Risk Assessment

During the filming process, their are a number of potential risks which may occur. If the filming equipment is damaged, vital footage could be lost and funds may be needed to pay for the replacement of the equipment. Also, if the characters are hurt during the making of the film, the consequences could be worse. Here is a table highlighting all the potential risks that may occur and how i am going to prevent these risks from occuring.

Dropping Camera/Charger
In this case, the camera is the object in danger from breaking if it is dropped. The level of risk i would give this scenario is Medium, as there is potential of my dropping the camera if i am not concentrating properly. To prevent myself from dropping the camera i will make sure the camera is securely screwed into the tripod and made sure that it is placed firmly onto the ground. When i am not using the camera, it will be placed into a securely fastened case to protect it.

Snapping or Breaking the tripod
In this case, the tripod is the object in danger from breaking. This is a low level of risk as it will only happen from a careless mistake made from me. The tripod i am using is light but sturdy, this makes it easy to carry but it stays placed up when in filming making it harder to fall over. The tripod will also be put in a securely fastened case to prevent any harm happening to it when it is not in use.

Losing Equipment
In this case, any equipment which i borrow from school will be in danger of getting lost, this will also in danger my film as if i lose a memory stick with the files on i will not be able to open my film. In this situation, i would say this is a medium level of risk as it will only happen from a stupid mistake, but if it does happen it will have severe consequences. To prevent this from happening, i will need to ensure all my work is backed up on a computer at home, memory stick and the school hard drive just to ensure the data is safe. Camera's, tripods and other filming equipment will be kept safely at school in order for it to stay safe. Props will be the only problem as we need to keep the props safe in order to complete the film.

Getting injured in the filming process
In this case, we as the directors are in danger of being injured. The actors are also in danger as they are in the setting with us. I would give this level of risk being high as if we get injured, we can not complete the filming process and if the actors are injured, we need to find another actor to replace them. There is not much that can be done to prevent this from happening except being careful when filming. The most i can do is just check that the surface on which we are filming is not slippy, so we are less likely to fall.

Costumes

John Doe: 
This character would be dressed in slightly too small clothes with alien or paranormal type logos on or just plain style clothes, as this will help to show that John is seen as a geek who is slightly obsessed with aliens and ghost/paranormal type things. It will also help to show that he could be reserved around other people backing up again that he is represented as geeky.

John Doe will be wearing a plain white t-shirt to show his lack of imagination in fashion, but makes up for it within supernatural/paranormal elements. A plain white shirt that is too small for john will show that he doesnt really care about looking good, its his personality that makes him who he is.

John Doe will be wearing these style jeans. Faded to show he has had them a long time, and isnt bothered about the latest trends in fashion. He doesnt mind wearing jeans which are too small for him as his boots are quite high and cover up the lack of material at the bottom. The Jeans will be tucked into the t-shirt which is a style which is not really used anymore portraying that he is behind on the fashion style.

John Doe is an explorer hobbied individual who likes to use his imagination in his spare time. Black boots are great for him to wear as he is not afraid to get dirty when he is exploring. Plain black boots are used to show little fashion sense, but he feels comfortable wearing them.

Ben Williams:
Ben is the more confident and outgoing of the pair meaning that he will be dressed in more casusal and stylish clothes. They will be more designer which is the opposite to John who does not care much about his appreance or what people think of him.

Ben is wearing an all saints t-shirt, which although it looks plain and boring, the low neck shows the imagination and style of the real fashion sense you see today. Ben is a person who cares about what he looks like, feeling more comfortable about showing his chest. The brand is a fairly expensive brand, showing he is comfortable spending his money on clothes, unlike his bestfriend who would rather spend it on camera equipment.

As you walk about the streets today, the main style of jeans worn by teenagers are usually the style of chinos. these come in a variety of different colours. This is mainly sold by the main, affordable, stylish shops such as topman. Ben wears these to show he is up to date with the latest style and trends, spending money on clothes rather than equipment.

The Cast

In the planning stage of making a thriller, the cast is essentially the most important factor needed to be taken into consideration. The wrong cast can ruin the whole production of the filmlm, but the right cast can be the difference from an average thriller, to an award winner. We have chosen our characters carefully, using John Doe and Ben williams both 17 years of age. Our Actors have been chosen carefully, based on personality and performance.



Character: John Doe
Actor: Cameron Noble
The character of John doe is a teenager, from nottingham. John Doe is the same age as the actor who plays him, Cameron Noble. We used Cameron for this part as he is quite shy, and very mysterious. Being best friends with Zoran Markovic, Cameron is used to the loving friendship in which they have and this will enable them to have a better relationship on set. Cameron has studied drama since he was 11 years old, so he is experienced. This brings a great drama prespective into our film and allows us to use ideas from an outside view.




Character: Ben Williams
Actor: Jonathan Norton
The character of Ben Williams is again a young adult/teenager from Nottingham who is best friends with tghe character John Doe. Ben is the more confident, outgoing, leader of the pair guiding John. Jonathan is a media student at George Spencer academy 6th form. this will give us an insight on different views from another media student, and will also be experienced in the production of creating a film.