This document identifies several risks that could occur during the filming process and proposes solutions to overcome them. It outlines risks such as camera malfunctions, insufficient battery life, memory cards filling up, actors being unavailable, changes in weather or location, unsatisfactory shots, software issues, and health and safety concerns. The proposed solutions generally involve having backup equipment, additional memory cards, contingency time built into schedules, selecting alternative locations, obtaining extra shots, ensuring actor availability, and making backup copies of files to prevent losing work. Safety briefings are also suggested to prevent injuries on set.

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.
As well as this the
video camera could
not have enough
battery, which would
therefore lead to the
shoot being
postponed.
To overcome this issue,
I will have to ensure
that we will have a
‘backup camera’ as a
precaution. As well as
this, to overcome the
issue of not having
enough battery, I will
have to ensure that I
will have a ‘backup
camera’, as well as
having the charger for
the camera as well.
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

2. 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
that they wouldn’t
make the shoot,
delaying the filming
schedule behind.
To overcome this issue,
I will have to ensure
that the filming
schedule and the
actors alongside each
other, knowing that
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

3. 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.
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 include
contingency time
within the construction
element.
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
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.

4. through without the
main actor and
delaying the filming
schedule.
Software Whilst in the editing
process, the software
used to create the
short film could
malfunction, therefore
resulting in the work
being lost.
To overcome this issue,
I will have to ensure
that I will have
‘backup copies’ of the
short film in different
locations e.g. USB stick
and an online cloud.
Health & Safety
whilst filming
e.g. accidents
and falls etc.
Whilst shooting the
short film, health and
safety issues will come
into place, as everyone
who is a part of the
shoot must be careful.
The actors could have
an accident whilst
filming such as
tripping up or slipping
on something.
To overcome this issue,
I will have to ensure
that before the shoot, I
will have to talk to the
entire group about
health and safety
issues, to ensure that
no one gets injured
whilst filming.