LO2 Evidence of Following Safe Work Practices

We followed safe work practices throughout the whole of the filming of the project, we referred to the risk assessment table and assessed the possible risks and how we would deal with them if problems were to occur. For the possibility of rocks along the path and the actors tripping and falling once walking/ running through the forest, both actors wore suitable foot wear that provided good grip and had padding so the rocks wouldn't damage the shoes or hurt their feet. And they also were very careful, and we assessed the foot paths before filming to remove anything that could be tripped over or would get in the way. The other risk was of falling down steep hills in which we made sure the child had a guardian that was watching over her the entire time, and everyone stayed well away from the edge whilst filming and also whilst not filming.

Weather was a big issue when it came to filming as most of our scenes were outdoors, so we took an umbrella with us to film the scenes in case it rained, in which we were prepared to put all the equipment back in its bags and pack up. But to avoid all this we also checked weather reports prior to filming and organised the days we filmed based on the weather, because we knew we couldn't film in the rain. Because of the fact it would damage the equipment and make the floor too slippery for the actors to run/ walk on, so when it had rained we waited an appropriate amount of time for the rain to be removed before filming again.

When setting up appropriate equipment such as the tripod, we made sure all the latches and clips were tightly locked so they weren't to fall out of place, and made sure the correct height and angle was set for the correct angle, whilst making sure all the legs were to be the same height. We were also very careful when carrying the tripod and the camera around, and making sure I walked carefully and slowly whilst holding the tripod well above the ground so it didn't catch. We also made sure the camera was firmly locked into place so it didn't fall out whilst filming. We also made sure the strap was worn around the neck at all times whilst holding the camera in case it was dropped, it wouldn't be damaged.