Health and Safety

When doing anything in the media industries we have to consider health and safety. Before we started filming i went to the theatre to assess the possible risks, i had to make sure that the theatre was safe for all the crew. I filled out a risk assessment to note them and find a solution to over come the risk. I had to recognise the flammable material, lifting, heights etc... My risk assessment was based on the theatre set up for Fame, i did the risk assessment for the theatre thinking that the multi-cam equipment wont always be in there, but i also included what it would be with the equipment. 

On arrival with the equipment we needed to move the back row of the chairs to allow space for our equipment, moving the chairs meant we had more room plus it was a lot safer when moving about. Once we set the equipment up we taped down the wires ensuring no one trips, we also used anti-trip wire covers, we made sure no wire was a risk to us or anyone else. We then needed to make sure the equipment worked and that it wasn't going to over heat, we did this by leaving the cameras on for half an hour before shooting and regularly checked them. We also spoke with more than one cast member or Fame to be 100% sure our cameras didn't obstruct their performance, we didn't want anyone falling over a camera . Once that check was completed we were ready to shoot.

When performing a health a safety check you have to consider every little thing.
The theatre has a regular check on their equipment such as lights, sound and lighting equipment etc... So we knew that was safe. I also noticed that some of the cast of Fame had to stand on a balcony that didn't look to safe so I had to ask about that- it was safe. 
Once filming had finished we had to start packing up, we needed to make sure all the cameras were in the correct bags and all the wires were put away in the correct way, if people were just throwing them in the box wires could brake and could cause injuries further down the line.