Research - Health & Safety

Risk Assessment                         Kellie Ward 

Although completed, edited and distributed footage may look perfectly planned and easy flowing, much goes on in the making of it which could cause potential damage to equipment, and even more important - people.

 

Damaging equipment by setting it up incorrectly.

We had brief tutorial lessons based on how to set up equipment, but decided to do further research to ensure that the techniques came naturally to us.
In order for our equipment to remain safe, we must garuntee that we know how to set it up/use it properly. Our main equipment we will be using is...

 

JV camera & tripod

Firstly, the most basic step of knowledge is knowing the function of each part of the tripod.
                                                                                                    

 

 

                                                   
The 3 legs must all be set
at an equal length so that the                               
tripod doesn't topple over.
(You also want a straight angle
when filming)

                          We must slide the camera onto the

UV plate smoothly without forcing

 to prevent breakage of the metal clips

 in the side which keep the camera stable.

 

 

Bad weather conditions.
In the case of filming outdoors, the environment is both u
unpredictable and uncontrollable.

• Wet weather can cause significant long-term damage to electrical cameras &michrophones, therefore we will sensibly not make the decision to film outside in event of rain if we have no form of water-proof cover or professional protection for the equipment. Also, all members of our group must always be prepared to be on hand in an unexpected rain down-pour.
• Rain could also make members of our group to slip and fall over, resulting in injury and wasting valuable filming time.
• This is why we will definitely not be filming out in the wet.

Theft of equipment - There is always a risk of theft when filming amongst the public, however some conditions can increase the chance of this happening;

• Chaotic environment - easy for civillians to snatch expensive equipment discreetly amongst the crowd and run from the situation without being identified.
• Quiet environment - thefts will be more likely to target you if there is no standbyers witnessing, so we will not be going to any extremely deserted locations.
• Abandoning equipment - It's fair to say that most people are aware of the value/price of HD camera's and anyone would like to get their hands on them or the money, abandoning the equipment (even for 2 minutes) will make this easy for anyone.

Location -

• Awareness of every aspect of our filming environment must be recognised - e.g.

1.         Stairs where we will film in Cara's house could result in people/equipment falling.
2.         Pets (a cat) may intefere with the more technical parts of the equipment such as buttons on the camera, and mess up internal systems. These pets could also cause the most common form of damage - the toppling over of equipment.
3. As we will also be filming closely to water sinks, filming requires extra attention with no contact of the water and camera.
4. If it is necessary for a scene to be filmed in a busy place, we must be aware that the equipment and our group may get bumped and barged from time to time and cause unwanted harm.