RISK ASSESSMENT FOR FILMING

Before shooting our video we would need to be aware of all potential risks

which we could face before, during and after the shoot. We will also ensure

that all group members are aware of these risks.

Risk of tripping over camera wires and equipment – as part of our

filming takes place inside a house there may not be much room,

therefore we have to be aware of the surrounding area and wires that

may become a hazard. To overcome this risk, we can make ourselves

aware of the obstacles and placement of wires/tripod in the room

before filming.

The risk of water near electrical equipment due to severe weather – as

part of our filming takes place outside there is a risk of it raining and the

camera getting wet. This is an extremely dangerous risk of electrocution

and shocks. To avoid this we checked the weather forecast when

deciding on a date to film to ensure that it was suitable weather and not

predicted to rain.

The risk of low key lighting – part of our filming is inside the house with

not much natural/outside light source, therefore there is a risk of low

key lighting which will affect our footage. Low key lighting will also

create a higher risk of tripping or falling over obstacles or wires. To

overcome this risk when filming we will take several shots so we have

back up shots if the lighting is bad.

The risk of using equipment incorrectly or unsafely – as we are using

fairly expensive equipment for the first time to film our production there

is a risk of us using the equipment incorrectly and causing damage to it.

To overcome this we beforehand receive a tutorial on how to use the

camera and set up the tripod from the media technician at school. We

also signed an agreement form to use the equipment out of school,

therefore we are held responsible for any damage made. There is also a

risk of the camera running out of battery during filming – therefore to

overcome this we will beforehand ensure that the camera is fully

charged.

Chance of slipping – as we have planned for our character to run there is

a high risk of tripping/slipping and falling over. To overcome this risk we

will do a walk-through of the action before filming takes place to make

ourselves aware of potential hazards.

Risk of allergies to makeup – we decided to film a character makeup

transformation as part of our main task. This involved applying excessive

makeup to our actor – despite there is a low risk we have still taken it

into consideration. Before there is any application of makeup we must

check with our actor to ask if they are sensitive to anything the makeup

contains. If there is any sudden reaction to any of the products applied

we will have to contact our actors parents/first aider – depending on the

severity.

Risk of actors dropping out/availability – we will have a substitute actor

for the worst case scenario that our actor drops out. We will also note

down and plan ahed the days in which they can shoot in advance so we

can pick a day when everyone can attend. As we only have one actor in

our video we are at a low risk as if our actor drops out we would not find

it difficult to replace one actor, as opposed to a large group.

Public interference – as part of our filming takes place around a village

we will need to be aware of the surrounding public. Some of the public

may not want to be shown/caught on camera so we would need to stop

filming to respect this. However, we have specifically chosen to film in a

village rather than the town as it will minimize this risk significantly –

there will be less people around.