BACK IN ACTION

After being back into the swing of university lifestyle for a few days now, i think it is about time i published something on my blog, more of a reflection really than anything really exciting, about Location Research and Risk Assessments, a topic we covered in todays lectures.

We were asked to provide a recon-report and a risk assessment on the crossroads outside the Waverley building to judge the suitability and safety of the area for a shot required of someone "hastily" crossing a road. After a long discussion and many points raised between our group the general feeling was that unless the director was adamant on the area being used, then a different road would be more suitable. Points raised were:

• The traffic on the crossroads was hazardous, so many directions the cars could go etc.
• There is an active tram route through the shot. The tram is scheduled to pass through every 10 minutes, which means there is a small window for actually setting up and shooting the scene.
• The pavement surrounding the road was very narrow, this was a hazard to any pedestrians wishing to pass by and also our equipment as a tripod would not comfortably be able to sit on the sidewalk.
• In an ideal situation the road would be closed off, and this is important to remember, however due to our student budget and if the film was going to be shot under our control, the location would simply not be suitable.

After being paired with people who i do not know so well and introducing myself to them, i found the group-work to be very effective. We were all bouncing ideas off eachother and came up with some very interesting ideas which may not nessacarily have been generated by each of us had we worked alone.