CHAPTER 21 Remote Production COORDINATION MEETINGS Coordination meetings are essential to the planning phase of the production. These meet- ings provide a forum for all parties involved in the production to share ideas, communicate issues that may affect other areas, and ensure that all details are ready for the production. Coordination meetings usually include event officials, venue management, and production personnel. REMOTE SURVEY (RECCE) Once the production team has a good general idea of how the event will be covered, a survey team should visit the shoot location. This visit must assess the venue and deter- mine how, where, how many, who, what, and how much. The answers to these questions will provide the foundation for the production's planning. The purposes of the remote survey are to: Determine the location for the production. Determine where all production equipment and personnel will be positioned. Determine whether all of the production's needs and requirements can be handled at the location. Areas that must be determined and assessed include: contacts, location access, electrical power, location costs, catering/food, security, telephones/Internet access, parking, and lodg- ing. Figure 21.7 shows a sample remote survey form.