Risk Assessment

During the course of shooting our music video, which will be separated into two (working) days – one for filming the bands performance element of the video and the other for the main narrative. As well as this, a lot of our music video will be filmed in public which means you cannot guarantee the conditions when will film so precautions have to be taken.  There are many risks that needed to be assessed prior to the film day to ensure everything runs smoothly with no injuries occurring. I will present these risks in relation to our music video timeline.

Risk	Action Carried Out
Water from crashing cymbal could affect the electrics or camera lens	Filmed from slightly further out (using zoom) – drummer took precaution when filming this shoot.
As the narrative requires the boy to stumble out of the house steps – he could trip over and fall	The actor didn’t rush the action and took precaution whilst filming it
The scene where the father throws the guitar could hit someone or another car, or even fall out of the window during the action	We made sure he didn’t rush the action and took precautions. Also made sure there was no-one near (nor car) the line of fire
The low-angle shot where we have to film out the window the risk here is that the camera could fall out and break	The action carried out it is that we tightened the wrist strap to keep the camera more firm
Boy could trip up when running away from the house	Made sure his lace were tied up and took any further precautions, e.g. cleared any large rocks on the floor
In the scene where the boy meets up with the drug-dealer at the top of railway bridge – could slip if surface is wet	Made sure the surface wasn’t wet/take further precautions such as no fast paced movements that could cause any injuries
When the boy is sneaking upstairs he may trip and fall	We will make sure that when the boy is walking up the stairs he is making sure where he is going
The ‘fighting’ scene, which occurs on the same bridge, has similar risks and therefore similar actions need to be carried out to ensure no danger. The fighting could cause injury if done incorrectly	The fighting will be rehearsed and carefully done – the filming will be shot from far away to make it look realistic but also to ensure no close contact needed – limiting risks
When plugging in the instruments, they could get electrocuted.	Just make sure electrics are off when  you plug the cables in and then turn it on

After following these risk assessments we will have a risk free shoot day with no anomalies taking place.