Risk assessment

Before I shoot my music video I have gone to the locations were I will be filming and have looked at the dangers that may be included whilst we are filming and by looking at these problems now I can minimise the danger that we face when we make the music video.

House scenes

• Risk of Falling off the ladder whilst doing the high angled shot in the bed.
• Risk of falling over electrical wires that are attached to the camera.
• Risk of burns from the kettle.

To prevent a risk of falling off the ladder during the high angled bed scene I will check the ladders thoroughly before using them and make sure someone is holding me for balance whilst climbing them. The risk of tripping over wires is very big so I will try and keep the wires away from people as much as possible and make sure everyone knows that there are wires in the area. The kettle will only be put on for a short amount of time so it is not at its maximum temperature so the risk of burning is reduced dramatically.

Car scene

• Risk of collision

Melanie is a fully insured driver and has been driving for over a year. she is a very safe driver and make sure everyone "clunk click every trip" her car is fitted with 2 airbags so if the car was to crash then we both would have some form of protection. I will try and not get in Mel's way or distract her in any way whilst filming in the car, and if it does then the scene will be removed. Safety first!

Forshore scene

• Risk of falling in the river
• Risk of falling over on the rocks
• Risk of hypothermia
  
  I planned to go to the forshore when the tide was out so there would be no risk of falling in, I kept Melanie as far back from the water as possible just in case a ship caused a large wave as it passed which they do on hourly occasion. The forshore is very dangerous and many people cockle over, this is why I wanted my artist to wear flat shes so this would be reduced. I asked my artist to be careful as she walked and watched her every move. The day of filming was a very very cold afternoon so my artist could not stick with just her white dress and had to wear a coat, as soon as the filming was done, she got into the blanket I bought and had a cup of tea out of a flask.

Pier scene

• Risk of collapse
• Risk of falling into the river
• Risk falling in the cracks
• Risk of hypothermia.

Even though the Pier has been renovated over the years it still poses a great danger to the public, many people die falling into the water. The flowers was there for a young man who died only months earlier after falling into the river. I kept my artist away from edges of the pier that looks unsafe and kept her on the renovated side of the pier. There was a rail to stop people from falling in but I told my artist to hold onto the rail at most times when near the edge. As the pier is made of wood some of the gaps between each piece of wood can be large so I warned my actress of the problems this could face and she said she would watch out for the cracks. As the filming of the pier was done earlier in the day it was much colder then the already cold forshore scene so every 5 minutes I had to let me artist get warmed up again.