1. Are there any potential hazards that could pose a health and safety risk where your filming will take place (trailing cables/traffic/other objects)?
One of our filming locations is in a park that is surrounded by woodland so one of the bigger risks will be tripping over the tree roots/ branches in the area. Some areas of that same location are not flat ground so when walking or running through that area there is a chance of falling. The other location we have planned to use is in a house, there’s no carpet in the house so there is a risk of slipping on the wood flooring or tripping over loose wires and hitting ourselves on the surrounding furniture.
One of our filming locations is in a park that is surrounded by woodland so one of the bigger risks will be tripping over the tree roots/ branches in the area. Some areas of that same location are not flat ground so when walking or running through that area there is a chance of falling. The other location we have planned to use is in a house, there’s no carpet in the house so there is a risk of slipping on the wood flooring or tripping over loose wires and hitting ourselves on the surrounding furniture.
2. What will you do to ensure these risks are minimised?
To ensure we don’t trip in the house we will wear shoes indoors so it’s less likely to slip and tape the wires to the walls so they won’t be loose. In the park we will find an area that is surrounded by trees but also have some flat ground nearby so it still looks like they’re running through the woods but will be safer.
To ensure we don’t trip in the house we will wear shoes indoors so it’s less likely to slip and tape the wires to the walls so they won’t be loose. In the park we will find an area that is surrounded by trees but also have some flat ground nearby so it still looks like they’re running through the woods but will be safer.
3. Will the time of day/weather affect the outcome of the photos? Have you allowed for this?
The time of the day will not be a factor that will affect our video as there is an option on the camera that allows the footage to look as though it’s night during the day. However the weather could produce hazards when we’re outdoors as we’ll be filming in the woods and the rain/snow could make it slippy which is an issue at this time of the year (autumn approaching winter).
The time of the day will not be a factor that will affect our video as there is an option on the camera that allows the footage to look as though it’s night during the day. However the weather could produce hazards when we’re outdoors as we’ll be filming in the woods and the rain/snow could make it slippy which is an issue at this time of the year (autumn approaching winter).
4. Have you considered the background to your photos, particularly if taken outside? How will you ensure you will get the background you want?
The background for the images will be in the woods so we’ll be able to easily achieve the ideal background by taking the pictures in front of the trees in the dark with the light under the mask to make it look more sinister. If that does not work for whatever reason we can take a picture of the mask and photoshop it onto a pre-existing image of the woods.
The background for the images will be in the woods so we’ll be able to easily achieve the ideal background by taking the pictures in front of the trees in the dark with the light under the mask to make it look more sinister. If that does not work for whatever reason we can take a picture of the mask and photoshop it onto a pre-existing image of the woods.
5. Have you considered lighting? What about the ‘problems’ of natural lighting, either outside, or streaming through a window? Will you need to use a flash? Have you considered reflective objects that might spoil the effect?
We have found a way around making the mask visible by using a phone light just under the chin of the mask as a bigger light would be too much as kill the creepy effect, so the phone light is just enough. We will need some form of artificial lighting to place around in the woods but not too much so it still looks natural. We will not need another form of lighting in the house as the house lights there will be enough and also look natural.
We have found a way around making the mask visible by using a phone light just under the chin of the mask as a bigger light would be too much as kill the creepy effect, so the phone light is just enough. We will need some form of artificial lighting to place around in the woods but not too much so it still looks natural. We will not need another form of lighting in the house as the house lights there will be enough and also look natural.
6. Do you need permission to take photos in the place/venue you have in mind?
No, the place we want to film/take pictures in is a public area and the filming that will be done in the house belongs to someone helping with the filming so we already have permission.
No, the place we want to film/take pictures in is a public area and the filming that will be done in the house belongs to someone helping with the filming so we already have permission.
7. Do you need to book time in a room (eg the photography studio)?
No.
No.
8. Are other people/crowds likely to be an issue for you? What have you done to ensure that it will not spoil the effect?
The park we’ll be filming in is a public area so other people could be around but we’ll probably be filming deeper into the woods so there will not be people interfering with our footage.
The park we’ll be filming in is a public area so other people could be around but we’ll probably be filming deeper into the woods so there will not be people interfering with our footage.
9. Are you reliant on lifts/props/friends’equipment/models? How have you planned that these things will come together at the appointed time? Plan B?
We are relying on friends to do the acting for our trailer but if they cannot make it we do have backup actors to take their parts. We have bought some of the props ourselves however we are relying on a friend for the clown costume but we are confident that he can provide it. We have created a schedule of the different actors we need at which time so we are working around their college commitments to get as much filming time with them as possible.
We are relying on friends to do the acting for our trailer but if they cannot make it we do have backup actors to take their parts. We have bought some of the props ourselves however we are relying on a friend for the clown costume but we are confident that he can provide it. We have created a schedule of the different actors we need at which time so we are working around their college commitments to get as much filming time with them as possible.
10. Finally, have you thought of every eventuality…?
We have taken the different risks and stunts we will need to have performed and thoroughly researched methods of making the stunts look realistic but completely safe.
We have taken the different risks and stunts we will need to have performed and thoroughly researched methods of making the stunts look realistic but completely safe.
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