Planning: Day 2 of Filimng. Method Statement + Risk Assesment 12:30 - 1:30pm March 5th

By Stuart Brown 

This was slightly more difficult to arrange. Callum Brown rang and organised this with a lady named Venessa who works at Leeds student medical practice. She was kind enough to arrange the 2nd floor waiting room for us to work in which gave us all that we needed.

Method Statement

Video Filming

Leeds Student medical Practice -  Location

12:30-1:30pm Wednesday March 5^th

Involves Scene 5

This shoot will consist of a our character  in a waiting room. He looks behind him to see a couple together, arms around each other, and man kisses his girlfriend on the head. Our character looks forward again, at his prescription. He walks over to the desk and collects his anti depressants, smiles, and leaves.

All members of the team will be pre-briefed on conduct and safety procedures before shooting begins and will adhere to the relative host’s requirements under Health and Safety.

Due to the nature of the drama being shot and our planning, the actors will wear planned but normal clothed costumes but no safety equipment will be required.

The team will be designated as (people):

Actor 1 – Stuart Brown

Actor 2 – Ash Ingham

Actor 3 – Julia Brown

Actor 4 – Receptionist on site/ Liam Cooper

The Director – Callum Brown

Camera operator - Liam Cooper

Sound recorder  - Meg Sugden

Make up artist – Meg Sugden

Hair artist – Callum Brown

Documenter (and Actress) – Sophie Kirk

Equipment:

1x 5D Camera

1x Camera charger

1x Boom Mike + extension

1x Sound recorder

1x Sound recorder charger

1x Camera Tripod

Props

1x White vests

1x Long leather coat

1x Red shirt

1x Jeans

1x Pack of anti depressants.

1x Perscription.

2x Hair product

Schedule

1.    Team arrives.

2.    Brief team on emergency exits.

3.    Set up Equipment (camera and tripod.)

4.     Begin filming.

5.    Shoot scenes. Filming stops whenever necessary for host/if becomes inconvenient.

6.    Team packs up their equipment. Notifies host of their departure.

7.    Team leaves.

Leeds College of Art - Risk Assessment

Film project manager – Stuart Brown - SB (student) – mobile – 07581498917 email - Stuart Brown sb102262@students.leeds-art.ac.uk

Student filming at Student Medical Practice  - Leeds  –  activity due 12:30 – 1:30pm Wednesday 5th^th

March 2014. Method statement attached.

Hazards	Who might be harmed and how?	Control measures SB to record full crew/actors list + to brief crew/actors to ensure appropriate behaviour for filming activity.	Further action: Do you need to do anything else to manage this risk? SB is the activity manager & to take charge/control as required.
Strains by carrying too much equipment.	Cast and crew.	Equipment is mainly digital  recording - camera’s and audio. Boom microphone/tripods and camera track will also be used. Equipment will be shared via film crew and be within their lifting capability. Lift available for movement of equipment from Mytholmroyd to location. SB to ensure no-one is carrying too much.	SB to oversee movement of items.
Trips and falls	Any crew member falling.	Notify members when it is assembled, disassemble immediately after use. Tape loose wires down. All crew will be notified of how to hold equipment, and told how to hold cables correctly.	SB to check camera track/cables once set up is in place
Equipment going missing .	College resources .	Member of crew – as designated watcher. For safety to ensure people on set are part of my team.	Vigilance by all crew + final review upon completion of activity