Shot activity

Risk Risk Reduction

Equipment or activity needed

Crew walks up driveway

Car comes down driveway, car runs over crew

Trip over uneven stone, fall over and smash camera.

Sign/ high vis jacket

Walk over shot first. Make sure no stone is uneven.

High Vis, sign

Have member on look out for an uneven stone.

Residential street

Dog or cat getting in the way

Lock dog or cat in the house.

Key – lock the door

Sculptures/artwork

Sculptures may get in the way, causing crew to fall over

Have someone to look for any trip hazards.

Film crew member to look out for any trip hazards.

Cut aways of the house and workshop

Low hanging trees or branches may cause you to hit your head if you’re not looking carefully.

Walk over cut aways first, make sure you look out for any trees or low hanging objects.

Look out for any low hanging trees or branches.

Slippery Grass whilst filming.

When filming, slippery grass may cause you to slide and fall and maybe smash the camera.

Film on a sunny day, check for slippery grass and maybe tread carefully whilst walking on the grass.

Check the grass, maybe check it’s a sunny day. Filming would be easier if it was a sunny, dry day.

Weather – raining

If weather is wet and rainy, water may get in the camera lens and cause damage to the camera and camera lens.

Film on a sunny day to prevent water damage and to prevent water from getting into the lens

Sunny day, not raining, check the weather forecast and make sure that the day your are filming is sunny so that water doesn’t get into the lens.