Music Video {Health & Safety}

In regards to the health and safety precautions we had to carry out during the process of this project, was very little, the main issue that we had to face was the fact that the monster mask Connie had made for our music video did not have any eye holes to see out of. So while Emily was in the mask she had no sight meaning that Connie and Myself had to guide her around various obstacles. 

The mask was also quite hot and slightly tricky to breath in which proved very difficult for Emily during one of our filming days as the temperature reached 21 degrees, however Emily voiced that she would rather wear a t-shirt instead of the jumper that we had previous shot her in ; although this effected the continuity of our music video we all agreed that Emily's health was more important and we would rather not risk her over heating or getting ill from the costume and weather conditions. 

However, I personally think our group managed to work around these circumstances and maintain safety throughout the duration of our music video. For example practicing scenes multiple times before filming them so that Emily could get a visualisation where she needed to walk and if there were going to be any objects in the way. 

Another aspect of our music video we had to take into consideration l was health and safety, due to the mask having no holes for the eyes because we obstructed the eye holes with fake eyes, resulting in no vision for whoever wore the mask. So the monster was always reliant on the camera people to guide them to where they need to go as well as many test runs without the mask to get a visual diagram before the mask was put on. To make sure that we continued to keep our monster safe we made sure we used places that were familiar and not busy, luckily we was able to use Connie's home for most of the music video so when Connie wore the mask herself she was more aware of the surroundings because it was her own home making the monster appear more relaxed instead of constantly worried about what they would face in their surroundings.

When we shot at Riversley Park, we made sure that the monster was either seated or guided to areas where it was quiet so that people wouldn't get in the way and the monster was free to move around without being worried about their surroundings. However, if we was do this again I would defiantly have the eye holes free instead of obstructing them like we did so we avoided the monster looking awkward because they couldn't see where they were going.

The only equipment that we used during filming were two cameras and various props, because we decided to keep equipment to a minimum so that we had less obstacles and hazards to be faced with due to the restrictions of whoever was wearing the mask, we decided to do this to ensure that there were less things to worry about in order to keep safe. 

We initially wanted to use a tripod to ensure steady footage but we decided against it as it would just be another object that we would have to be cautious of when filming the monster walking towards the camera or we placed it somewhere the monster was unaware of; without the use of a tripod we did not have any tripping hazards to be cautious about.

Myself and Emily bought chargers to Connie's house {the filming location} however, we kept our chargers safely inside our camera bags to ensure that they weren't a tripping hazard and we only took them out of our camera bags when in use to prevent the risk of them being stepped on. 

Overall, I think that the heath and safety aspect of this project was one of the easiest aspects to keep track of and maintain because we decided to keep our props and equipment to a minimum in order to prevent danger for ourselves and we are all prepared for any hazards that may occur.