Problems that we have encountered throughout the whole project

Here are all of the problems that's we have encountered over the whole project explaining what they were and how we overcome them or didn't manage to over come them creating further complications:

1. The first major problem that we came across was after we did the filming at the station and imported it onto the computer. As we were watching over the footage we realised that we didn't have enough or even appropriate shots to make the video look good whilst editing it. We then decided that we had to go back to the station to re film the scene with many more shots all at different angle. When we went back to the station we all agreed to ask permission from the ticket office to film this time as after we had finished filming last time a lady who worked at the station approached us all and explained that we should have asked for permission. However, when we went to ask for permission this time round, the manager told us to ring head offices number and ask. After ringing one person after another trying to gain permission to film at the station, we were turned down as we would need to sign papers to ensure that we don't sue the company if anything went wrong which would take up to about a month when we needed to film that day. We were also expected to pay a fee of about £100 which was money that w did not have so we therefore had to alter the story line and cut the station bit out completely as the footage that we had from the previous session wasn't anywhere near good enough to work with. This became quite frustrating for us as we had to quickly think on our feet as we had to get the filming down that day in order to get the music video complete on time.

2. Another problem that we often came across was trying to find a day that wasn't raining! This was so that the camera and other equipment wouldn't get wet and damaged in the rain. Also, the rain would make the scenery look wet and unattractive for the music video.

3. Another occurring problem was trying to get everyone together on the same day so that we could get all the filming complete. As there are four different character in the video and two crew members, this made it very difficult to plan when to film as people are doing different things on different days. In order to solve this problem, we found that we had to organise ourselves in a couple of weeks in advance to make sure everyone was free for one day and to ensure that they kept that day free

Risk Assessment

This risk assessment is to assess what risks there could be when going to film and what precautions we need to take in oder to prevent them from becoming a serious risk to us.

1. One of the locations we are looking to film at is Chislehurst station so we would need to be careful whilst we are on the platform and to stay away from the track

2. Another risk at Chilsehurst station will be the attitude of the members of the public towards us filming in a public place. They might not like it if they are accidentally filmed in a shot and might start an argument about it. In order to prevent this from happening we would either have to ask them if they wouldn't mind if they accidentally got caught in the shot or just to film away from them so they don't get caught in the shot at all.

3. Another one of the locations we are looking to film at is the woods in West Kings down so due to the wet weather recently, we would need to ensure that we are careful that we do not slip over. To ensure that this does not happen we could wear appropriate footwear

4. We would also need to ensure at West Kings Down woods that we do not damage the equipment from the wet rain. To prevent this from occurring, we could not film on a rainy day, however, you cannot predict the weather so you would have to let everyone know last minute to film on a day if it was going to be nice weather and people may have already made plans. Another way to prevent the equipment from getting damaged is to cover the camera with a plastic sheet whilst filming so that camera doesn't get wet or damaged.

Risk Assessment Update!

Due to the unfortunate circumstances of not being able to film at the train station, we have decided to alter our storyline and change our setting to a street. Whilst we are filming here we would need to ensure that we stay well clear from any approaching cars and be constantly aware of the surroundings.

We would also need to ensure that the residents on the street are happy with us filming on their street. We could check with a few of the residents on the street if they wouldn't mind us filming, or we could simply be discreet and just film anyway as not many people should have a problem with it.