Chapter 15

Health and Safety for Location Shooting

Personal Crew Safety On Location…

Some of the points affecting personal safety and the section below on location lighting safety are the same, so please check both categories.

I’ve no doubt that some readers will have attended safety courses for location camera work and so will be aware of the main issues. In these courses a lot of time is taken up by making people aware of the risks that might affect them before they start filming and making an effort to minimize any risks that are found while shooting. In a way this is the key to location safety, being aware of risks and then doing something positive to reduce them. It’s impossible to take all the risks away from shooting or everyday life; ...

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