BlogPost 2

Assignment 3 – Blog Post 2

This week we have constructed a risk assessment, contracts for all employees, a location recce and a budget all which will contribute to the final construction of the Chase Radio festival promotional video. We have completed these tasks in order to be a step closer to the final production of the promotional video that will be finally produced. All of these documents are being filed in an A4 display folder which can be accessed at any time.

The risk assessment in tales any potential risks that could occur during production and have been listed along with what to do if this happens. A risk assessment is vital during the production of the promotional video because if something goes wrong or a cast or crew member becomes injured in any way, help on how to handle this incident will need to found quickly by whoever requires it. This is also a legal document that has to be filled out for any production that is taking place in case of injury.

Contracts for all employees have been made which explains to the cast and crew the details of the contract that the sign. The details on every contract alter depending on the role that each individual is following. Details such as wages per hour and salaries per year are included on the contact. Hours that each person is expected to work is explained within the contract alongside with any holiday pay that they may need to take. Illness’ and termination of contract details are included within the contract and so is the extent of time that the personnel will be contracted to work for the production company, (e.g. 6 months). All of these aspects of the contract need to be explained in detail in each individuals contract so they all have a copy of the contract they are signing themselves up to and to ensure they are happy with the terms and conditions that are featured within the contract.

A location recce is also necessary during this production process because it includes all information and contracts that are needed when booking a location for the production to take place. The location recce includes various locations that are potentially going to be used for the production and the necessary documents that ensures that we are able to use these for our production. Images and annotations are included within this so that notes can be made on each location and why we have chosen it as a possible location for filming. A location recce allows us to justify our reasons for the location we have chosen alongside supplying any legal documents that are required.

Finally, a budget for the overall production cost has been created to give us an average spending amount for the production. The budget includes details about where money will be spent and why it is necessary for the production. The budget allows us to work out where and why money needs to spent on production, when it needs to be spent and how the budget will be distributed evenly across all money costing aspects of the production.

These documents allow us to have a clear view of where our production is heading and how it is going to take place in an organised way with all of the necessary legal and ethical documents that may be required throughout the production process.