Risk Assessment

Health and Safety is one of the most important aspects we need to consider when filming. Before filming we sat down and discussed the possible dangers we could face and how we would overcome these below is what we discussed:

Possible risks:

-When filming by the roadside on the pavement, there is a possible danger of falling into the road or a car could come up onto the pavement and damage one of us
-It could be really cold and our actress will only have her tracksuit on and no coat, so may possibly get ill from the temperature
-When filming low angled shots onto the protagonist we will have to stand on chairs or wardrobes which creates a possible risk of one of us falling off and hurting ourselves
-In the argument (flashback) when pushing the parent into the door, it may be too forceful and possibly hurt one of our actress
-When throwing the picture onto the floor it may accidently break, and glass may be broken and possibly damage one of the crew or actresses

How we will overcome them:

-To have full concentration at all times, and be aware of the surroundings and what is going on
-Do not stand on the curb or on the edge of the pavement as that would increase chances of falling into the roadside
-Do not film in road, or do not walk in road when moving locations (use pavement where possible)
-When crossing the road look left and right and be absolutely sure it is safe to cross
-Bring a coat and hot water bottle with us to film and in between shots give to actress to keep her warm
-When standing on wardrobe or chair, make sure it is absolutely sturdy and that you have someone helping up there and helping them down
-Do not mess about when standing on furniture and make sure you have full concentration
-Do not push too hard, and make sure that in the area where the actress is pushed into, that all sharp objects or possible objects that could hurt are removed
-Replace the glass in the frame with plastic
-When throwing the frame, throw it onto a cushion

SUMMARY= 
If all of the above are considered then we should practice good health and safety.

External locations

This is the first location we are using. The first shot of our opening is a main road. To establish the suburban setting, as there will be cars and noise. This is Shipbourne road, which is a couple of minutes from my house. We have chosen to film here because there are street lamps which will help light the shot as we are filming at night time, and the rule of thirds will look nice, with the trees in the first, the bus stop in the second, and the girl in the third. The bus stop also helps with the urban feel.

The second location is this smaller road. We chose this road as it allows us to get the frame we had imagined, with the road getting bigger in perspective. It will as be a wide shot, which is a convention of a Social Realism film.

We've chosen my house to film in, as it was the most appropriate being semi-detached, it will help establish the idea that the girl is not lower class but she acts as though she is. Also it is on the road we are using so it will fit in with those shots as the houses will look similar.

Internal Locations

 

 

My room is also quite girly, and this will show she has changed as she is not dressed in this way. It will also appeal to our target audience as they will be middle class and feminine.