Risk assessment for test shoot 3
Location: Public field in New Ash Green
We wanted to test shoot outside to test the natural lighting with the artificial lighting. As a result of this, we picked a public ground as during the day this should be quite quiet with children being at school and adults at work.
As usual on a risk assessment, I have to list the hazards and then the control methods to prevent them from happening. I described all of these and after doing so, I decided that this was a low risk shoot. I asked Laura to check it, she agreed that it was a low risk shoot and she signed it. This means that the shoot was allowed to go ahead.
Location: Inside the Bell Inn, Bearsted
We wanted to take the equipment to one of the real shooting locations, the pub. This was so we could test the artificial lighting inside the building where we will be filming during February.
After evaluating the risks and control methods involved with filming inside the Bell Inn, I decided that this was a low risk test shoot. Simon checked the risk assessments, and agreed with me that it was a low risk shoot. Therefore, he signed them and said the shoot should go ahead.
Location: Outside the Bell Inn, Bearsted
The last scene in the film is shot in the pub carpark. Again, we wanted to test the natural and artificial lighting with the Panasonic. Although this is the same location in terms of it is all being filmed on the Bell Inn's site, one test shoot is being conducted inside the building and one is being done outside the building. As a result of this, they needed two separate risk assessments because they both come with their own risks. For example, inside the building we don't have to worry about moving cars, but we do outside in the car park.
After looking at the risks and control methods associated with filming outside the location in a carpark, I decided that this is a low risk test shoot. We are filming at 11:30am, during a quiet time for the pub, therefore, there shouldn't be too many cars around. Simon checked the risk assessment, agreed that it was low risk and signed it. Again, this meant that it was able to go ahead.
Test shoot 3
Test shoot 3 was purely about lighting the locations. Katie and Alex lit Katie's house and outside at the public field. Then the following day, the three of us went to The Bell Inn and lit the inside of the pub and then outside in the car park. We noticed that inside the pub it was very dark on the camera, so this location will definitely need to be lit. We'll be filming this in the morning even though it'll be portrayed in early evening, so we will have the light coming through the windows, however, this wasn't enough.
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| Inside the Bell Inn |
It was still quite dark on the camera even though we had natural light coming through the window next to the bar and seats. As a result of this, we tried it again with an LED light which brightened the area significantly. I was holding the LED while Alex stood in for the camera and Katie was on the camera. I changed the LED's warmth and brightness accordingly to how Katie wanted it.
We tried the lighting in different places in that corner of the pub - by the bar (photo above) and on the seats by the barrel (photo below). Alex wasn't quite sure at the time where we wanted Tim and Luke to be sat, which is why we tried both positions. While we were here with Alex he explained where he thinks Sheila and Mark should sit. By having Tim and Luke sat at this barrel table, I have not needed to get extras. The only time we may need them is when we see Mark and Sheila sat at the opposite table as the camera will show a bigger section of the pub. However, there were people sat in the pub when we were there. In order to save money on the budget, I may bring a group of friends to sit around the area of the pub which is in the shot. As this is a very small part where we see the rest of the pub, I don't think extras are essential.
Once Katie had enough footage to compare which lighting setting was best, we made our way outside into the car park.
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| Inside The Bell Inn |
Outside in the car park was lighter, however we still experimented with the LED aperture light to see whether it would be needed or not for the shoot. Again, I held the lamp and adjusted it accordingly to what Katie wanted. Similarly to before, Alex stood in for the camera.
We were lucky because we were there early and the car park wasn't full or even busy. As a result of that, we were able to take a spot at the back of the car park to experiment with the lights. By being at the back, the few cars that did enter the car park weren't able to drive by us because there was nothing to go to, as you can see in the photo below. We were stood in front of a fence, so the cars had no reason to come near us.
We decided that we would like to film in this same spot on the shoot day in February, because of the reasons above. If we film at the same time then we shouldn't have many problems with cars entering the car park. I asked the landlord and he said it was fine to bring cones to place around our area for that extra bit of safety.
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| Outside The Bell Inn |
Practicality issues:
- While we conducted the test shoot there were a couple of things I noticed about filming here. Inside The Bell Inn there was music playing, this is very normal for a pub open to the public so customers can enjoy music while eating and drinking. The atmosphere may also be a bit awkward if there wasn't any background music. However, in terms of filming the music may be too loud over the actors dialogue. As it's normal to have music playing at a social area we can add in a quiet music track during the edit so the audience believe we are in a working pub. Having a quiet background while filming is best so we can hear all of the dialogue. We asked the landlord if we would be able to turn the music off while we are filming in February and he was more than happy to do this. As we will be filming at a quiet time for the pub, there will be less people in there expecting music.
- Another issue I found was by the seats where we want Tim and Luke to sit (shown in the second photo) there is a television screen on the wall behind. This may pose as a problem when it comes to filming in terms of reflections. If we aren't careful we may see the crew or Katie with the camera in the reflection of the television. I'm glad we picked this up now because we now know about it when it comes to filming. As Alex will be directing the shots, I will be there to remind him about the television screen so he can place Katie in a different spot away from the reflection. I will also ensure all cast and crew are away from the television screen.
These were the only two issues I came across during the test shoot, and as we are able to work around these they shouldn't have an impact on filming.
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