Risk Assessment - Miss georgiou

Risk Assessments

Risk assessments are important in the film industry as the cast and film crew should feel safe while the film is being produced. A Risk Assessment is aprocess of evaluating the potential risk that may involve in a project or undertaking.

The reason why risk assessments are done is in order to identify,
 analyze and evaluate the risks associated with the production of the opening scene. Thanks to risk assessments, one can determine the appropriate ways to eliminate or improve the hazard.  A risk assessment is an inspection on the future or current filming scene in order to identify different situations orprocesses that can cause harm to the actors or filming crew. Providing that an identification of a hazard is made, one can evaluate the risk and then decide what measures should be taken in order to prevent or control the hazard.

Risk assessments are  also important as they provide a plan for a safe filming facility. Safety rules create awareness for the hazard and risks in the working place. They can identify who may be at risk and show the measures that the employee needs to take in order to prevent himself from becoming a hazard.
As you can see, I have made a chart with all of the risks I have found and how to 
prevent it.

Description of Hazard	Prevention of Hazard
Filming with cables attached to the camera	Duct tape the cables to the floor with the end cable attached to the camera is free so that the camera can move freely.
Weather conditions while outside	It may rain and effect the floor that the victim and the villain will be running on and the camera may get wet therefore an umbrella and a sturdy pair of trainers should be worn by the villain and victim.
Uneven ground	The tripod may not sit properly and may cause issues while filming and the tripod may fall with the camera on top and may damage the camera. Therefore we must find even ground that will not disrupt the scene and still be able to get a good shot from the ground.
Darkness outside	This can effect the lighting and the scene as you cannot see the characters and what is happening therefore you must try and use the scenery around and maybe torches or street lamps.
Using the camera while running	The person holding the camera may have to run along with the camera and may trip therefore the camera man must wear suitable running shoes and must look where he is going and that the area is clear and no obstructions i.e dog walkers or joggers.

We encountered another risk when filming, this was when we was making the shrine of the victim. We had to use a candle but rest it on a pile of leaves. The problem with this was that if it was to fall it could easily set fire to the leaves, so to prevent this from happening we cleared a small area from the leaves and dug it into the floor. We then surrounded it with leaves so it still looked like it was on the leaves.