Health & Saftey

 

  

Health & Safety

Tom Peacock 

 

Whilst filming our thriller opening we will have to consider health and safety throughout.

 

This is particularly important when we film certain scenes from our thriller for example when we are in the dark interview room and also while we are filming the chase scenes.  

For the chase scenes, we will be in the local park and therefore need to take into consideration some of the following health and safety hazards.

- Mud 

- Animals 

- Slippery paths

- Falling branches

We'll have consider the things such as mud and falling braches especially during filming in this location because of the recent weather we've been having. Getting covered in mud or falling over in mud while holding equipment could end up in no filming being able to be done and damaged equipment, which is something we want to totally avoid. 

Falling objects should be taken into consideration as well because of the recent weather conditions. We could expect falling branches or small amounts of debris due to the stormy weather we've been having lately. 

This in fact is especially important because recently there was a big tree that fell down in the park, which is still blocking one of the pathways, so the reality of something like that happening is very high.

Slippery paths we may also have to take notice of while filming, especially during the chase scenes. It's important to consider this aspect because of how dangerous slippery paths can be. We don't want anyone to fall over, however telling if a path is slippery or not is quite difficult so therefore we will just have to be careful whilst filming and walking to location.

The final thing which we have to consider in terms of health and safety is the animals in the park, which may be running around off their lead and away from their owners. 

Although most dogs are well trained there may be a few that decide to pick things like the camera bag up and run away with it or jump up at some of our filming crew. It's not as serious as the others mentioned but still is important to take into account while filming.