Risk Assessment - Miss Georgiou

Risk Assessment

Making a risk assessment allows us to plan the production easier as we are able to analyse all the potential risks of the production and how we can prevent these in order to ensure the actors and crew are safe when filming. By doing this we can ensure that we do not lose any of our valuable time when filming or possibly damaging our people or our equipment due to us not planning it out properly and compensating for the potential dangers. We can also plan backup plans for different risks so we can have something to fall back on and not waste any time when we are filming dealing with preventable mistakes.

Risks	Who could be harmed	Impact	Risk Management	Back-up Plan
Cut using a knife	Actors involved in the scene	High impact, because whoever gets cut with the knife will have to leave to get treated, halting filming	To make sure that this doesn’t happen, the actors using the knife will have to adhere to knife safety in order to use it properly, the knife will also be covered to minimize the chances of contact with the knife’s blade.	If we are unable to use the knife safely we will have to remove the usage of a knife from the scene, and instead have the killer use his hand’s or a weapon that can be less dangerous, like a blunt object.
Slip on wet concrete	Actors and Crew involved in filming outside	High impact, because whoever falls will land on hard concrete that could severely damage them, possibly requiring medical treatment	To make sure that this doesn’t happen, the actors and crew will have to wear appropriate and sturdy footwear when filming outside in order to minimize the chances of slipping by having good grip on the floor.	If this is too much of a problem we will have to halt filming and work on inside scenes until it is not raining and the ground dries up, meaning that the actors and crew will have less chance of slipping.
Trailing leads while filming	Actors and Crew moving about the set	High impact, because whoever trips runs the risk of falling and damaging themselves, and also runs the risk of damaging equipment also.	To make sure this doesn’t happen we will have to tape the loose leads to the floor in order to stop them from being able to caught around someone’s foot and tripping them over. We can also make sure that the crew and actors are aware of the placement of the camera and it’s cables so that they can avoid them.	If this doesn’t work then we will have to make sure that the camera is charged fully so that the camera doesn’t need cables. We could also make sure that only the cameraman can approach the camera so that they don’t have to worry about people getting too close to it.
Weather - Rain	Everyone who is involved with filming this scene	High impact, as people involved in filming can slip on wet surfaces leading them to be hurt. The camera and costumes can also be ruined, slowing production until replacements are found.	To make sure this doesn’t happen we can check the weather before filming, in order to make sure that whenever we begin filming we know that the rain won’t be a problem	If this doesn’t work than we will have to reschedule filming to another day when it is not raining, halting the filming process and wasting the time we have for filming.
Mask’s visibility	The actor wearing the mask	Medium impact, as the actor could possibly not be able to see where he is going and so walk into something, or stumble over an object that could cause him minor damage	To make sure this doesn’t happen we will have sight tests using masks to make sure that the actor can see his surroundings in order to make the mask safer to use, resulting in quicker filming as there is no wasted time.	If this doesn’t work we will have to remove the use of a mask entirely, making filming harder as we will have to rethink shots that have the killer’s mask in to keep the killer’s identity hidden.
Tripod could fall	Crewmember operating the camera.	Medium Impact, because the camera is heavy and could cause damage to the operator if it is dropped on them unsuspectingly	To make sure that this doesn’t happen we can check that the tripod has been set up properly twice, with a different member of production checking it so there can be as much certainty as possible	If this doesn’t work then we will have to move the camera to flatter terrain rather than where we originally planned to set up, making us waste time choosing a new place to set up the camera.

I did not encounter many risks when filming but I did encounter a few small ones. When I was filming outside during the planning scene it began to rain, this could lead failures in the equipment and ruining of costumes, so when we noticed the rain myself and the rest of the crew stood under a tree that would not allow water through in order to wait for the rain to stop and be able to continue filming without damaging equipment or lives and taking more time out of the filming process with having to find replacements. Another risk I encountered while filming was the low visibility of the mask, the mask used was a balaclava with small eyeholes that obscured my vision, that could have lead to myself being hurt when moving around as the ground was wet and I was by a slope that could lead to myself falling and hurting myself if I got too close to it, stopping the filming process as I would have to be taken care of. The risk assessment has allowed me to create a more safe environment when filming and speeding up the filming process as I knew straight away to look for any danger that would halt filming and either clear the danger or move on to another filming location in order to keep my cast and crew safe, meaning that there would be no accidents when filming that would have to halt the process.