This is the risk assessment for our short film.

1. Risks Assessment
Risk What Could Go
Wrong?
How To Overcome This
Video Camera Whilst using the video
camera to film, the
camera could
malfunction, therefore
leading to the filming
having to be stopped.
To overcome this issue,
I will have to ensure
that we will have a
‘backup camera’ as a
precaution.
SD Card Whilst using the video
camera to film, the SD
Card could become
full, therefore resulting
in the filming having
to be stopped, as I am
unable to capture it.
To overcome this issue,
one thing, which I can
do, is ensuring that the
SD Card must be
empted for use. A
second way I can
overcome this issue is
by having multiple
‘backup SD Cards’ in
order to film if the
memory gets full.
Filming Schedule During the time of the
filming schedule,
actors could be unable
to make the shoot due
to other factors. This
would therefore mean
To overcome this issue,
I will have to ensure
that the filming
schedule and the
actors alongside each
other, knowing that

2. that they wouldn’t
make the shoot,
delaying the filming
schedule behind.
the actors will be free
on this specific day.
Location/weather During the time of the
shoot, the weather at
the location could
change e.g. wanting to
shoot on a sunny day
however it’s raining.
This would therefore
affect the filming
schedule, as I would be
unable to film, moving
the shoot onto another
day.
To overcome this issue,
one thing that I can do
is to ensure that extra
filming time is taken
under consideration
whilst planning the
filming schedule. A
second thing that I can
do is to ensure that
more shots are
planned on a specific
day, ensuring that all
of the outside shots
are taken in one day.
As well as this, a third
thing that I can do is
to ensure that I have a
secondary location in
case the original
location isn’t suitable
for the date of the
shoot.

3. Shots Whilst in the editing
process, there could be
areas where the shots
don’t look as good as
they did on the day,
resulting in crucial
shots of the film being
needed to be re-shot.
To overcome this issue,
I will have to ensure
that multiple shots
have been taken just in
case that the original
shot isn’t the best shot
to use, therefore
resulting in not
needing to re-shoot
certain shots.
Actors Whilst constructing the
short film, the actors
could be busy and
unable to turn up for
the shoot, therefore
resulting in the shoot
not being able to go
through without the
main actor and
delaying the filming
schedule.
To overcome this issue,
I will have to ensure
that the chosen actors
are free on the specific
filming days in order
to complete the shoot.
Software Whilst in the editing
process, the software
used to create the
short film could
malfunction, therefore
To overcome this issue,
I will have to ensure
that I will have
‘backup copies’ of the
short film in different

4. resulting in the work
being lost.
locations e.g. USB stick
and an online cloud.