River: Risk Assessment

Lighting: As a lot of the film takes place outside, some of which may be in the morning (and one possible scene at night), there is a risk of the natural lighting therefore being sub-par. To overcome this problem, we will be prepared to use external lighting if necessary. However, due to this being filmed in March and April, it will more than likely be bright enough during the daytime scenes, regardless of whether they are filmed in the morning or the afternoon. Also, if we do choose to film one specific scene at night, we believe that the street lighting would be sufficient.

Weather: Another issue that arises from filming outside is the weather, especially considering the fact that it has been very poor recently, with a lot rain, snow and a below zero temperature, in some cases. To combat this problem we will have to keep up to date with the weather forecast, over the coming weeks, and schedule a date to film where it appears that the weather will be both appropriate for the film and bearable for the actors, as they may under-perform in such conditions. We will also assure that we have the necessary clothing for the conditions.

Filming in public: As a lot of the outdoor scenes are being filmed in Twinbrook, there may be a number of issues as you must ensure that everything can be filmed without any exterior interference; such as children playing, traffic on the road next to the main filming location, construction work creating noise etc. To ensure that none of this becomes an issue when filming, we can simply wait for the traffic on the road to pass, as this particular road tends not to have a high a volume of traffic anyway, so this shouldn't make things much more time consuming. The same basic solution will have to be applied to pedestrians walking in the street. If there are children playing near the filming location, we can always ask them to move. If there is any construction being done around the area, or any external noise that may get in the way of achieving perfect audio quality, we will have to either reschedule or, worst case scenario, scout for alternative filming locations.

Audio: We have decided to film the bulk of the shots for the film on Eoin's Pixel 2, as the visual quality was superb in the test footage recorded in school. However, the audio quality may not be 100% perfect. To fix this, we have decided to use an external audio recorder for any scenes in the film that feature dialogue. I will be in charge of recording this audio during the production process. On one particular occasion during the test run, it was quite windy outside and this device was struggling to pick up dialogue at its maximum capacity. Therefore, it is highly likely that, if we are filming on a windy day, we will have to dub the audio of the film during post production.

Actor availability: Another possible issue associated with the film, considering the fact that we have multiple actors is their availability. The only possible way around the issue of availability is ensuring that their schedule is free whenever we are planning on filming. This solution also includes mapping out a shooting schedule far in advance to give everybody a chance to prepare, as well as to establish that they are available on specific dates. 

Filming in school: There is a flashback scene, featuring in our film, that will be filmed in school. The possible issues that may arise here could be not being granted access to any of the school's interview rooms, as well as not getting permission to bring one of our actors up to the school to film the scene. We don't fear that any of this will be an issue, as our teacher is aware of this, and will also be playing the role of the interviewer. However, as a precaution, we will notify the school a few days in advance of the situation, and ask for permission to film in an interview room, and also if we can bring the actor up to the school to be registered as a guest.

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