Shooting on Location
On location, you have to be self-sufficient, prepared to improvise and to cope with prevailing conditions – from weather to power failures.
Types of location unit
Anywhere outside the confines of the studio is a ‘location’. You may be shooting anything from a brief program insert (e.g. street interviews), to an entire production, it may be a multi-camera remote (OB/outside broadcast) covering events staged by someone else (e.g. a parade). Or it could be an EFP/electronic field production that you are initiating – drama perhaps.
The facilities necessary can vary considerably. Depending on the scale of the production, you may need anything from just a single camcorder unit, to a full-scale remote unit with mobile studio ...
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