Risk Assessment

Before we start the filming we needed to identify the risks that

might occur and find the ways to prevent them.
Company Name: Essence Productions
EXT SHOOT-(Narrative) Bus Journey and Highstreet
Risk/Hazard
s

Who it
may
affect

Things
that may
be
damaged

Preventions The chances of it

happening
HIGH, LOW,
MODERATE

The
equipment
getting
damaged

None

Equipment

Filiming in
busy or
areas and
lots of public

Group

Equipment

Equipment
falling whilst
walking up
the stairs on
the bus

Actors
and Crew

Broken
equipment
on the bus

-No running Fairly Low

with
equipment
will be
involved.
-No food and
drink will
permitted
during the
shooting
-No running Moderate
around on
set.
No fiddling
with things
that we may
not know
how to use.
-Do a test
shooting
before to
get a sense
of the area
and how
busy it is
- Walk slowly Low
up the stairs
on the bus
-Make sure
equipment
is not on
and is
packed until
seating then

begin
filming
again
Car accident
may happen
whilst
filming

Actors
and Crew

Equipment

-Look where Moderate

your going
at all times
-Have dim lit
lights in
order for
people to
see
-No running
around in
between
roads
-Wear visible
clothing
thats clear
for drivers to
see

Company Name: Essence Productions

EXT SHOOT( Narrative)- Park
Risk/Hazar
ds

Who it
may
affect

Things
that may
be
damaged/l
ost

Prevention
s

The chances of it
happening
HIGH, LOW,
MODERATE

Tripping over
equipment
and personal
items

Actors,
group
and the
public

Equipment
and
peoples
personal
items

-Going to
make sure
everything
is out of
sight

Moderate

The British
weather

Group

The
equipment

-Leave
space for
just filming
and the
public to
pass
-To make
sure
everything

High

goes as
planned on
the day, we
are going to
check the
weather in
advance
using all
resources
such as
internet,
news,
newspaper
Tripping over Group
the
equipment
in the park

All the
equipment

Small
equipment
going
missing in a
big
environment

The
Equipment

Group

-Make sure
we look
where we
step and
pass at all
times.
- Our filming
shouldnt be
too close to
the
equipment
-Make sure
we dont
throw things
across or
knock
anything
with our
equipment

Moderate

Low

Company Name: Essence Productions

INT SHOOT( Narrative)- Hospital and School

Risk/Hazar
ds

Who it
may
affect

Things
that may
be
damaged/l
ost

Prevention
s

The chances of it
happening
HIGH, LOW,
MODERATE

The risk of
collecting
footage in
school of

Group

-N/A

-Going to
get parent
consent first
in advance

Moderate

children in
the younger
years
Public may
Group
trip of get
hurt if any
equipment is
lying around
in the
hospital

The
equipment

-Going to
Moderate
make sure
that only the
equipment
needed is in
sight. The
rest of the
equipment
will be
packed up
and not in
sight

Risk/Hazar
ds

Who it
may
affect

Things
that may
be
damaged/l
ost

Prevention
s

The chances of it
happening
HIGH, LOW,
MODERATE

The hospital
may not
approve of
us filming
there

Group

N/A

-Going to
double
check with
the hospital
first before
filming

Moderate