This document contains a risk assessment and production plan for a video game documentary project. It identifies potential risks such as eye strain, falling, and equipment issues. It also outlines contingency plans for problems like bad weather, corrupted footage, or interviewees cancelling. The production team roles are identified, and interview questions are drafted for four interviewees. Background music options are considered to make sure they are royalty-free.

1. Planning
Factual Production

2. Risk Control Measure
Eye Strain Take regular breaks
Falling over Be careful when moving around and be
aware of any wired or small steps etc.
Broken electrical equipment Don’t touch any faulty equipment and
report it to a tutor.
General Risk Assessment

3. Potential Problem Effect on Production Control Measure
Camera is dropped It would need replacing (if
broken )
Be careful when moving
the camera around
Bad weather means that
the camera gets wet
Could break and need
replacing
Transport in its case and
have plastic bags and
umbrellas to keep it dry
SD card becomes
corrupted and it lost
Would have to film again Check often that the
footage is there.
Interviewees suddenly
can’t make it
Will have to re-arrange Make sure they know what
time they will be there for
and interview other
people if they suddenly
have to cancel.
Unstable tripod Camera could fall and
break, and the footage
unclear and out of focus
Put tripod on flat ground
and support it if needed.
Battery runs out Would have to film again Check it is charged before
due to start filming and
possibly have a backup
one just in case.
Contingency Plan

4. Name Role in Project
Mel Nuttall Director
Planner
Organisation
Editor
Camera Operator
Gaming Clips
Andy Nuttall Interviewee / Gaming Clips
Emily Harris? Gaming Clips
Interviewee
Aimee Fowler Interviewee
Gaming Clips
Roles

5. Storyboard

6. Storyboard

7. Questions for Interviews
Name Interview Questions
Andrew Nuttall What sort of games do you usually play?
When do you typically play these games?
Why do you play these games?
* How do you feel when you complete a level?
Emily Harris What sort of games do you usually play?
When do you typically play these games?
Why do you play these games?
* Do you enjoy the amount of control you are
given in these games?
Aimee Fowler What sort of games do you usually play?
When do you typically play these games?
Why do you play these games?
* What do you enjoy most about playing video
games online with others?

8. Release Agreements

9. Script
The reasons why a person might play a video game greatly from each individual, whether based around age or even the culture they were brought up with.
One of the many reasons people play games is the feeling of achievement. These kinds of games are good at using rewards such as unlockable items and higher
ranks to make gamers feel good about getting that achievement and want to play more.
Another reason we play games is the feeling of importance and control. In these kinds of games, players can feel as though they can have an impact over the
storyline based on the choices they make or, in the case of the Sims, have complete control over the lives of their Sims if they want to.
Game companies know that multiplayer options can be a big draw to their games as it allows players to share their gaming experiences and make new ones
with other people. While players can benefit from other reasons games are fun, they can also enjoy these with friends or family that they may otherwise not be
able to see or as part of their time together.
As well as fulfilling our psychological needs, studies have also shown that it is possible that improved eyesight and concentration can be a benefit of playing
video games. In some cases, playing games can even slow the aging process of the brain by up to seven years. Some people have even admitted to how video
games can help them release bottled up anger in a way that has much less of a chance that it is taken out on another person. This doesn’t necessarily mean
that people who play violent games will become violent and replicate the situations in real life because they know that this is a game and that circumstances
are different when people are real and when people are not. Viewpoints on video games are changing, and some people are realising that it could be described
as a form of art with all the time and dedication it takes to make these immersive games. With the graphics used now, they could be compared to a film, with
the difference being that the player has control over the character rather than just watching what they do. They are even starting to incorporate simulation like
games into the real world to train certain job roles that benefit from practical tutoring that might otherwise be difficult, such as surgeons and pilots.

10. Background Music
*Needs to be royalty free*
Ideas I could use
 Skyrim
 Overwatch
 Mirror’s Edge
 Red Dead Redemption
 The Last of Us
 Spider-Man
 Assassin’s Creed
Options of royalty free music
 Plasma3Music – Theme of
the North
 Plasma3Music – Skyrim
Theme Remix
 Production Create – Feel
the Vibe
 Production Create – Bright
Future
 Ambient Future
Ambient Future and Theme of the North
would be best suited for my film project as
they work well together so they wouldn’t
clash.