Health and Safety
There are many health and safety concerns to consider when using camera equipment, this makes planning a fundamental process for any shoot. Planning aims to eliminate the risk of causing harm to others because it takes it to account what the risks are and what needs to be done to prevent them from happening. Some of the risks that may be identified include trip hazards from working in low lit environments or electric shock from water damaged equipment e.g wires being exposed. The media industry is often times an incredibly fast paced environment therefore hazards will always present themselves to all individuals involved in the shooting process whether this be a camera crew or just simply the camera person and their subject. Carrying out a risk assessment is good practice and should involve something which resembles the following simple three step process: 1. identify hazards 2. evaluate the risks 3. identify measures to control to the risk The benefits of doing this are not only to prevent harm to others but it is also a good use of time as it allows more time for practical work without any other distractions. The pictures below are taken from a shoot I did for my French New Wave film. Two of my friends volunteered to be the subjects of my shoot and as this was being led entirely by myself it meant that I was responsible for directing them throughout every shot while keeping their safety in mind throughout the process. The photo in the left illustrates a low-lit environment which we were shooting in which was achieved by using entirely natural lighting. During this shot it was important that I identified any hazards such as uneven path or obstacles in the way of the path before starting to film. The shot involves both subjects walking towards the camera looking around at eye level meaning that they would not necessarily notice things that obstruct their path so before I could shoot this, I had to check the pathway to be aware of any obstacles and also make my subjects aware so they could avoid having any accidents involving this.
https://movingimageeducation.org/create-films/production/the-production-department/health-and-safety
There are many health and safety concerns to consider when using camera equipment, this makes planning a fundamental process for any shoot. Planning aims to eliminate the risk of causing harm to others because it takes it to account what the risks are and what needs to be done to prevent them from happening. Some of the risks that may be identified include trip hazards from working in low lit environments or electric shock from water damaged equipment e.g wires being exposed. The media industry is often times an incredibly fast paced environment therefore hazards will always present themselves to all individuals involved in the shooting process whether this be a camera crew or just simply the camera person and their subject. Carrying out a risk assessment is good practice and should involve something which resembles the following simple three step process: 1. identify hazards 2. evaluate the risks 3. identify measures to control to the risk The benefits of doing this are not only to prevent harm to others but it is also a good use of time as it allows more time for practical work without any other distractions. The pictures below are taken from a shoot I did for my French New Wave film. Two of my friends volunteered to be the subjects of my shoot and as this was being led entirely by myself it meant that I was responsible for directing them throughout every shot while keeping their safety in mind throughout the process. The photo in the left illustrates a low-lit environment which we were shooting in which was achieved by using entirely natural lighting. During this shot it was important that I identified any hazards such as uneven path or obstacles in the way of the path before starting to film. The shot involves both subjects walking towards the camera looking around at eye level meaning that they would not necessarily notice things that obstruct their path so before I could shoot this, I had to check the pathway to be aware of any obstacles and also make my subjects aware so they could avoid having any accidents involving this.
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https://movingimageeducation.org/create-films/production/the-production-department/health-and-safety
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