Why do a site plan?

The site plan itself is a schematic plan drawing that can be created by your  self using simple illustrations to show a birds eye view of the shoot location.  
Teams are required to construct a site plan for a number of reasons.

• shoot logistics, what does the site look like before the shoot, what items may need to be moved prior to the shoot

• are there any health and safety implications, the site plan should be used as part of the risk assessment

• where will you locate the camera, actors and any props required as part of the shoot

• why did you choose the site in the first place, how does the location contribute to the film opening/trailer/video narrative that you intend on making. 

• shoot logistics, what does the site look like before the shoot, what items may need to be moved prior to the shoot

• are there any health and safety implications, the site plan should be used as part of the risk assessment

• where will you locate the camera, actors and any props required as part of the shoot

• why did you choose the site in the first place, how does the location contribute to the film opening/trailer/video narrative that you intend on making. 

• how and when will you shoot your footage what time of day/night, do you need additional lighting

• how will you change the appearance of a location through edit treatments such as saturation, colour, contrast, brightness etc. 

Please see below in terms of the students analysis oft the site location: -

This site plan was significantly insightful during the planning process of the shoot for many reasons. Firstly, it aided us in the planning of the shot composition, as it allowed us to carefully plan the shots to ensure that we would not include anything in the setting that would sabotage the miss-en-scene. For example, we paid special attention to ensuring that we planned our shot compositions so that the entrance to the car park was not in shot for example. In addition to this, this gave us a further insight into planning the logistics of the filming as it helped contextualise the location of each individual scene. This helped us plan the order in which to shoot each scene, as we often shot in accordance to the proximity to our current location.

What is a Recce:  verb. If you recce an area, you visit that place in order to become familiar with it. People usually recce an area when they are going to return at a later time to do something there.

The following were selected from a previous group as part of their Advanced portfolio.  The information includes Google maps on potential locations and images (which can be used as the "recce"  

The Recce is another important part of the planning process so that you can identify: