Health and Safety

When creating our trailer, we had to carefully consider the health and safety requirements throughout to ensure that our production was risk-free.

When our main actress was being filmed for the running scenes, we make sure she was wearing sturdy shoes, appropriate clothing, not running for too long, and had enough water to keep hydrated.

Temperature controls: appropriate clothing; coats, boots, jumpers. We were prepared for rain with umbrellas and waterproof clothing, and sunshine with sunglasses and sun cream.

          

The transport methods used included being either driven or walking, and reasonably short journeys avoiding main roads, seat belts worn, and at a reasonable speed to enhance the safety and comfort of everybody involved.

When she was 'shut' in the boot, we never fully closed it to avoid her becoming stuck inside. This reduced any risk of an accident and making the actress uncomfortable.

First aid equipment ready if necessary in the boot of the car belonging to Ellie. This meant that if we encountered any incidents in which we required help immediately then we had the necessary facilities to administer basic first aid.

No one was left alone in the woods, there was always at least two people together so that if anything happened and their was an emergency, no one was alone. By making sure that every group member and actors had a fully charged mobile phone and everyone else's phone number then if necessary we could contact  the others as quickly as possible.

When filming the motorway shot we stood on a bridge, two steps back from the edge and held the camera close to the body to avoid falling and dropping the phone.

Kidnap scenes were described to each actor, then rehearsed and practiced to make sure that neither were hurt and there was no risk of being dropped or harmed. Stunt work was researched and we used techniques to learn how to effectively recreate an abduction.

When the car was being filmed we ensured that all other people involved and not in the scene were far away and not in the area in which the car was moving to avoid accidents. Everyone involved within the scenes with the car were inside and so there was no risk of not being seen by the driver. While the driver was fully insured and permitted to drive the car, so that if something happened to the car, it could be sorted quite easily and tidily.