Recce

Before we could start filming the actual film we had to do a ‘recce’. This is when you visit the locations of your film and do practice shots to see how it would look. The word 'recce' is a slang term for 'reconnoiter' (the verb form of "reconnaissance").

Recces are very useful as it lets you see how the film might look and if any important changes need to be made.

Location scouting with Billy Fox

We watched a documentary where the director Quentin Tarantino did a recce for a scene in his film ‘Reservoir Dogs’.
During the recce a cinematographer named Billy Fox added and removed props to see which ones fit the scene best. Tarantino then acted out the whole scene filling in for one of the actors so that he could show him exactly how he wanted the scene to be portrayed. after watching the recce, we then watched the same scene from the actual film. We saw that some props used in the recce had been taken out and new ones added, also some of the camera shots had changed to make the scene more clear.

If the reece had not been used, Tarantino would have had to shoot the whole scene again, which would cost more money and take more time. So overall recce's also allow you to save time and money.

My Group Recce

Our group recce was shot in the girls toilets, where i practiced a mirror shot i wanted in the film. This is where you shoot someone in the mirror but you cant see the camera behind it.

The reece was successful as i learnt how to do the shot perfectly, meaning when we came to the actual filming, i would have no problems.