Possible risks

Risk assessment: 

Possible risks within the filming of Virago 

1)Environmental risks: 

One possible risk that has to be considered is the weather and how safe it will be to film. this is a key issue due to the fact we have numerous motorbike scenes that have to filmed outdoor. This therefore makes filming on certain days non accessible i.e heavy snow,raining  and heavy wind direction. This not only puts the biker in danger but us the whole team in danger as some of the shots of the motorbike require us to be up close and personal in order for us to get the shot we require. Another factor to take into consideration is again weather related. Due to the time of year we will be filming( early to late winter) the weather conditions will deteriorate vastly i.e. temperature. A numerous of shots require us to be outdoor, as for instance the scene were Edward and Elizabeth are out door in both their wedding attires ready to propose requires clothing that is reflects a wedding ceremony i.e. a wedding dress. To control this mitigating situation, it requires us to do weather research to see when the warmest day of i.e. that week will be to film. Due to the factor that the temperature is decreasing and being out door for too long can cause hypothermia but can also damage the camera. Another issue is ice. This mitigating factor again makes it impossible for our group to film due to as mentioned earlier that many of our shots and scene are featured outside. If we were to film when ice was present we would not put the whole team in danger of slipping or falling but also putting higher risk onto braking the camera. As for instance if we were to fall whilst handling the camera, theres a higher risk of pulling the camera down with you and loosing valuable footage. 

2) Props

2a) One of our props is a physical hammer. The scene is where a glass bottle will be seen falling off the table besides Edward. This is to signify that his alcoholic addiction is coming to a peak and the bottle smashing represents how he feels: trapped within himself. The fragmented prices on floor are their to represent how his next journey requires him to pick himself back up and re arrange the broken parts of him. However to save the bottle damaging the floor and accidentally cutting one of the members with the shattered pieces, we will be using a hammer to smash the bottle, essentially limiting possible risks that would occur. 

2b) The motorbike; could potentially have an accident i.e. fall off.  One of our members was filming from the boot of a car behind the motorbike to gain a variety of visually pleasing shots. He was securely strapped in to the back whilst the car boot was half open. However the risk is now considered far too high to re-film the scene again, due to possible fatal harm that could occur. Especially as the time of year we are filming, the weather is getting harsher but also the days are darker.However the footage we did acquire from that test shoot was of a high quality standard, which we were thankfully able to use instead of finding alternative  less impacting methods to subsidise. 

2c) Bath; risk or drowning in the water. One of the scenes is of Edward within the bath that will show his hand dangling over the edge of the bath. The chance of downing is highly un-possible  but it is still a risk that needs to be highly monitored at all times. The chance of camera coming close to the water is also a risk that could occur therefore to limit this risk as much as possible, we will be filming from a safe distance away,incase of if any water was to come close and damage the college owned camera. Which for one if the camera was water damaged we would loose our footage and secondly the cameras are of private property therefore if any internal or external damaged occurred the camera would have to be wrote off and fees would be charged.