A2 Media Studies

1. 1
Video Production Risk Assessment
Project Title:IllicitObsession Filmingdate: 25/01/17
Location (one form per location): The Park,Orton Longueville
Producer: GeorginaGilbey Date: 10/12/16
Course:MediaStudies Level:A2
Tick all hazardsthatapply atthis location.
o Access
o Animals/Insects
o Audience /Public
o Cables
o CommunicationFailure
o ConfinedSpaces
o Costume /Make-up/ Props
o Derelictbuildings/Dangerousstructures
o Electricity
o Fire / Flammable material
o FirstAid
o FoodHygiene
o Glass
o Heights
o Hostile /Remote environment
o Machinery
o Lighting
o Lone working
o Manual handling
o Mines/ excavations/quarries
o Nightoperation
o Noise
o Radiation(phone towers,transmitters)
o Personwithspecial needs
o Roads
o Setconstruction
o Slipping,tripping,falling
o Smokingonset
o Stunts
o Vehicles
o Weather
o Weapons
o Other:

2. 2
Hazard Evaluation
Evaluate all the hazards ticked.
Hazard: Audience / Public
What could cause harm?
Someone maynotwantto be inthe footage or perceive itasmaliciousactivity(posingas druggies
dealingfake cocaine) andconfrontus.
What is the likelihoodofthis happening? Likely
How much harm? Minor
Apply the followingpriorities.Howwill thisrisk be managed?
We will needtogoto the park at a time whenitisnotlikelythere will be manypeoplearound,so
preferablyonaday when the weatherisgloomyandcold.The besttime wouldbe midweek,during
school hours.
(1) Eliminate. (2) Reduce or substitute (3) Isolate. (4) Control. (5) Personalprotective equipment
Hazard: Slipping,tripping,falling
What could cause harm?
If the groundor playarea where we wantour actors to sitiswet,it couldbe slippyandtheymayfall
(dependingonthe playequipment).
What is the likelihoodofthis happening? Likely
How much harm? Minor
Apply the followingpriorities.Howwill thisrisk be managed?
If the weatheriswet,we will refrainfromusingthe playarea.Alternatively,we couldbringplastic
bags of some sort for the actors to siton.
(1)Eliminate. (2) Reduce or substitute (3) Isolate. (4) Control. (5) Personalprotective equipment
Hazard: Weather
What could cause harm?
If the weatheriscold(whichitlikelywillbe,asthe shootingdate islate January) andtheyspenda
prolongedamountof time withoutprotective wear,ouractorscouldfall ill.
What is the likelihoodofthis happening? Likely
How much harm? Moderate
Apply the followingpriorities.Howwill thisrisk be managed?
We will needtopackplentyof layersandweather-appropriate equipmentsuchaswaterproof items,
not onlyforthe actors, but forour equipment,suchasthe camera.
(1) Eliminate. (2) Reduce or substitute (3) Isolate. (4) Control. (5) Personalprotective equipment