Pre Production - Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment 

Location:-

Within the time that I had booked my camera I did not have enough time to apply to get permission for my location, however I was only filming around the UCA rochester campus, near the park and the street behind my house. I was using these locations because they were quiet and easy access to film.

UCA Rochester Campus: I was using this location to film the top of the hill, making it look like the actress was a top a cliff.

Standing at the edge of the hill - need to be careful not to fall down the hill when filming, actress and myself could have fallen and hurt ourselves, also needed to be careful with the camera not to drop it down the hill as would potentially break the camera. 

The rain - The rain is not so much a hazard for myself or the actress, more the equipment that I was using, although the rain could cause a someone to slip, but I could prevent this by making sure my actress does not run near the edge of the hill and make sure that I do not run with the equipment. To stop the equipment from getting wet I will need to make sure that I check the weather before filming, and if it does start to rain when I am filming, I will need to make sure that I get it all done before the rain gets heavy.

Park: I will be using this location to film the meeting between Charlotte and her mother, this is the first time Charlotte sees her mum in 10 years.

Kids playing in the park - I need to make sure that I do not film children when they are in the park without parents permission, of I do not have permission I need to make sure that I shoot away from the park. 

Highstreet: I will need to use this location to film Charlotte running down the street away from the therapists office.

People on the street - I will need to make sure that people know that I am filming and to make sure that I do not get them in the shot unless they have said that they do not mind. I will need to make sire that my actress does not run into anybody. 

Camera equipment - I need to make sure that I do not leave the equipment lying around when filming, I need to make sure that I can see it at all times so nobody can take anything. 

Living room: This location will be used to film the phone call between Charlotte and her mother.

cables - There will be cables lying around the living room so I need to make sure that they are out of the way and pushed to the side so nobody trips over them causing any physical harm to themselves.