Thriller Opening - Planning: Risk Assesment

Risk	Severity (-/10)	Likelihood (-/10)	Prevention
1.       A cast member tripping up on set	5-7 – This can vary on what has caused the trip and if any injuries occur in the process	8	When set up the set a clear walking path will be cleared and marked out
2.       Tripod falling Over	8 – This may result in broken equipment or injuries	6	The tripod will either be taped to the ground (if we are doing a lengthy shot) or held securely by the current filmer.
3.       Dropping a camera	8 – This will most likely result in broken equipment which will prevent us from filming further	6	The safety harness will be either held or placed around a person’s neck at all times
4.       Loosing Equipment	7 – If the equipment  is not found the rest of the shooting section of the sequence will be undoable	5	Regular equipment checks will be made on an hourly basis
5.       Electrocution	10 – This would result in a fatal injury	2	All electric cables will be marked out and pat tested
6.       Rain	6 – This would make our chosen location very slippy and would ruin the setting we are aiming for. If the equipment is not pat tested this could also result in electrocution	7	Regular weather checks will be made and all equipment will be immediate covered up
7.       People walking on set	2 – This would not affect filming unless they did not leave or came in groups	7	Signs will be placed around set to ensure that no interruptions are made
8.       Unwanted ambient sound	6 – This will make editing a lot harder and drown out a lot of dialogue/diegetic sound	9	The location will be specifically selected to ensure not too much of this is included in our clips
9.       Tripod malfunctioning	4 – This will prevent the shots being still and probably result in broken equipment	4	All bolts will be fastened tightly and joints will be adjusted accordingly
10.   Falling objects (e.g. branches)	6 – Head injuries may occur and equipment may be broken	3	Check all surrounding hanging objects for security and edit location away from said objects