Dylan's risk assessment

These are things that we needed to consider before and during the filming:

The weather

We needed to know what the weather was before we started filming for several reasons. Some of the scenes we shot, we set to be during the summer and we had to check to make sure the weather will fit the description of the scene, however in that particular scene it unexpectedly rained after the weather forecast told us differently which we had to work with. We were prepared in each scene, just incase it did rain so we carried around umbrellas to protect our equipment.

The time of day

We had to be cautious of what time of day we filmed, because as our filming was going to take place during late autumn/early winter, we needed to film before about 16:30, which was when it got dark. We needed day light so when it came to editing, the film didn't look to unclear or dark. If the film did come out too dark, then we would have enhanced the shots during the editing stage.

Season

The season we filmed in was autumn and winter, although one or two scenes needed to set in a summer setting and in one of the summer scenes, the tree's were leafless. There isn't much we can do about this as this was the only time we could film.

The tide

We had to research what time the tide came in and went out on the day of filming our main shoot. We wanted our scene to include the tide coming in slowly to give it a more interesting effect which adds to the water imagery. Although the tide came in a lot faster than we expected, we completed all the filming that we needed.

Potential danger hazards

Our main scene is set on a jetty type pier by the sea, we needed to be careful of slipping on the wet surface, or falling off the side. Another scene was located on the side of the road, we had to be cautious of cars driving past.

Damage to the camera

We had to be extra careful to make sure that nothing damaged the camera, such as rain or sand.