It is important to resolve the issues found in risk assessments, these solutions are laid out below to give an 'instruction manual' of sorts for myself and any crew to follow to ensure accidents do not happen. It is important in the film industry to do this not just for the safety of individuals but also for insurance purposes as the film production company will not be liable for damages if the equipment was treated carefully with a full risk assessment done.
Action Plan
To calm any consequence of certain hazards during my project I attempted to cover all of the risks within my risk assessment and find ways in which to make the hazards either far less likely or the consequences far less severe. These hazards had to be controlled for 3 smaller shooting locations that were around the are in which we were shooting, these areas being my shed, my back garden and my kitchen.
The first location I focussed on was the shed, shown above, this included a large amount of the hazards i had listed in my risk assessment; tripping, dropping equipment, bad weather and wildlife as we were stationed outside. To tackled the issue of tripping I placed a small piece of wood on the outside of the shed acting as a ramp for people to enter through, I also warned them about the possibility of tripping when exiting and entering the shed. To tackle the issue of dropping equipment I had tables stationed outside and inside of the shed for me to place lenses, lens caps as well as the camera and props, this meant I was at no point holding more than one item, I also borrowed a camera strap for the Canon 7d which allowed ti to stay around my neck, stopping the possibility of it dropping, I also used tripods commonly which made dropping near impossible. I tackled the issue of bad weather by stationing the actors inside and providing them with an umbrella to move between the house and the shed. Wildlife was never an issue as my house is surround by high walls and fences however in the event of wildlife coming on set I had a plan of action in how to avoid the animal (which I briefed the actors on) and a contact put in place for each actor in case of emergency.
The second location was the garden outside the home in which I had to shoot the character of Michael walking from the home to the shed, this was exceptionally easy and realistically required no major planning to eliminate risk, however just to be sure I did plan for incidents of bad weather and wildlife. In the case of bad weather I had told the actors that the may have to come back for another really short day of shooting to get the shot of Michael walking to the shed, which required no rain, however as I had checked the forecast (which had told me the weather would be clear) and we shoot that scene early, we didnt come into contact with bad weather during the shooting of that scene. My previously mentioned wildlife plan was the same I used for this location.
The third and final location was the kitchen which involved the highest consequence due to the hard flooring and access to breakable. To stop the risk of tripping inside the kitchen I ensured the actors knew to be careful and not trip, I also warned that objects may rest towards the edge of the counters and asked that they be careful to look out for things such as glasses on the counter when navigating through the kitchen. Dropping equipment in the kitchen would have been a big worry as the camera as well as my microphone would most likely break if they were to fall on the hard floor, as such I shot all of the shots within the kitchen on a tripod, this also assisted me in framing my shots and kept the footage steady throughout filming.
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