1. Risk Assessment
Risk Identified Shooting Location Responsibility Strategy to Overcome /
Prevention
Illness / injury All Me / actor In the case of the actor being ill, I will
ensure a substitute is in place a few days
beforehand. In the case of myself being
ill, the risk cannot be overcome and
imminent rescheduling will need to take
place.
Actor Inconveniences / Clashes All Me / actor Sometimes there may be unforeseen
circumstances in which the actor or
myself is unable to make a shoot due to
clashes with other events, and as such
regular face-to-face contact will be
maintained to ensure that the project runs
smoothly. The actor has been chose
based on their reliability and they are
unlikely to let me down.
Weather Outdoors N/A I will check the weather forecast
beforehand and ensure that it is
appropriate for the relevant scene. If it is
not, rescheduling will need to take place
as early as possible and thus the forecast
will be checked at regular intervals
leading up to shoots. Weather such as
heavy rain and wind will be inappropriate
in all circumstances as it will be
inconvenient and may damage
equipment.
Memory card full / formatting
malfunction
All Me I will ensure that I bring at least two back-up
memory cards to every shoot so that if
one does not work I am fully covered. I
will use 16GB memory cards as these
can hold huge amounts of video footage,
and furthermore I will ensure that they
are emptied of any existing data the day
2. before each shoot.
Low battery All Me The camera will be charged the night
before each shoot, and after every shoot
as soon as possible. This means that the
battery is now likely to become low during
shoots, or if any spontaneous
rescheduling needs to take place.
However, I will be ordering an additional
camera battery from the internet just to
be sure - this will be especially important
when on location as there will be no plug
sockets!
Not getting props / costumes on time All Me Though the actor may assist, I will be
responsible for procuring the props and
costumes for each shoot. To avoid
problems in this area I will ensure that I
know exactly what I need for each shoot
by looking at the Call and Costume and
Make-up Treatment at least a week
before each shoot. I will get each
costume to the actor beforehand, and
anything purchased online will be done
again a week before so that it is delivered
in good time.
Location safety / unavailable All Me Research has been conducted into the
shooting locations as to assess the
suitability of filming in each. The outdoor
locations are busy public areas and so
there should be no such issues other
than public interference – even at
nightfall. In college the studios are
designed for activities such as this and
therefore there will be no issues in
procuring these resources. However, I
will need to ensure that I book the studios
as to avoid clashes with other users.
Here, I can only film during the day.
3. Trip hazards Studios Me In the studio there may be trip hazards
when using an abundance of professional
lighting equipment. To overcome this risk
I will keep the studio as tidy as possible,
making the actor aware, and a metal note
of where the wires are. Wires should not
be trailed across furniture and instead the
floor. Wires should only be kept to a
minimum when unwound and put away
when finished with.
Public interference Outside Me / actor Because my outdoor shooting locations
are in busy public areas, there may be
times when the public interference poses
a risk to our own safety, or theft of the
equipment, etc. To avoid such issues I,
along with the actor’s help, will ass ess
each location upon arrival for any
persons that may seem a threat.
Although this may seem judgmental, it is
important to put our own safety above
anything else. If we felt at risk or unsafe
we would leave and come back at
another time or go to a different location
Some people may not wish to be caught
on camera and as such, we will have to
respect the wishes of the public. This
means that filming could take longer than
needed and so the call times account for
an additional time that may be necessary.
If necessary we will bring along an
assistant who can keep an eye out on
safety – it may be difficult to do this
ourselves given that we will be in the
“zones ” of filming and performing
respectively.
General Health & Safety All Me / actor It is important than general health and
safety and common sense is adhered to
all times. Our own safety is paramount,
but at the same time it is important to
4. respect the equipment used and the
facilities. To do this in the studios
particularly we (me and the actor) will
familiarise ourselves with the regulations
of these resources.
Video not following conventions N/A Me It is important to maintain a balance
between following conventions and being
creative. In my planning I accounted for
both and as such I will refer back to my
Treatments, storyboards, etc. at regular
intervals. I will also follow these when
actually filming on the day.
Video is not creative N/A Me
Budgetary issues N/A Me / actor Because the video is low budget there
may be financial issues in procuring all of
the costumes and props as well as the
transport to the various shooting
locations. As a result, as many items as
possible will be re-used rather than
bought brand new, and I will pay for the
actor’s trans port to locations , and her
costumes, because I am the director and
this is my video.
