This risk assessment document identifies potential risks for an advanced media studies practical production project filming at various indoor and outdoor locations. Risks addressed include structural safety at an abandoned house location, tripping hazards from wires or broken glass, safety precautions for using props like knives or barbed wire, weather-related risks, risks from rough terrain or low-light conditions, safety measures for a chase scene, risks obstructing actors' vision while wearing masks, and preventing overheating of stage lights. Mitigation strategies include location checks, choreographing actor movement, supplemental wiring, knife handling practices, equipment coverage from rain, path replication, extra lighting, chase scene guidance, communication with masked actors, and controlled light

1. Media Studies
A2 Advanced Production
PRACTICAL WORK RISK ASSESSMENT
Risks Identified Action
 Location
Derelict House Check the structure of the house before entering and check everything
is safe during daylight. Possibly even choreograph movement through
in daylight for filming at dusk.
Conor’s House Check positions of wires that nothing can be tripped over etc
 Personal Safety
Make sure there is no glass on the floor or any shards which could
Broken Mirror cause harm to staff, runners or actors.
Barbed wire Supplement for ordinary wire and edit and shoot to make it appear
more threatening than it is.
Just be careful when handling or acting with knife and choreograph
Knife scenes to prevent any harm.
 External Factors
Rain / Weather Due to the use of various electrical equipment and simply the
wellbeing of our actors, we must ensure all equipment is covered and
that actors are kept warm and dry between takes.
The Watched Movie Conor, Luke and Dave

2. Rough Terrain A rough or unsteady terrain may not only be hard to film but could
cause our actors or crew to fall or injure themselves. To overcome this
we will choreograph all paths in light and then replicate them. We will
also ensure all wires etc are not in the way.
Lack of Light A lack of light in the hills may prove an issue so we aim to film at dusk
so we do have some natural house. We will also provide torches and
extra lights to help light our set.
 Filming Activity
Small Chase scene For the chase scene to ensure the safety of both cast and crew, we
have decided to have an extra crew member to guide the camera so
as to ensure the safety of the camera man and the camera itself. This
will also drastically reduce the risk of the actor falling and tripping over
the wire.
Mask obstructing the actors view With the main antagonist(s) all wearing masks, we can’t simply cut
them from the film. Instead therefore we will need to communicate
efficiently and guide both these actors into places so as to reduce any
risk of harm towards them.
 Equipment Use
Stage / Film lights We will make sure that we only user the lights at a brightness that isn’t
going to cause the lights to overheat or cause harm to cast or crew
members. This also means we will need to keep the lights sheltered if
the weather is difficult.
The Watched Movie Conor, Luke and Dave