Before we started filming, there were a number of risks that i would have to consider with the possibility of them happening under different circumstances. There were different types of risks that i had to consider, due to the mixture of our filming being both indoors and outdoors.
Breaking the glass-
This risk was probably the one that had the most thought put into it. In our music video, there is a shot where we smash a glass bottle. We have to be extremely careful with this because glass is very sharp and can be very dangerous, especially with our actress, Eleanor, having some shots with no shoes on. Therefore we tried to find the safest glass to break, and that was sugar glass. This can still be sharp but when smashed, it can break into very tiny fragments, and being that it was clear and we were filming at night, it could be hard to find to clear up. When smashing the glass, myself and my group members stayed as far back as possible, and we told Eleanor to stand and hold the glass in a particular way so that when she smashed it, she would be as safe as possible. Further to this, because we only had one sugar glass bottle, we needed to get a good shot of the glass breaking, so we filmed on the camera and on all of our phones in different positions from different angles. We will also be using a decoy glass that looks the same as the sugar glass bottle, so that when we film Eleanor holding, it doesn't break, due to it being extremely fragile and we only had one sugar glass bottle. As well as this, there was another risk that we have to consider, and that is to make sure that we cleared up the glass fragments completely. To do this we need to all need to help brush the fragments away as quickly as possible. We also had to plan to shoot this scene at the very end of the day, this was so that we cleared the whole set up at the same time.
Holding the camera-
For a few of our shots, we have to take the camera off the secure stand, and hold it, this is because if the camera is on a stand we will be unable to achieve the shots that we want as the stand restricts us. One of these scenes is when i have i to stand on table in order to get high enough to film Eleanor lying down, to make it a wide shot as well. I had to be extremely careful when doing this as i had to hold the camera still and lie it on my shoulder, in order to record this scene. Another scene that has a high risk, is when i film Eleanor walking down the stairs outside, again i have to put the camera on my shoulder to record it, but this time i need to hang the camera over the glass panel which is the banister for the staircase. This is extremely risky as i could easily drop the camera down the stone staircase, so i will get my group to stand by make sure the camera is secure in this scene.
The lights-
We need to be careful in the scenes where we use the key lights provided by the school. This is because there are some scenes where one of us will have to hold the light with our hands, so that we can position it at the angle we want and need. This can be risky because firstly, the lights are very heavy to hold, and once they've been switched on for a while, they warm up, making the surrounding metal incredibly hot. If this happens, we will have to break for a few minutes, turn the light off and let it cool down before turning it back on and resume filming.
As well as this, the lights had wires attached to it to plug in, these wires will have be left on the floor and we have to make sure that firstly none of us fall over them and that if we accidentally wheel the camera over it.
The UV paint-
Another risk that we will incur is the UV paint. We will be applying it onto Eleanor's lips, because this is on her skin, we have to be careful that she doesn't get a reaction to this, therefore we will test it on her with a little swab, before applying it fully. As well as this, we want to make sure that it is on her for the least amount of time to avoid any irritation or discomfort. We will also have to make sure that this doesn't drip onto our clothes, as the UV paint can stain, and we want to avoid that risk as well.
The staircase-
We have to be very aware that the staircase that we are filming on is outside, and can be slippery if it has rained prior to our film day. We will also have to make sure that Eleanor is careful walking down the staircase whilst trying to lip sync and dance. This is because she will be trying to different things at once, and may loose concentration of the stairs and could easily trip or fall.
And of course, a risk we have to be aware of is that the equipment that we're using (the camera, lights etc) has been loaned to us by the school, and we need to return the equipment exactly how we received it. Therefore we need to all be very careful of the equipment.
Another minor risk is that we need to make sure Eleanor can actually make our filming day, so we had 2 possible days and we shaped it around her plans.
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