Risk Assesment

Myself and my group members decided to put together a risk assessment to reduce the chance of accidents and to avoid hazards whilst filming. Because most of our filming has taken place in a wood, we thought that devising a risk assessment would be very fitting for our situation.




Step 1            Identify the hazards

·       Tripping over sticks/rocks/falling down small holes and steep slopes as we are filming in a wood.

·       Rain, which will make our surrounding slippery.

·       The rain damaging our equipment. Getting in lenses and ruining the optical elements and possibly causing fungus.

·       If its windy, there will be leaves and branches flying everywhere.

·       The wind may also Blow over some equipment causing damage .

Step 2            Decide who might be harmed and how

Us (filming): May contract hypothermia if the weather turns bad whilst we are filming.

The actors: At a greater risk of contracting hypothermia due to the lack of thermal clothing she is wearing.

Members of the public: No members of the public will be harmed during the making of our thriller.

The wet ground may cause the actors and filming crew to slip and fall over possibly pulling muscles, twisting ankles and possibly bumping heads or breaking bones.

Step 3            Evaluate the risks and decide on precautions

·       To avoid damaging the equipment, make sure all equipment is waterproofed. With umbrellas or carrier bags over equipment.

·       Check the weather forecast to avoid getting caught in the rain.

Wear appropriate footwear to reduce the risk of slipping and supporting our ankles.

We will also take mobile phones in case we need help if somebody gets injured.

We will also notify people what we are doing and where just in case something goes wrong and we can’t get in contact with anyone.