However, I am planning on filming in other locations for the other sections of two of the videos, so I decided to do some location recce's on them, so I know if there are any problems with the location in terms of lighting and space.
One of the areas of the museum that I am planning on filming in is their Hulks exhibition. This is a sort of replica of what a hulks ship would've looked like, it has a good sense of the tone and the time period these ships would've been around.
The area is quite spacious, meaning it will be easy for me to film with my camera and a tripod in the rooms. However, the space is quite dark. In person, it's not too bad and you can see everything clearly, but from a camera's perceptive it will be quite dark and grainy from the settings I will need to put the camera on. As this is quite an important part to the story of the model ship, I'm still going to shot here, but I'll make sure to take some light sources to help the darkness slightly. I want the shots to look slightly dark as thats the sort of tone the shots should have, but for quality purposes light sources would be useful.
There is quite a lot of detail and extra props in this room, which is useful as I can get some good GV's for this section of the video to add to a montage element which is something I want within my videos.
Another room that I'm planning on filming in is the Court Hall. This section of one of the videos will only be a short one, but it's still quite important for the story. This room is quite a large one, and it has quite a lot of empty space which means filming with a tripod will be easy for me to do. This also means I can experiment with angles and positions within the room to get a good shot.
The lighting in this room is really good, as there are two big windows in the room, and it is well lit as well. This means that I don't have to worry about using any external light sources for this shot, and also the quality of the shot will be really nice. This room might get busy if there members of the public in it, but on the day I am filming the museum is closed, so hopefully the room won't be too busy for me to film in.
This other area that I will be filming in, is in a different building and it's where all the Charles Dickens memorabilia is on display. This room is actually quite small and as you can see from the pictures, the Charles Dickens props that I will be shooting are behind a glass screen. This could cause a problem with a potential glare that could occur through the camera, so I will have to be careful about avoiding that.
The room itself is lit well, so the lighting shouldn't be a problem apart from the glare that could occur. With the props behind the glass, it means that it could be quite hard to get CU's of the other items (paper and ink) that are on the desk. I need to make sure to use a bigger lens so I have the ability to get as far in to the objects as I can.
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Outside from the museum, I am going to film at Riverside for my river shots. This is local to where I live, and also I've been there several times before so I am aware as to what the scenery looks like, and how it will look within my videos.
The views for establishing shots are really nice, and also it gives a good view of the river which is important to my videos. There are also rocks and abandoned boats and other things like that which could be useful for any GV's.
With this research, I will make sure I am prepared for any problems that might occur, and I can visualise the shots a lot clearer now.
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