Location Lighting for Television

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Planning Essentials

19.1   Planning

The objective of planning is to gain all necessary information, identify and anticipate possible problems and evolve a strategy to cope with the production requirements. In all but the simplest of location problems a recce or reconnaissance is recommended to identify:

• the requirements of the production actually on-site
• the natural or artificial lighting conditions likely to occur, position of sun etc.
• the power available and its suitability
• problems requiring special lighting units
• problems requiring special rigging facilities
• the need for electricians
• the need for dimmers, plus their location on-site
• the need for a generator or an electrical ‘tie-in’ to the supply to derive a larger current feed than ...