HEALTH AND SAFETY

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Planning

Prior to filming, Clementine and I worked out some potential risks that would have to be addressed while filming. This included, dehydration and using knives. On the day of filming we made sure we were prepared with water bottles, and when using props such as knives we were extremely careful and made sure the actor was holding it in a safe handhold. We used the sheet below to document some of the risks, and once we filmed we filled out the ways we had minimized these hazards.

Additional risks

We mostly relied on natural lighting, so we did not have to worry about set lights heating up, or cables causing a tripping hazard. We did have to transport equipment in a car to get to the outdoor location, however we made each passenger in the car responsible for holding a piece of equipment, especially the camera and the gimbal as they were the most expensive. We also a simple first aid kit on hand (in both locations - the house and the park), in the event of an injury. Another relevant risk was catching/spreading COVID 19. The actors, Clementine and I took a COVID test before filming so we knew it was safe to take masks off while filming it at my house. When we went to the outside location, we kept masks on the entire time, apart from the final shot because the extreme long shot briefly shows the actors faces. This means in one of the final shots you can notice the male actor wearing a mask, however the actress's hair fortunately covered hers.




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