Risk Assessment - Miss Georgiou

It is vital to consider the risks before filming to find out what decisions we should avoid and how to ensure we have a bcd up plan if anything was to go wrong. They are also used to ensure that each members of our group is kept safe. By identifying all the risks we are able to provide rules, fro example checking to make sure the tripod is secured properly will prevent it from falling over and injuring anyone in the way. By making everyone in our group aware we are able to reduce the risks. Whilst filming the members in our group will take turns at looking at the table below to make sure we are not in contact with any risks. If we do encounter a risk I would inform all members of our group and rectify the hazard before it becomes a danger to the filming process.

Risks	Who could potentially be harmed?	Impact	Risk management	Backup plan
Cut our self while using the knife	All actors/ camera man could cut themselves by holding the prop	High impact, not only would the wounded person have to go to hospital and receive stitches, this would put a stop to filming and delay the scene being filmed.	To make sure this doesn’t happen, our actors must be made aware that the prop Is not fake further understanding they must be cautious when handling the sharp object and only hold it when needed during the scene. The actors must also be made aware of basic knife safety in order to handle it properly. The knife will be covered at all times when an actor is not holding it to prevent fatal injuries.	If the knife is an inappropriate prop to use then we shall use a fake knife to create the same effect and remove the knife from all our scenes.
Slip on wet concrete	All members of our production could be affected.	High impact, a fatal injury could take place meaning that filming may have to stop, in an extreme circumstance the victim would have to go to hospital which would be time consuming. Their injuries could prevent them from being able to take part in the rest of the opening sequence.	To avoid this happening I would have to make sure the people in my group all wear appropriate footwear for example trainers that support their feet that have grips on the bottom so that they do not trip over. We would also consider if the weather was appropriate to film in for example torrential rain would be difficult to film in and increase the likely hood of someone in my group getting harmed by slipping on the wet concrete.	If the organised day o filming has terrible weather conditions the date will have to be changed and we would have to film the indoor scenes on that particular day. If all the indoor scenes have been filmed yet it would be impossible to film inside  would suggest that we started editing our piece so we are not wasting time.
Trailing leads while filming	The public, the actors but more than likely the cameraman could be hospitalised.	High impact, tripping over the leads from the camera in the worst-case scenario could break the victims leg.	To avoid any injuries from the leads of the camera, taping down the lose wires with brightly coloured masking tape would make them more visible to everyone filming therefor as they are more noticeable it is less likely for anyone to trip over them. Secondly by taping them down they would not only be more visible but they would be out of the way.	For a back up plan we have decided that it would be more appropriate to charge the camera before we start filming and then charge it every time we stop using to as an alternative to having to keep it on the charger lead the whole-time. This would also be convenient as when we are doing the tracking shot it would be impossible to keep on the lead the whole time.
Rainy weather	Bad weather conditions could affect the rate of filming which would affect every person in our group	High impact, anyone in our group could fall or slip on wet surfaces. This could also damage the equipment we are using which if damaged could ruin our whole sequence and delete everything we have made.	A way to avoid the weather being a hazard to our opening sequence is by checking the weather forecast to see if any sever weather would affect filming for the next day. If the weather is bad on the day we are filming my group have decided to not chance getting the equipment ruined so we would film an inside scene while the weather is bad, then film the outside scenes when the weather has improved.	As a back up plan if we have filmed all the inside scenes and we only have the outside scenes to film if the weather is not too bad then we will put an umbrella over the camera to avoid our existing material getting damaged and also allowing us to carry on filming but not waste time doing nothing
Poor visibility through mask	Could affect the killer	Low impact as the worst that could happen is the person playing the villain could trip over or into someone else but that is highly unlikely	To avoid injuries by not being able to see through the mask, the person playing the antagonist would have to test out the mask before we start filming so that if there are any sight problems we can rectify them before the real thing. ‘the actor needs to be able to see his surroundings.	If this does not work we will have to reconsider using the mask and get rid of it if necessary.
Tripod falling	Affects the person operating the camera	Low impact, the camera could fall on the camera man as the camera is heavy further if the camera breaks we could lose all our work.	To avoid a situation like this we will get two different people to check the tripod Is set up properly.	The back up plan is to place the camera on a flat surface so we do not have to use the tripod at all.

One risk that we didn't include in our risk assessment was how dark the 'basement' was going to be. In such a confined space with such little lighting it was very claustrophobic especially when me and Nojus both had to be in the room at the same time. The lighting was an issue as in the dark neither one of  us could see what props were on the floor, to prevent any accidents from taking place we had to use the torches on our phones before we pressed record on the camera. This was so we could see what we were doing until the exact point of where filming started. 
Another risk we encountered was the stairs in the planning room, we had to film on them but as it was dark Nojus was unable to see the pile of object on them. This could have caused an accident if Nojus didn't move them. 
From planning out a risk assessment, it has prevent and enlightened me and Nojus of all the possible risks that could take place. It all notifies us of which one of the cast would be at risk. It also determines how severe some risks can be we use it to prevent injuries or illnesses.