Location Recce Report

 Recce Report – Al Qudra desert

People

Main contact: Lewis Edward Mercer  Springs 4, street 3, villa 6. The person planning the trip to the desert 056 957 8901	-        Lewis Mercer has planned to film in Al Qudra  desert and takes all the responsibility for the Cast, crew members and equipment.
Drivers contact: Essam Afieh JBR, Sadaf 7, 307 The driver who will drop us to our location.	-        Contact to get to the location where we are filming.

Transport/access

The driver will take all the cast and crew to the location, and will drop everyone back home after filming.

Desert /shooting next to the road – risks need to be assessed for location and PRAF done.

There are cars on the road, and quad bikes in the desert that would need to be considered if filming there.

Toilets are available in the petrol station on the way there.

Camera/sound

There’s power banks and power supply available to us anywhere at the location.

There are other cars and people that could cause problems if shooting in that area.

Food

There’s a cafe serving basic confectionery/sandwiches in the petrol station. 

Moreover we will provide drinks and some snacks while filming, and after the work is done we will all have a picnic in the desert.

Potential locations

There are two good viewpoints by the desert the road and the desert view (see over).  The desert itself looks quite good but there’s a lot of potential disruption from members arriving/leaving and taking part in activities and access is not easy.  (Photos available if you want to see them)

There’s a ware house where we can shoot if we want to.  Fairly static and not particularly interesting/unusual.

 

Location 1 – Desert view

Transport/access

-        Easy vehicle access to this location with car park nearby.

-        The driver will be provided for the all members of cast and crew.

Camera and lighting issues

-        The sun in the desert might be an issue.

-        The camera might be unstable even when using a tripod due to the surface of the sand in the desert  

Sound issues

-        The proximity of the desert could be a problem – cars arriving/leaving the car park and visitors can be heard.

Director issues

-        There were lots of quad bikes and safari cars around to provide cutaways .

-        Tracking and all kinds of shots are possible 

-        There is no particular director issues 

 

Location 2 –Road view

Transport/access

-        There is an easy vehicle access to all the locations where we are filming.

Camera and lighting issues

-        The sun in the desert might cause a lighting issue. 

-        The ground in the desert is uneven and could be a problem for tracking 

Sound issues

-        This is a quiet busy location with a lot of cars and quadbikes which might be a potential sound disruption.

Director issues

-        Tracking shots difficult (see above).

-        The quadbikes might be seen on the background 

-        There is no other potential disruption.