Health and Safety

As with any type of filming, there are many health and safety risks to take into consideration. Obviously, we need to be careful that we don't drop any of the equipment because that could damage us, people around us or break the equipment.

We asked if we could use the cherry picker to get some high angle footage but we weren't allowed incase it moved and lamped someone.

We were at a gig, which inevitably gets very hot and very busy so we need to make sure we have plenty of drink available so you don't dehydrate. This is especially important for people that don't go to many gigs. I would probably be fine, but for someone who hasn't been to as many gigs or isn't used to the atmosphere it could be quite dangerous to go in without any water or anything.

We need to make sure that we don't trip over any cables while wondering around backstage, and make sure that we don't leave any cables laying around for people to trip over.

The floor has a tendancy to get slippery, as people get drinks, don't want them and drop them on the floor. This is a potential hazard if you are walking around as you could slip and hurt yourself.

Filming in the dark could potentially be dangerous as many people aren't used to walking around in the darkness.

Gigs are pretty damn loud, and if you aren't used to it it could be somewhat of a shock. Similarly if you are used to it, continuous exposure to such sound levels could be damaging to your hearing.

Things could fall down, on us such as pylons, lights etc.

When we got to editing, we had to be careful not to spend too long staring at a screen as it is apparently bad for you. Though given how long people our age spend staring at monitors and stuff we're basically immune. Still, we will make sure to take regular breaks so we don't do any damage.