Researching and evaluating any last minute risks prior to filming

Weather:

Above is a screenshot of the weather forecast for tomorrow (04/02/17), the day we will be filming our opening sequence. This research is necessary because it is important to access whether it is safe or not to film. Looking at the forecast it is going to be dry with cloud and therefore it is good weather for us to film. This is because the road should not be slippery as it will not be damp or flooded, it should also not be too icy because it is 9 degrees and therefore not quite cold enough for ice. It can also be noticed that there are no specific weather warnings regarding wind, looking at the forecast there will only be 7mph wind speeds, this is good because if it happens to be windy outside then it could affect the quality of our filming.

Sunlight regarding filming hours:

The picture above is showing the times of sunset and sunrise. It is evident that the sun sets at 4:56pm and therefore gives us an idea of what time we should begin filming according to how much time we need in the daylight and how much time we need for filming in the dark.

Actors availability:

We had to be sure that all of our actors were able to be present tomorrow during filming. A few weeks ago once we had set the date to film, we had to make sure that our actors were available on this day to film. However we took into account that there will always be a risk that our actors may not be able to film due to unpredictable and unavoidable circumstances such as illness. Currently all our actors are in good health and have confirmed that filming tomorrow is okay.

Camera equipment reliability:

We have just checked prior to filming tomorrow that our camera equipment is sufficiently working and that we are able to use and set it up tomorrow. After checking it is now evident that our camera equipment is working as it should be and is ready for filming tomorrow. This check was necessary because we have to be aware of any important risk such as this that could delay or prevent us filming tomorrow.

Traffic in the area regarding filming hours:

We researched how busy the area we are filming in might be at certain points of the day. This is important because we are now aware of when we should film certain scenes according to how loud or quiet the scene needs to be. This could affect us because the noise levels and traffic congestion are important to some of our scenes. We concluded that the house we will be filming at is located on a quiet road with very few cars throughout the day, however there is a main road off of this road that we may use for filming and we have discovered that there is no particular peak time that it may be busier due to it being a Saturday, however it is likely to be busier earlier in the day due to people going out for the day.