Costumes In My Film:

I asked my actors, playing the parts of Jones & Davy, to wear light weight protective suits to indicate to the viewers that they were doing something illegal in the woods and didn't want to leave any evidence behind! 

They also wore large black boots which in my opinion make the characters seem more powerful?  It is also believable footwear for people to be wearing whilst trekking through the woods. 

I persuaded my younger brother Ben, who is playing the part of the victim (Body-Bag), to get inside a duvet cover, and I tied him inside using elastic ties. I made sure to keep asking him if he was OK in there!

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Left: MAT CONROY (playing Davy)

Right: JAKE GOODING (playing Jones)
Floor: BEN WRIGHT (playing Body-Bag / Tony)
Middle: ME (Director)

Conditions on the day of Filming:

On Saturday 25th February I shot all the footage for my opening sequence. 

I had arranged the date in advance with my actors and was therefore hoping that the weather conditions on the day of filming would be OK.

I checked the weather forecast each day leading up to the day of filming.  The forecast said that it might be raining in the afternoon, which gave me a small window in the morning to get all the shots iI would need. 

Storm 'Doris' had knocked down lots of the trees in the forrest which made it harder to reach our location, but I had anticipated this happening, and so before we left I packaged all of our filming equipment into bags which would be easier for us to carry.

I started filming at 9:30am, and we finished at 12:30 (3 hours of work).

It started raining at 1pm so we were very luck to avoid getting wet, and getting the equipment wet!

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Risk Assessment:

Media – Risk Assessment – Joe Wright

Here is a risk assessment I have done before making my film.  This is useful to make me think about anything which might be a risk, and to think about what I can do to prevent them from happening.

Hazard	Person who may be harmed	Property which may be damaged	Risk controls already in place	Risk Assessment (LOW, MODERATE, HIGH and EXTREME)	Next action required to control risk
Falling branch	Actors and director	Camera, lens and  personal equipment (phones )	Look for a safe location in the forest with minimal chance of falling branches.	LOW	Wear helmets when not shooting and put equipment in  protective box
Trip over forest obstacles	Actors and director	Equipment that is being transported may be dameged if the person trips over	Look for a safe location in the forest with a clear floor	MODERATE	Wear protective footwear  and put equipment in  protective box for transport
Dog poo / mud / dirty hands / litter could lead to  Infections, cuts etc	Actors and director	Equipment could get dirty	Ensure hand cleaning before lunch and at end of session	MODERATE	Provide wet wipes and water
Other forest users eg vehicles, mountain bikes, horses, dogs this could lead to  Collision with pedestrians, Encounters with dogs	Actors and directors plus other forest users	Camera, lens and  personal equipment (phones )	Look for a quite area away from pathways	HIGH	Put up signs around the location