Location Recce and Risk Assessment

Location Recce and Risk Assessment

Buxton Road

Date of visit: 11-10-2015

Description of the location:

The area is a long road stretching into a residential area. The certain areas of filming will be an alley down this road and the remaining path for a chase scene.

Suitability of the location:

This location will tie in with the theme of crime that is conventionally shown in soap operas. The location is necessary for the narrative as it will be the location that shows Luke to be an ex-convict. It is therefore an essential location to our production. There are clear pavements which will mean that the crew will be safe from cars if we remain on the pathway. There are not many cars that travel within this area and road and so there is less of a possibility that safety will be a concern; however, the crew should still keep in mind the possibility of cars coming down this road. There is enough room on the pavement for the equipment to be used to film and so this means that we won’t need to use the road as a placement for equipment to film.

Lighting:

Natural lighting will be used as this is an outside location and we have no intention to use artificial lighting. The white balance function of the camera will help remove any unnatural lighting that will affect the aesthetic and style of the shots. We are planning to film outside in the afternoon to get a more bright natural light and to emphasise the somewhat joyful beginning of the trailer.

Noise levels:

There is a chance that there will be faint background noise from cars that are passing on a nearby busy road; however, as there are not many vehicles that travel down the road that we will be using, there will not be an abundance of noise.

Potential hazards:

The main hazard that this location poses is the fact that there may be cars present during the time of filming. This can be avoided by not filming within the road and making sure that we are safe overall from the dangers of the road.

Hazard People/Persons at

Risk

Likelihood of the Hazard1 – very low5 – very high

Risk Level Measure Taken to Reduce Risk

Creating an obstruction in the road/on

the pavement.

The camera operator and

actors

4 Medium/high - the road is not too busy (with cars).

Film on pathway.

Disrupting neighbours

Neighbours 2 Low - scenes will not

require lots of noise.

Keep the noise we make to a minimum to ensure that we are respectful of

those around us.

Getting other people in the

shot if they do not want to be

in it.

The public 3 Medium – it could be a violation of

privacy to get people in the

shot when they don’t want to be.

To reduce the risk of violating the public’s

privacy , we will insure that shots do not include number plates or house numbers. We will also

ensure that everyone on the street is aware that

we are filming.

Weather – falling due to rain/ice as we are filming in

November during winter.

Crew 2 Low Appropriate footwear and clothing will be worn to

avoid anyone slipping as a result of the weather.

Blocking entrances/driv

e ways.

Crew and actors

3 Medium To reduce this risk we will avoid filming in front of driveways or near the

entrance of anything. This will also avoid the

public becoming irritated with the production.

The public tripping over

the equipment – could also affect the

crew.

The public and crew.

2 Low as the equipment is

small and handheld.

To avoid the public tripping over any

equipment we will ensure that any wires/cables are being held by the crew.

To avoid this also harming the crew we will ensure that everyone is

warned.

Time of filming and the

busyness of the street may

cause someone to

get hurt.

The crew and actors

3 Medium as a busy street may cause

pushing and shoving.

Avoid filming at a time when the street is busy, for example times when people are leaving work

to get home. This will lessen the risk as there will be less cars on the

road, as well as less people.

Georgina’s house

Georgina’s house

Living room Bathroom Stairs


Description of location:

Typical layout of a living room with a black sofa, chair and television. There are small photos on the wall as well as some decorated shelves

The bathroom has a toilet situated opposite the door with a bath next to it There is a window above the bath. The most prominent colour in this bathroom is pink

The stairs are concrete and will lead down towards the front door


The location in its entirety is suitable to use in our soap opera trailer as the house belongs to the council. The stairs leading up to the entrance will reinforce this and relate to the socio-economic group as they are families who are struggling with income and perhaps require the housing.

Lighting:

Most of the lighting in location will be artificial, but there will also be natural lighting coming into the room through the window as we will be filming during the day. This means that we will need to use white balance here especially to make sure that the colour of shots do not look ‘uneven’ or have an unnatural tint.

Noise levels:

As this is an inside location, there will not be as much noise that will affect our filming than there would be if this were an outside location. However, there may be some noise that comes from the outside such as cars passing, especially if a window is open, and more so on the stairs. The noise levels are not necessarily an issue as we will be placing non-diegetic music over the top of the visuals. although it is still important not to have noise for convenience.

Potential hazards:

The main and most prominent hazard is on the stairs where, potentially, the actors may fall down. It is important that we keep the actors safe, especially considering the stairs are concrete.

The Globe Pub (Dunstable)


Risk



Difficultly handling

equipment around

objects/knocking items

The camera operator and

actors

2 Medium - there is

enough room to move the equipment and to be away from

objects that have the

potential to be knocked

over.

Make sure that we keep the area safe to move in by clearing the floor and minding where we are

moving.


Neighbours 1 Low - scenes will not

require lots of noise.

Keep the noise we make to a minimum to ensure that we are respectful of

those around us.



in it.

The public/the occupants of

the house

3 Medium – it could be a violation of




privacy , we will insure that shots do include people in the shot We will also ensure that

everyone who occupies the house and the

building itself of our filming

Falling down the stairs

Crew and actors

4 Medium/high – in this

scene, there will be a small

argument One of the characters

falls down the stairs but we

obviously need to make sure that the actor himself

and the actress do not actually fall.

Make sure that where the characters are arguing not close to the edge of the stairs. But if this is

necessary to do to ensure that the shot

works, we would need to make sure that the

actors do not work too ‘frantically’ as this would

put them in danger of falling down the stairs.

