1. Risk assessment
In designing my music video for A2 media I have identified possible risks or problems with filming in certain locations. It is my
responsibility as director and overall cameraman to know of the issues with the locations where I have decided to film and to
come up with possible solutions or preventions in order to keep the crew safe onset and to capture the right shots in the
planed conditions.
Risk or hazard Shooting location Responsibility Prevention or cure
Illness of actor or camera
person
Director
All Director
Cameraman
Actors
It is the director’s responsibility to make
sure that every one is ready and available
for the days recording and to notify
others to schedule for another day if
necessary. If possible the director could
rearrange the dates of filming to shoot
parts that don’t require that character in
order to keep up with filming
requirements.
Weather House/bedroom section
Street section
Field section
Beach section
Not possible to control It is the director’s responsibility to check
the national and local forecasts on
reliable news sites and TV stations like
the BBC and ITV and to change plans in
plenty of time and let others know what
the changes will be. There is always the
possibility that the forecast is wrong and
that there is rain and this is not a suitable
condition because it will damage
equipment that is being used for that
location such as lights and definitely a

2. camera. Even though this issue is not
under any possible control it is in the
directors hands to make sure that there is
a plan in place to make sure that the
recording takes place and that crew are
notified.
Camera does not record still
or in focused images
All locations Cameraman and director It is the cameraman’s responsibility to
make sure that what they are recording is
of a stable format and in focus and to the
director’s plans. The director is
responsible for the overall design and
layout. The director is suppose to have
the full vision of the project and is
suppose to have all the designs and types
of camera angle and shots that they need
to capture the right theme and idea and
also to show some connection with the
lyric and melody of the song. Unless the
shot is suppose to be in a unstable scene
or out of focused shot then this should be
managed by the camera man so that this
does not take place. If in my video where
unstable or unfocused video’s are not
planned to happen, there should be a
review of the footage by the director and
there would be a retake of that particular
shoot but if this issue has been found
after the day of the shoot then there
should be a extra day that should be

3. arranged between all members of crew.
Cables or leads on the set
floor
House/bedroom section
House/garden section
House/study section
Director For some sections of filming the set floor
could have running wires to different
elements such as lighting that could
surround the set and power leads to a
projector or camera system. To make
sure that I am taking heath and safety
into account all leads will be routed in a
way that means they don’t come in to
direct contact with actors. The director is
the role that is responsible for the setup
of the set and how the lighting and
equipment are ran and operated. They
are meant to lay wires in a way that does
not bring them into contact with the
performers or anyone else on set. Where
they do have to cross a path where people
walk they would be effectively taped
down to avoid a tripping risk .

4. Memory card is too full Final locations or possibly
second location or third
Camera man It is the responsibly of the camera man to
make sure that there is enough space on
the camera cards such as a usb or a SD for
the days filming including practice shots
and recordings and extra recordings
because of mistakes and miss match of
lip-sync. The camera man also has the
responsibility of making sure the camera
is cleaned for a fresh day of recording and
that all recordings have been put onto a
safe drive somewhere and that they have
been backed up to make sure that non is
deleted or missing. Also the responsibility
of the camera man is the role of looking at
the lyrics and the diagram and storyboard
animatic too see the actual shots and
angles chosen by the director so that they
have an idea of how much space will
possibly be needed for each day of filming
on the card.
Camera fails to record All sections Camera man The full responsibility of the operation
and the direction of the camera is down
to the camera man and it is there
responsibility to make sure that the
camera is working properly are is on the
right setting for the theme they are
recording. If the camera fails to record
then it is up to the camera man to work
out what has gone wrong or replace the

5. camera to a similar quality one in order to
keep consistency with in shots. It is also
there responsibility to schedule and talk
to crew and director to make sure
everything is still recorded in the way
that is planned.
The lighting may not be
right in order to make the
effect or see the actor
House/study section
House/garden section
House/shed section
Street section
Director It is the director’s responsibility too
makes sure that lighting that in under
control by the director is visible and helps
the effect of the scene. The lighting should
be planned in that compliments and
brings an effect and a theme to the
performance. The lighting such as show
lighting and spot lighting should be
designed in a way that brings out the song
and helps the actor. One of the biggest
problems that may occur is the amount of
backlight may shadow the actors face and
for that you could use a light powered
spotlight to make sure the camera picks
up the face of the actor.
Lip-sync or piano
instrument sync not in total
sync with the track
House/study section
House/shed section
Director and
actor/performer
It is the directors overall responsibility to
make sure that the actor is making sure
that the way the song is suppose to sung
is being done that way and that It is
making sure that the way that the actor
sings fits in with the meaning and theme
of the song. Although it’s necessary to
know the words and melody to the song

6. and to therefore sing the song exactly in
time with the track. It’s the directors
overall call to make sure that the
recordings is of high standard and
requirement for the video. In the editing
stage when any problems with lip sync
happen its best to set dates up to re film
as soon as possible because it then means
more time to then fix the lip sync and that
could improve the quality of the video.
Theme/ costume style All locations Actors
director
It is important that the actors know what
the theme is and how the music video will
be set and how the actors need to look.
And the director needs to be aware that
there needs to be a level of consistency
with the clothes the actors where as they
need to all fit the song and style of the
band or artist. Since the recording
sections are on different days the actors
need to make sure that they are wearing
suitable clothes and that they always look
the way they should otherwise the shots
wont match and I will look like they have
put anything on. To stop the actors from
wearing anything that is wrong the
director should have regular
conversations with them and remind
them before shooting what they will need.
Also to create a list entailing what they

7. need for each day of filming in different
locations.
Traffic Street section Director Make sure that the actors are now put in
danger on a busy road. The whole point of
filming on this particular road is because
it has the new led streetlights In which
look good and very bright and clear at
night. But this is a very busy road and we
need to keep a look out for cars and other
traffic. To only step on to the road when
we need to film and to be as quick as
possible. But the reason for filming at
night is that the streetlights are on and it
is also less busy so it does not pose as
much of a danger.
Electrical points House/ garden section Director Make sure electrics near pond area do not
come into contact with water off
waterfall. Keep power points and sockets
well away from pool. And keep lights and
smoke machine away from the pool area.
Cables also in a darkly lit paved space
could pose a hazard as well and the best
thing to do in this situation is to make
sure that all cables go around the out side
of the paving.

8. Editing stages Post-production stage Director The editing software that I will be using
called final cut. I’m using this because it’s
a very good piece of software and has a
lot of tools that can make the video look
professional. It also comes with its
challenges because it’s a new software it
might take a bit of adjusting to what I am
normally use to. The problem could be
that it cant handle with the import of the
size of videos that I have produced, this
could lead to the software crashing or
slowing down which causes other
problems like the loss of work and the
speed at which the editing is done
reducing which might cause the missing
of deadlines. The solution I believe to this
is too load/import videos in groups so
you miss that big import of all the videos.
Which might solve the problem. The
other issue with the videos is the storage
of the videos because they are big files,
one solution is to ask the IT managers for
more disk space or to delete all of the
unwanted or practice videos making
more file space for the video’s that you
will use.