Location scout & risk assessment

This blog post will include my location scout and risk assessment.

Location 1:

Location 1
Location:	Regents Secondary School (classrooms)
Events in the scene:	Interview with Bagus's Friends, happy pictures of Bagus and his crush
Pros of location:	Easy to access, classrooms aren't loud, clean, good lighting
Cons of location:	Some people might go into the classrooms unexpectedly, and not all classrooms are empty (teacher might be present)
Alternatives:	Someone's living room
Risk Assessment
Potential hazards:	The projector might fall off randomly and it could hit someone.
Evaluate risks:	If the projector hit someone in the head, it would cause brain injury and it could lead to memory loss.
Control measures:	We would prevent it by not touching the projector.
Responsibility:	We all will be in charge of the control measures to keep everyone safe.
Time frame:	We would do the control measure before we shoot the interviews in the classroom.
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Location 2

Location 2
Location:	My friend’s house
Events in the scene:	Establishing shot of the house and Interviews will be done here
Pros of location:	The house has a dark surrounding with many windows that could be used to create a sense of suspense
Cons of location:	The whole family lives there so loud noises aren’t recommended.
Alternatives:	Another friend's house
Risk Assessment
Potential hazards:	Slippery floors, the stairs are steep and the second floor is quite high up
Evaluate risks:	People can get injured
Control measures:	Constant checkups just in case and warnings before we enter
Responsibility:	We will all be responsible for ourselves and since it's our friend’s house then is mostly on him to keep the location safe
Time frame:	All the time since we'll be in a group and if somebody gets injured, medicine and other first aid kit can be found in the house
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Location 3

Location 3
Location:	Kebun Raya Bedugul
Events in the scene:	Pictures of Bagus with the girl being happy and then, he will confess to the girl and get rejected
Pros of location:	It is a beautiful location that is suited for a confession to take place. The location is vast so we could shoot many variations of the scene and take advantage of the different surrounding backgrounds (use the leaves for a more romantic mood).
Cons of location:	It is quite crowded at some period and it could potentially ruin the shot since some tourists might be in it. Also, Kebun Raya is far away so if we took a shot that we don't like, we would have to go to Kebun Raya again to reshoot.
Alternatives:	Renon Park
Risk Assessment
Potential hazards:	A big branch might fall off from one of the tall trees and hit someone's head
Evaluate risks:	The concussion could lead to a brain injury and potentially causing losing consciousness
Control measures:	Stay away from unstable-looking trees/tree branches.
Responsibility:	Everyone is in charge of the control measures since everyone is responsible for their own safety. We could also remind each other of potential risks that might happen around the environment.
Time frame:	31st Agust 2024
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Location 4

Location 4
Location:	Klungkung Red Bridge
Events in the scene:	Bagus got out of the car with the girl and he got rejected by her
Pros of location:	Looks unique and aesthetic which it's a suitable location for a  confession to take place. It's an open and wide space for us to easily record the scene.
Cons of location:	Far from our homes the way there is very time-consuming, we also went past big, high-speed traffic roads in a very dangerous way. Due to the earthquake threats in Indonesia recently, filming near the bridge will be very dangerous.
Alternatives:	Kebun Raya
Risk Assessment
Potential hazards:	Possible crash on the road, possible earthquakes and would create a tsunami that would greatly impact us since it's close to the shore.
Evaluate risks:	A crash could happen and the recording would have to stop
Control measures:	We prevent these from happening by not recording in busy places.
Responsibility:	We would all be in charge of the control measures and be responsible for our own safety. If anyone is doing something dangerous, we could remind them and discourage them from doing it.
Time frame:	1st September 2024
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Self-reflection:

The risk assessment we finished helped us a lot with deciding the right location for recording our scenes. Although risk and potential hazards can hurt us and the actors we took responsibility by being extra careful and aware to avoid doing something dangerous. The only potential hazard we encountered was the long drive to our fourth location which took us a while to plan when we were all available to record the scene.