A2 Media Studies Risk Assessment

Possible Risks Location Solution to Risks

Breaking the camera whilst recording

All Locations To make sure that the camera does not break whilst recording, it is important that we secure it to the tripod when doing most of our shots and also we need to make sure when doing hand held shots, the camera strap is securely fasted to the person recording.

Run out of memory whilst recording

All Locations To make sure this doesn’t happen, we need to make sure that the SD card in the camera is empty to allow as much room as possible when recording. Also after a day of recording it would be a good idea to store all the shots of a computer ready for editing.

Unavailable Actors All Locations If the actor that we have asked to star in our video becomes unavailable for some reason, we have a back up actor who will be ready to step in for us on short notice.

Broken Bottles House If we are not careful when shooting some of the scenes in the house. A beer bottle could fall and smash. To prevent this we will just have to be careful but in the case of this happening we will clean up the glass quickly to avoid anyone being injured.

Actor Injury All Locations There is not much chance that our actor will fall over or injure him self whilst recording, as our video does not involve any running or dangerous activities. If however he does slip, we will make sure we give him time to recover before filming again. It would be a safe idea to take a first aid kit on set just in case.

Bad Weather All Outdoor Locations If it comes to the day of filming our outdoor shots and the weather is bad we will try and postpone recording and shoot another day. However if this isn’t an option we will take an umbrella to cover the camera so it doesn’t get wet.

Camera running out of battery

All Locations It is important that we make sure the camera is fully charged before starting a day or recording because it would be a nightmare if the camera ran out of battery during the middle of a scene. When taking breaks from recording, we will make sure to put the camera back on charge.

Instruments Breaking On Band Set It is highly unlikely that the instruments will get broken but however if a string snaps or something minor like that, it is important that we replace it to ensure that the video looks as professional as possible.