Risk Assessment

Trip name and destination: Media filming & Tallulah's house/ woods

	HAZARD TO HEALTH AND SAFETY	RISK POSED AND TO WHOM	LEVEL H/M/L	CONTROL MEASURE TO REDUCE RISK	RISK LEVEL ACHIEVED H/M/L	FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED TO REDUCE RISK
First aid issues	Walking to the local woods	Potentially could trip over tree stumps or get stung by stinging nettles/ hazard of tripping/ other plants causing obstruction, slips and trips, awkward posture	M	Be aware of the surrounding environment and watch out for hazardous plants	L	Have suitable medical equipment nearby
Chemical hazards	Hairspray	Asthma	L	keep distance from particles in air	L
Weather	Rain - possibility of slipping, wet clothing	All actors	L	bring appropriate jacket with them	L	Bring wellies/umbrella
General public	Covid 19	Keep space between you and members of the public	M	be mindful of the public	L

Step 1: Identify hazards, i.e. anything that may cause harm.

Step 2: Decide who may be harmed, and how.

Step 3: Assess the risks and take action.

Step 4: Make a record of the findings.

Step 5: Review the risk assessment.

Behind the Scenes

 Behind the Scenes from our filming 

These are the pictures we took while we were out filming our opening film.

The picture in the top left corner, we used an over the shoulder shot because  we were trying to capture the emotion of their conversation as they were talking about an upcoming birthday of the main characters' dead sister. The one diagonally to the right is an extreme wide shot to make the audience notice the small detail at the back. The picture at the bottom right is a tracking shot of her walking in the woods. The challenges we had to face was that it was getting colder by the minute and I had no foot wear or coat. We also tried to get better angles meaning I had to go more into the bushes but there were stinging nettles and holly leaves. 

Costume Development

Costumes 

Mary- The character Mary is dressed in stereotypical teen girl attire. The costume choice we chose reflect's the character's age and background. The costume choice symbolises Mary's normal extraordinary life. This differs to the background of her sister; creating contrast. Furthermore, to heighten Mary's look of 'normality' natural makeup is worn alongside casual clothing. 

Kate- She is the main characters best friend which means they are in the same age group. They both wear stereotypical teen girl clothes. 

Emilia - For the character of Emilia, the dead sister I decided that it would be suitable for her to wear a white flowy dress; covered in dirt during the forest scene. The white dirty dress represents the contrast between the living and the dead and helps us to achieve a demonic 'ghost girl' look.  Emilia's eerie costume choice contrasts with Mary's 'normal' outfit of jeans and a black jacket. 

Filming: Hot seating

HOT SEATING 

 We made a 3 minute video to ask the actress questions about the character she plays and how she connects with her. 

• So how would you describe your character Mary?

• How does your character’s role develop throughout the film opening?

• Do you think Mary was frightened when she used the ouija board? 

• How were you able to connect to the experiences that Mary had to your own if you had not experienced it before?

• Can you give us any clues of what happens after the final cliff hanger? 

Planning: casting

Casting:

Tallulah: (Main character) Mary is a teen school girl. her sister unfortunately died by playing with the ouija board. 

Fia: (dead sister) Emilia died by not following the rules of the ouija board and got summoned by an evil presence 

Laura: (main characters best friend)