This risk assessment document outlines several safety measures for an upcoming film production. It addresses risks from actor illnesses and performances, loss of footage, low camera batteries, proper collection of props and costumes, handling of equipment, hazards from props, lighting in dark scenes, and ensuring general safety for actors and film crew. The document emphasizes taking necessary precautions through risk assessment to identify any potential issues or injuries before filming to minimize threats.

1. Risk Assessment
Safety is a big part of filming, particularly if dangerous shots are involved so it is important
that necessary measures are put into place to avoid these risks.
Actor Inconveniences, loyalty and illness: All the actors selected are close friends with
Daniel so loyalty is in the right place for friends to meet up at allocated times that suit us all.
As for ill ness, we have fill i ns as most of them are playing rol es we don’t need to see thei r
faces for being band members so as long as we have a few shots we could make other
people work providing we can borrow clothes from the missing members for the fill ins.
If the actors do not have a great performance, instructions and room for improvement will be
given to them so they know what to improve next time a shoot is in progress.
Loss of film/Damage: Back up saves will be made immediately after filming and importing
onto the comput er, ready to edit so we don’t lose any progress made due to crashing on the
computer or misplacing files, ensuring we keep a record of everything saved.
Low Battery: If the camera is low on Battery, it will be charged immediately and be monitored
when filming, making sure we have at least 25% left before the end of a filming day. Filming
on low battery can be very dangerous when considering all your work is on the camera and it
could turn off at any moment, even during filming which is why it should be monitored.
Props/Costume Gathering: All props and costumes are being collected before the initial
filming date we have set on the call sheet. This is to ensure we can have enough time as well
so we can await delivery in time for the shoot.
Broken Equipment: It is the responsibility of Daniel and Sam to take care and be
responsible for all equipment took from college and ensures nothing breaks by packaging and
storing equipment after use and reporting any faults to begin with.
Hazards: We are using potentially dangerous props like a TV with broken glass so it is
correct that we ensure the correct space is made and the danger is made minimal by slowly
placing everyone and everything in safe spots. Anything that an actor can trip over will be
removed before the filming begins, as the necessary floor space needs to be the highest
priority in ensuring the safety of the actors if future shooting is needed.
Lighting: Most of the scenes will be filmed in dark scenery and because of this a torch is
purchased so we can make some lighting with the use of the torch and still keep this dark
scenery with the limited lighting we have. Safety is also being considered by placing the
actors in their positions before the lights are turned off to ensure th ey know thei r
surroundings.
As you can see, general safety is a must for the people filming and the actors featuring in the
production so it is necessary to take precautions like the risk assessment before filming to
outline any issues and possible injuries that can occur and solve them before it arises as a
major threat.