Lair Barn Recce

When I say Recce I mean we had already booked the location and took all the equipment and props up on the saturday before moving in on monday for a tuesday start, so if it was acoustically unsuitable it was too late at this point anyway. I still tested out the two rooms we would be using and one exterior.

SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY - SOUND Joel Danby Irons                              Home Away From Here                       15/03/14                  Lair Barn - Audio Recce
Lounge and Bedroom Interior Location already confirmed	Traditional Cottage  Lounge Bedroom
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Acoustical	Lounge Some reflective surfaces, lots of furniture, bare walls [will be wallpapered for scene] not v. reverberant. Large window Bedroom Beamed ceiling, tiny window. Much furniture to be removed for scene. Quite reverberant!  0.5s echo??
environmental	Strong wind (ext) as house is exposed No traffic, isolated Lighting could be invasive
Surface	Lounge Wooden furniture, leather sofas, paved floor Bedroom Carpeted, very rickety floor boards
Art Department	Clock?? Amy decorating with own items Dresser that head will smash on
Suitability for recording	Lounge fine for dialogue, though unsure if there will be any for that scene Bedroom ok, a little echoey/tinny. depending on camera placement close-miccing could be an issue due to sloped ceiling and number/positioning of cast/crew in the room.    hopefully ADR not necessary but wouldn't rule out
Recommendation have brought 4x radio mics for this scene anyway for extra coverage as may not be able to get close takes from all 5 actors due to time constraints .

SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY - SOUND Joel Danby Irons                              HAFH                         15/03/14 Lair Barn Fake Ext. - Audio Recce
Nearby decrepit farmhouse Adjacent field	Ext. Lair Barn too modern to use exterior, this is down the hill towards the village, has not been occupied for some time.
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Acoustical	Field relatively exposed to wind
environmental	Went in evening so cannot account for daytime disturbances. Close to the village though so there is occasional traffic. Most likely still under East Midlands flight path. Heard a few overhead planes
Surface	Grass, stone buildings
Art Department	Lots of run down sheds and barns, creaking wagon door
Suitability for recording	There will be inevitable vehicular interruptions but on the whole dialogue should still be obtainable ADR still strong possibility.
Recommendation Will have to scout again in the daytime to gauge other potential problems.