preliminary exercise

Risk Assessment For Main Production: Thriller Opening

For our final AS production we are filming a short opening sequence and opening credits for a film under the genre 'thriller'. We are using a member of our groups garage in his back garden for the main filming location.
There are a few areas we need to consider which pose a possible risk for the main actor and the rest of the group, for example:

• Sharp Objects - We are using a few sharp implements, so we need to take precautions to make sure our main actor doesn't cut himself on them. We could do this by having at least a certain distance between the sharp objects and anyone present at the scene of filming. We also need to make sure the sharp objects are well clear of electric cables possibly used, as this could cause several problems for us and the equipment.
• Loose cables/wires/objects on the floor - this could cause injury should a group member (or any extras we aquire) fall off their feet onto any part of their body, as the floor of the garage is rough and concrete. We could tape down any loose cables/wires to decrease the chance of a tumble/fall and add a softer layer to the floor e.g carpet so that in the unlikely circumstance that someone does fall then they will be saved a lot of pain.
• Spilling Liquids - We are using a glass of water in our production, so we must ensure that it is not knocked over and spilt, as this slip hazard could potentially cause injury to either the filming crew and/or actor(s) on the set of our project. To avoid spillage, we can use less than half volume of liquid in the glass, and also we could make sure that the container is at least 4-6 inches away from the sides of the desk. If we used a tall glass this would also increase the likelihood of an accident. To avoid this we will use nothing taller than a pint glass.

If there are any more issues we feel fit to raise, they will be added to this post.

'Film Noir' Definition and Brief Description

'Film Noir' is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivation. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as stretching from the early 1940s to the late 1950s. Film noir of this era is associated with a low-key black-and-white visual style that has roots in German Expressionist cinematography, while many of the prototypical stories and much of the attitude of classic noir derive from the hardboiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the Depression.
The term film noir (French for "black film"), first applied to Hollywood movies by French critic Nino Frank in 1946, was unknown to most American film industry professionals of the era. Cinema historians and critics defined the canon of film noir in retrospect; many of those involved in the making of the classic noirs later professed to be unaware of having created a distinctive type of film.