Crime Watch Reenactment

On Wednesday 22nd March we shot the reenactment segment of our crime watch video. We used Sophia Karpaty, a Theatre and Drama student, as our actress. We shot on a Canon 600D as we wanted the footage to be quite grainy and bad quality as that was how they showed the reenactments on the actual crime watch show. We also booked out a tripod and tascam. I directed this reenactment, Harrison filmed it, Adam recorded the sound and Dan filmed a behind the scenes video.

Firstly, we took our actress to a radio studio on the third floor of the Atrium building, here we recorded her voice, telling the story and reading the script. As is was quite dark in there we decided to film her saying the script with just her sillouhette on the wall behind her. We decided to film this as in the crime watch video I watched for research, they occasionally cut to the shadow/outline of the person speaking, this gave an element of anonymity for the victim. This went well as it adds another dimension to our crime watch segment.

 

We then took our actress and equipment around the city centre. We firstly had her walking around filming shots of her journey as we went, we then moved on to a quieter side of town and shot the attack as we didn’t want to worry people, but we also needed a quiet alley to film in.

Here is the risk assessment for our shoot:

 

Name: Bethan Harding-Jones	Project Title:
Course Title: Professional Practice	Supervisor:
Shoot Date: 22.03.2017	Client & Location: Sophia Karpaty, Atrium USW, Cardiff City Centre

                  

Brief Description of What You Want to Film (the Script): We will be filming a crimewatch inspired re-enactment video of an attack on a young woman. We will be filming her journey home from work and her getting attacked in an alley.

Brief Description of How You are Going to Film It (Plan): We will firstly record the audio in a radio studio, we will also film a shadow/sillouhette video of our actress in the studio, we will then move on to Cardiff City Centre to film her walking around and getting attacked in an alley.

Brief Description of the Location Where You Will be Filming: The radio studio is on the third floor of the Atrium building of USW. Cardiff City Centre is the main town area of Cardiff, it is a public space and will be busy.

For the production you are planning, identify

1. Hazards in your Script
2. Hazards in your Production Plan
3. Hazards at your Location.

Tick each hazard that applies in the check boxes below.

Overleaf evaluate the Risk from the Hazard (high, medium or low)and how you intend to eliminate or minimise this risk to a safe and acceptable level.

HAZARD ASSESSMENT

Name: Bethan Harding-Jones		Project Title:
Course Title: FV2S22		Supervisor:
Shoot Date: 22.03.2017		Location: Atrium USW
1.  Working Alone		21. Electricity
2.  Slip / Trip Hazards	X	22. Aircraft or Boats
3.  Access / Egress		23. Water Proximity*
4.  Manual Handling		24. Underwater Work*
5. Abnormal Phys.Stress		25. Derelict Location
6.  Animals (Tame)		26. Asbestos
7.  Animals (Wild)		27. Factory/Workplace
8.  Children (under 18)		28. Working Machinery
9.  Disabled Personnel		29. Working at Height
10. Public or Audience	X	30. Scaffold/Rostra
11. Vehicles*		31.Hazardous Substance
12. Public Roads		32. Loud Noise
13. Crew Fatigue		33. Bright Lights
14. Night Shoot/Dark		34. Violent Scene
15. Weather Exposure		35. Weapons
16. Remote Location		36.PsychologicalStress
17. Cultural Issues		37. Risk of Infection
18. Bad Neighbourhood		38.
19. Fire Risk		39.
20.Inflammable Material		40.

HAZARD ASSESMENT FORM (II)

HAZARD IDENTIFIED + RISK+PRECAUTIONS TAKEN

SLIP/TRIP HAZARDS

The radio studio we’re using is rather small and as there will be 5 of us and equipment we will need to be careful of where we step. The radio studio will also have many wires around the place so we will need to make sure everyone is aware of the trip hazards.

PUBLIC/AUDIENCE

The radio studio is on the third floor of the Atrium building, University of South Wales. This will mean that there will be students everywhere and they may interrupt our recording.

HAZARD ASSESSMENT

Name: Bethan Harding-Jones		Project Title:
Course Title: FV2S22		Supervisor:
Shoot Date: 22.03.2017		Location: Cardiff City Centre
1.  Working Alone		21. Electricity
2.  Slip / Trip Hazards		22. Aircraft or Boats
3.  Access / Egress		23. Water Proximity*
4.  Manual Handling		24. Underwater Work*
5. Abnormal Phys.Stress		25. Derelict Location
6.  Animals (Tame)		26. Asbestos
7.  Animals (Wild)		27. Factory/Workplace
8.  Children (under 18)		28. Working Machinery
9.  Disabled Personnel		29. Working at Height
10. Public or Audience	X	30. Scaffold/Rostra
11. Vehicles*	X	31.Hazardous Substance
12. Public Roads	X	32. Loud Noise
13. Crew Fatigue		33. Bright Lights
14. Night Shoot/Dark		34. Violent Scene
15. Weather Exposure	X	35. Weapons
16. Remote Location		36.PsychologicalStress
17. Cultural Issues		37. Risk of Infection
18. Bad Neighbourhood		38.
19. Fire Risk		39.
20.Inflammable Material		40.

 

HAZARD ASSESMENT FORM (II)

HAZARD IDENTIFIED + RISK            PRECAUTIONS TAKEN

PUBLIC/AUDIENCE

As we’re filming in Cardiff City Centre there will be people walking around going about their day, we will need to be careful that they don’t get in our shots but also we don’t get in their way as we don’t have permission to shut off roads or anything.

VEHICLES

When walking around Cardiff we will be crossing roads, we will need to be careful when transporting equipment and crew across roads and be sure to use proper crossings.

PUBLIC ROADS

When walking around Cardiff we will be crossing roads, we will need to be careful when transporting equipment and crew across roads and be sure to use proper crossings.

WEATHER EXPOSURE

As we will be filming outside we are unsure what the weather conditions will be like, we will have to make sure we double check the conditions and prepare for all weather types.