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.