Risk Assessment ***

It is vital to complete a risk assessment previous to filming our thriller opening in order to identify any potential hazards and in turn, discover methods to limit the chance of any potential hazards occurring. We have recognised 5 potential hazards that could occur and how we will stop them from happening so that both the safety of ourselves and others as well as are filming go according to plan. This will assist our filming as it will become more efficient, any potential hazards that could waste time or effect the quality of our filming have been dealt with before happening so that they don't happen when actually filming.

Background Noise	When filming, it is vital that the footage we gather is accurate in what we want. If the unwanted sound is over the top of footage that could have been used it then becomes unusable and we must waste time filming it again. Therefore we must ensure that any unwanted background does not occur or is eliminated through editing as this will affect the audience ability to connect with the narrative if it doesn’t seem ‘real’.
Low Battery on Camera	If the camera does not have full battery it may die, thus limiting our capability to shoot the footage. Therefore we must waste time by charging the camera is film at another time. When planning to film footage, we must ensure that the camera has full battery or have a backup lead so that this does not occur.
Location	We plan to film the opening scene in a house and therefore we are prone to getting interrupted by other members of the house. If our footage were to contain someone random in the background, this would interrupt with the continuity of the narrative and confuse the audience. Therefore we must warn all other individuals in the house to be quiet and stay away from any areas that we plan to film in.
Tripod	It is vital that we make sure to use the tripod when filming our opening sequence as this ensures the stability of the shot which in turn, increases the realism of the entire narrative. Therefore we must make sure that a tripod is both available when needed and also working. To make sure we do have one, we must plan when a tripod is needed for it to be reserved, also checking that it does work so that filming can be efficient in time and quality.
Interfering Objects	It is important that there is no furniture/objects that disrupt or are in the way of the filming equipment as this may cause damage i.e. a glass of water. Also, if there are unnecessary objects in the frame, the audience become confused as the justification of that object being there is not related to the narrative, but just ‘happened to be there’. Therefore we must ensure all unwanted objects are away from scenes that are going to be filmed to limit the chances of both problems occurring.