level so will give us a lot of control.

From a producers point of view, the main issues with this room are working in low lighting conditions people could have trouble moving safely without tripping or other such issues. Another issue is the chemicals in use in this room, though we aren't using them ourselves, being in proximity to them is still a risk which needs to be addressed, but I will cover all of this in the risk assessments.

On the whole I am happy with this location there are only a few minor issues, such as we need to shoot to make it look smaller than it is as it is quite a big space. Also there is the issue that it very much looks professional and that multiple people use it at once when we are trying to create an air of amateurishness, although she is a professional Alice does everything from her home and as such we want it to look like a home set up but neither of these issues are unsolvable and we have a greta location in this.

Photo credits: Liam Robson