Slips in the bathroom

Crew and actors

2 Medium – it is possible that

in the bathroom, it

may be slippery.

To reduce this risk we will make sure that the floor is free from any

water that could make us slip and if there is, dry it

to prevent any slips.



The pub itself is made of bare brick, and the façade of the building has a green trim and a sign above the door stating the name of the pub. The entrance to the pub is connected to a street.

The inside of the pub is the typical layout, with stools by the bar and booths for customers to sit. There are many decorations on the walls that show the pub to be a traditional one.


The location is suitable for out soap opera trailer production as it is not particularly a ‘high-end’ pub and rather it is a small bar for local patrons. This reinforces the convention of soap operas as they often have the setting of a local pub where all the characters go to visit. The surrounding area is also not in a commercial area and so there is the practicality of filming at this location.

Lighting:

Most of the lighting in location will be artificial, but there will also be natural lighting coming into the room through the window as we will be filming during the day. This means that we will need to use white balance here especially to make sure that the colour of shots do not look ‘uneven’ or have an unnatural tint.

Noise levels:

As this is an inside location, there will not be as much noise that will affect our filming than there would be if this were an outside location. However, there may

be some noise that comes from the outside such as cars passing, especially if a window is open. We will be filming when the pub is not open as to avoid gathering noise from the customers. The noise levels are not necessarily an issue as we will be placing non-diegetic music over the top of the visuals, although it is still important not to have noise for convenience.

Potential hazards:

The decorations on the walls and the glasses we will be using as props are delicate and can hurt someone if dropped or handled incorrectly. It is for the safety of the actors and the owners of the location that we made sure that all the props are handled with care as well as the equipment so we don’t break anything in the pub.

Hazard People/Persons at Risk

Likelihood of the Hazard1 – very

low5 – very

high


Difficultly handling equipment around objects/knocking

items

The camera operator

and actors

3 Medium/high - there is enough room to

move the equipment and to

be away from objects that have the potential to be

knocked over, however the fact that a number of

objects in this location are made of glass, there is more threat of it posing a harm.

Make sure that we keep the area safe to move in by clearing the floor and minding where we are

moving. Potentially we could move the glass objects into

a safe place where they cannot be knocked over.


Neighbours

2 Medium - scenes will not require lots of noise, but short

dialogue. As we are inside, the noise should not be a problem for the outside building.

Keep the noise quiet to ensure that we are

respectful of those around us, but we should also keep

in mind that we have to record dialogue as well.

Getting other people in the shot if they do not want to

be in it.

The public/th

e occupants of the building

2 Medium – it could be a violation of privacy to get

people in the shot when they don’t

want to be. However, we are filming at hours

where the pub will not be open as so will not have many

people.


privacy, we will insure that shots do include people in

the shot We will also ensure that everyone who occupies the building of our filming. We should also ensure that we schedule of the filming for this location is at a time

when the pub is closed.

Tripping over Crew and

actors

2 Medium – the chance of tripping over is minimised by the fact that actors will be

mostly sitting down and in areas (such as the toilet) where there is not much

room to fall.

We will need to make sure that the area, particularly the floor, does not have objects around that will cause people to fall. We

should also make sure that we keep our equipment tidy as we will have cables that

are a tripping hazard.

Becky’s bedroom



The bedroom is a fair size and has wooden flooring. The furniture is of a mixed colour, with white and beech colours. The room is cluttered with small bits of decoration, skin care products and ring binders.

The walls are decorated with canvas images of flowers with mirrored butterflies around this. Next to this is a wall sticker which quotes an Ed Sheeran song. Below this is the bed (double) and a book case. On the opposite wall, there are lots of hanging photographs.


The room is suitable because it shows a teenage girl’s bedroom, which is what we need for Sian. It has lots of stereotypically female props, such as make-up and hair products. However there are also some items that do not fit the character profiles and will not relate to the target audience, such as ring binders of school work and a book case, although these items can be easily moved.

Lighting:

The lighting can be varied as there are blinds covering the window. If opened the lighting would be natural, whereas if closed the room would be quite dark. However the lighting can be modified as there are lamps in the room.

Noise levels: The room is fairly quiet; however some back ground noise from neighbours or others in the house can be heard. To get around this we will ensure that those in the house are quiet.


Risk



Furniture falling on the

cast/crew

Cast and crew 2 Medium/high – the furniture in the room is quite big and could harm

someone if it were to fall on

them.

Ensure all of the furniture in the room is securely in

place prior to filming.Ensure that none of the cast do anything that could knock anything

over.

Wall decorations

falling off the walls.

Cast and Crew

2 Low/medium – nothing on the wall is heavy so it

may not cause harm if it were to fall.

Ensure everything is secured to the wall.



in it.

The public/the occupants of

the house

3 Medium – it could be a violation of




privacy , we will insure that shots do include people in the shot We will also ensure that

everyone who occupies the house and the

building itself of our filming

Falling down the stairs

Crew and actors

2 Low – we are not filming around the

stair area so this will

reduce the risk, however

the equipment will need to

be carried up to the room.

Ensure no-one is given anything particularly heavy to carry up the

stairs and any leads are carried by another

person.

Preparing the set – moving

furniture

Crew 4 Medium/high – the risk of

being harmed by moving furniture is

quite high as the set needs

to be prepared.

Move only a small amount of items and ensure that multiple

people are moving each piece to reduce the risk

of anything falling.

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