Audiovisual production: what is the purpose of a technical visit?
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2025 6:29 am
So, there's going to be an outdoor filming of a movie. The location has been chosen, the script has been written, the crew has been selected. All you have to do is show up on the day and time and go, "lights, camera, action!" Right? It's not quite like that.
Imagine that you arrive at the location on the day of the filming with a crew of dozens of people. Cars and more cars. Cameras, microphones, tripods, lights. Hired actors and extras. Clothes racks and more clothes racks filled with costumes. Then you realize that the place is much busier than expected. The house that was established as the main setting is on a street where it is difficult to position the cameras. The noise from the local businesses interferes with the audio capture.
Imagine how much time you and the entire team could waste trying to sort all of this out and get the scenes rolling?
To avoid this type of inconvenience that can ruin a canada phone number data recording day, there is a procedure called tech scout , which is nothing more than a technical visit to the approved locations before the recording takes place. Want to know more about it? Come and let us tell you!
What is done during the technical visit?
The goal is to discover any problems that could interfere with the day of the recording, as well as all the needs of each scene. For example, a recording that will take place in a residential neighborhood on the outskirts of town. There are dogs barking, sound trucks selling cornmeal pastries, street vendors shouting their prices. All of this can hinder the audio capture and make the scene impossible.
During the technical visit, all problems will be carefully observed by each person present. With this survey in hand, it is possible to plan ways to resolve the interferences and provide anything that is missing so that the scenes can happen.
Who makes this visit?
Ideally, everyone responsible for each sector should attend: scene director, director of photography, art director, head electrician, assistant director (who plays a fundamental role not only in the technical visit, but in the general coordination of the recording day itself. We wrote a post just about this here ), location producer, and producer responsible for the film.
Each person will do the tech scout with a technical look at the part that falls to their team. What is the best angle to position the cameras? Where should the actors stand? Will the planned images be able to be captured? Where should all the production cars and vans be parked?
Imagine that you arrive at the location on the day of the filming with a crew of dozens of people. Cars and more cars. Cameras, microphones, tripods, lights. Hired actors and extras. Clothes racks and more clothes racks filled with costumes. Then you realize that the place is much busier than expected. The house that was established as the main setting is on a street where it is difficult to position the cameras. The noise from the local businesses interferes with the audio capture.
Imagine how much time you and the entire team could waste trying to sort all of this out and get the scenes rolling?
To avoid this type of inconvenience that can ruin a canada phone number data recording day, there is a procedure called tech scout , which is nothing more than a technical visit to the approved locations before the recording takes place. Want to know more about it? Come and let us tell you!
What is done during the technical visit?
The goal is to discover any problems that could interfere with the day of the recording, as well as all the needs of each scene. For example, a recording that will take place in a residential neighborhood on the outskirts of town. There are dogs barking, sound trucks selling cornmeal pastries, street vendors shouting their prices. All of this can hinder the audio capture and make the scene impossible.
During the technical visit, all problems will be carefully observed by each person present. With this survey in hand, it is possible to plan ways to resolve the interferences and provide anything that is missing so that the scenes can happen.
Who makes this visit?
Ideally, everyone responsible for each sector should attend: scene director, director of photography, art director, head electrician, assistant director (who plays a fundamental role not only in the technical visit, but in the general coordination of the recording day itself. We wrote a post just about this here ), location producer, and producer responsible for the film.
Each person will do the tech scout with a technical look at the part that falls to their team. What is the best angle to position the cameras? Where should the actors stand? Will the planned images be able to be captured? Where should all the production cars and vans be parked?