Possible Sound Issues

While performing the location reccee I found that there were a couple of issues that could come up in terms of sound when filming at this location

Inside the House

The issue here is getting clear recordings due to the open nature of the scene as it will be difficult to get a mic near to the actors during wider shots. Because there is so much space between the camera and the actors there will not be enough space to fit a hidden microphone in. This means that I will either have to mix recordings or record audio in post which is annoying but not disastrous
However this won't be an issue be with closer shots as the microphone can be easily placed as close as possible out of frame.

Another issue is that the majority of the scenes will be filmed without a crowd in the background. Because of this I will need to record background noise when I film the crowd scenes and then mix them in post which might not be as good as having the crowd constantly talking but the slight drop in quality is made up for because of the fact that it is so much easier to organise, film and re-shot if necessary .


Outside the House

The main issue outside of the house is the nearby road which is an issue for two reasons.

Firstly as each shot takes place at a different time there will be a difference in the background noise as different cars will pass by in different shots. This is easily fixed though as it just means I'll have to record a longer bit of sound outside whilst we're not filming and make sure that no cars pass in the background without a matching sound.

Secondly there is an issue of volume with this background sound as it could overpower the dialogue between Sam and Danny in the end of the film. This is again easily fixed I'll just have to spend a little bit of time carefully mixing them together once I begin editing