A2 Filming Days Risk Assessment

2. WEATHER
• OVERALL THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS THAT WE NEED TO LOOK OUT FOR WHEN WE SHOOT
OUT OUR VIDEO
• ONE BEING THE WEATHER CONDITIONS. SINCE WE ARE FILMING IN JANUARY AT NIGHT FOR
SOME OF THE SHOOTS, IT IS GUARANTEED TO BE VERY COLD HENCE WHY WE ARE PLANNING
TO POSSIBLY BRING A PORTABLE HEATER TO KEEP THE GROUP WARM. WEARING LOTS OF
LAYERS IS ALSO ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE TO COUNTER THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES.
• BECAUSE OF THE COLD HOLDING CAMERA EQUIPMENT CAN ALSO BECOME PROBLEMATIC AS
THE COLD MAKES US MORE PRONE TO ACCIDENTAL DROPS OR SHAKY FOOTAGE. THIS IS WHY
WE DECIDED TO BRING A TRIPOD AS IT WILL PROVIDE US WITH A STEADY CAMERA AND
LESSEN THE CHANCES OF ANY ACCIDENTS.
• LASTLY ONE DEFINING FACTOR IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF RAIN HENCE WHY WE HAVE PRE
PLANNED FOR MORE THAN JUST A ONE DAY SHOOT.

3. TRAVEL
• THE LOCATIONS WE HAVE DECIDED TO FILM AT REQUIRE A MAJORITY OF THE GROUP TO USE
PUBLIC TRANSPORT TO GET THERE.
• THIS COULD BECOME PROBLEMATIC ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE NIGHT SHOOTS WHERE A
LOT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTS LIKE TRAINS CLOSE AROUND MIDNIGHT. THIS COULD CAUSE
SEVERAL PROBLEMS FOR THE GROUP AS IT COULD LEAVE SOME OF US STRANDED. ALTHOUGH
WE HAVE LOOKED INTO THIS ISSUE AND HAVE PRE PLANNED FOR ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT LIKE
TAXI’S TO GET HOME.
• ANOTHER ISSUE WITH LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL IS THAT IT CREATES MORE CHANCES FOR
EQUIPMENT TO GO MISSING OR GETTING LOST DURING THE TRAVEL TO AND FROM THE
LOCATION. ONLY WAY TO REALLY COUNTER THIS IS TO MAKE SURE WERE ALL VERY ALERT AND
OBSERVANT BEFORE EXITING AND LEAVING THE TRAINS OR BUSSES.

4. HIGH LOCATIONS
• MANY OF THE LOCATIONS THAT WE HAVE CHOSEN ARE QUITE HIGH UP AND SEVERAL
FLOORS UP. SINCE IT IS ON A CAR PARK THERE ARE QUITE A FEW RAILINGS AND
BARRIERS TO KEEP US SAFE FROM FALLING.
• ALTHOUGH AS A GROUP WE HAVE DECIDED THAT A COUPLE OF SHOTS ARE GOING TO
INCLUDE OUR ARTIST STANDING AND PREFORMING NEAR THE EDGE AND IN SOME CASES
STANDING ON THE ACTUAL LEDGE ITSELF, NEAR A LAMP POST FOR HIM TO HOLD ON TO.
• WE DECIDED THE CAMERA MAN IS ALSO GOING TO BE STANDING ON THE LEDGE SO
EXTREME CAUTION AND PRECAUTIONS ARE GOING TO BE TAKEN TO INSURE THE SAFETY
OF BOTH ARTIST AND CAMERAMAN.

5. LATE AT NIGHT
• SINCE WE ARE FILMING LATE AT NIGHT IN MOST OF THE SHOOTS, WE’VE ALL EVALUATED AND
GONE THROUGH THE IDEA THAT IT MAY NOT BE THE SAFEST TIME FOR US TO BE CARRYING
EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT AROUND.
• THIS IS WHY WE DECIDED TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE AND ONLY REALLY CHOOSE TO FILM IN
QUITE PUBLIC AND WELL LIT LOCATIONS.THIS OVERALL SHOULD LESSEN THE CHANCES OF
ANY EQUIPMENT GETTING STOLEN OR GROUP MEMBERS GETTING LOST.
• ALTHOUGH THIS DOES MEAN THAT DURING OUR FILMING WE WILL HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
PEDESTRIANS AND CARS GETTING INTO SHOTS THAT WE DON’T WANT THEM IN. OVERALL
THE ONLY WAY TO REALLY HANDLE THIS IS TO JUST TIME OR SHOTS WELL AND FRAME OUR
VIDEO IN SPECIFI WAYS TO AVOID HAVING THIS PROBLEM.