As our film last year, we had to film in public, for example the bus. Last year we had to film at Broadstone Golf Club, and we did a risk assessment for it. However, this year we had to fill out 2 risk assessments, one for Parkstone Grammar School and one for More Bus.
As we filmed on the bus first, we did this risk assessment first. We found that there weren't that many risks while filming on a bus apart from the tripod falling over, someone falling over or the bus crashing, however they weren't big risks. There was also a risk of disrupting the public, either by the noise we were making, or the paper the 'bullies' were throwing, but this was easily avoided when we went on the double decker bus. We did warn the driver, however, so he knew what was going on. We didn't need that much equipment, apart from the tripod and the camera. To make sure that the tripod/camera didn't fall over, we had someone hold the tripod while they were filming. This was so if they bus stopped suddenly, or went round a corner, we had total control over the tripod and camera. When we weren't filming, we took the camera off the tripod, to prevent the damaging of the camera, and someone else held the tripod.
To stop the risk of someone falling over, we made sure to film only when the bus was going quite slow, or when the bus had stopped. This meant that no one was stood up while the bus was moving fast, and this also meant that if the bus stopped suddenly then no one would get hurt. We would not be able to prevent the bus from crashing, however this was why we didn't film while the bus was moving too fast, otherwise if the bus did crash, then someone could get seriously hurt, or the camera could become damaged. We didn't want to risk any of this happening, so we managed to film while the bus was stopped, or going really slow.
Our next place where we had to do a risk assessment was for our school- Parkstone Grammar School. There were also minimal risks for our filming, however we still did a risk assessment. There were low risks, such as disrupting lessons, and hurting other pupils, however they were all easily avoided. We made sure we filmed at lunch time, or in study periods, in a free classroom, where there were no other pupils or teachers. To prevent the tripod falling over, we also made sure that someone else was holding it like when we were on the bus. This made sure that it didn't fall over and damage the camera. As we filmed some scenes at lunch time, there were pupils from the younger years running around. We made sure that we filmed away from them, and when there were only a few people there. This meant that there was less of a chance of us hurting them by either tripping them over with the tripod, or them being walked into. Like the bus risk assessment, we didn't want anyone falling over, or tripping over. so we filmed on flat surfaces where no one could trip easily. We also didn't need that much equipment, just the tripod and camera, therefore the risk of an accident happening was low. Our filming would only affect some pupils and a couple of teachers.
