Location Recce

 When thinking about where I am going to record my radio programme, I would like to record in these areas:

Chadwell Heath Academy 

When thinking about my radio show, Chadwell Heath Academy is the perfect environment to film. This is because the main part of my radio show is set in a school environment. Considering on choosing this location to film, I will have resources in the school. This will help me create sounds and be able to change the volume of sounds as the school has multiple areas I can film in. This can save time when I am editing my radio show. Furthermore, when looking at this location, I am able to have access to all the recording equipment I need. This is because this is where they store all the equipment. Also this is where I can start to upload my recordings in a short period of time after I finish recording. When I compare this to where I would have to record in another location, I would have to upload another day. When looking at the other locations I could film in, I can see that it would not be as effective. This is because when I am recording my radio show, it is based on students in school and how social media can harm the life of students. This means that I may not be able to portray this to the audiences well if I was to record in the other locations for the main parts of my radio programme. 

A118 Highroad

Another location I would consider filming in is the A118 highroad. This is because some parts of my radio programme needs to be students walking to another location. Furthermore, when looking at the benefits of recording in this location, cars are going to be driving passed. This means that I would not need to place other recordings in editing as there are cars sounds in the background. This will allow me to save time. However, one thing I will need to consider when I am recording in this location is that the microphone can be sensitive to these sounds and may impact the other audio that is being recorded. This will disrupt the audio and will be difficult to edit when I am in the post-production stage of my radio programme. One way I will solve this problem is to not film directly where the cars are but somewhere I can still hear the cars passing. Also, with recording in this location, I will not be able to get more equipment if I would need to. This means that if I would like to get another microphone for another voice actor, I would need to go back to school and go and collect the equipment. 

Goodmayes station 

Finally, another location I would consider filming in is Goodmayes station. This is a train station where I would like my radio programme to end. When looking at this location, I will be able to capture the environment and the sounds that I would not get in the other locations. When looking into where this matches in my radio programme, the students are getting prepared to go out and will need to get a train to get there. This will be beneficial to my radio programme as I can take advantage of the sounds in the location. Despite this, before I start to record, I may need to seek permission to record others in the train station. One way I will solve this problem is speaking to the guard in the station and the people so that I have permission to film. This can lead to a lot of time and resources being used up and could impact on how much time I have left to record in the location. This can lead to me having to come back for multiple days and could take up to a week to ensure that I can get the best sounds possible when I am recording my radio programme. 

This is for Unit 14 and Unit 16.