Location (Risk Assessment)

There are a number of risks involved in the shooting of our film.

As a group we went to the location, identifying potential risks.

This is the list of risks that I identified and what we will do in order to guard against them.

Building site

Firstly, we will always have to keep in mind that the location we are shooting at is in fact an active building site. Although there won't be any actual building going on at the time we film, there are still a few things that we need to keep in mind in order to stay save:

We need to consider rubble, building material and tools that are lying around everywhere. These are  tripping hazards and need to be removed before the shoot as much as possible.

Road

With the first scene being set outside of the house, we need to keep in mind the risks involved in shooting on the street such as cars and cyclists. Furthermore, we are shooting at night so road users might have trouble spotting us. In order to guard against this, the crew will be wearing hi-vis.

Heights

The opening shot is a high angle shot which we are planning to shoot from on top of the building. We will have to be very careful though as there is a risk of falling or dropping equipment off the roof. We talked to the owner of the building (Oli's dad) and he suggested to us that as a precaution we should stand back from the edge of the roof and make sure that we hold on to the equipment.

Risk of falling! 

The ladders are slippery, so we will need somebody
to hold them whilst we clim up or down.

We will have to move the fridge and crates.

There is a lot of rubble and wood
lying around.

We will have to keep in mind that this is an active
building site.