Tuesday, 17 June 2014
CV problems
The problems i had with my CV was we went out to film and the camera stopped working, then when we uploaded the footage we filmed then when i went back to edit some of the footage didn't copy over so i had to work with limited clips.
Three job adverts and reasons why i would like to have them
This job i found on Mandy.com, Its for a radio producer in Salford, Work includes knowledge of the radio industry, Knowing how to use the sound mix and knowing the rules about live radio. I would like to do this job because i done this job in the past and complicated course about the rules and safety on radio. Its a fun and upbeat atmosphere where you can cover things from news, top charts, local or world wide events and up coming celeb news.
This job is an unpaid job which is working on all types of media but only for a short about of time and its to get your name of in the media world. I like the idea of this job because its just a quick job to get your name out there, show off your skills and even improve them.
This job is a part time job that is about being part of a group of writer to come together to write a feature film. I like this because it makes me think of writing my single camera drama and the amount of times you can change the basic outline of the original idea. Also i like thinking of a story, writing and planning it then seeing it come to life to share with everyone.
Technology
Cameras we use in college at this moment are cameras such as
Canon 600D and Canon XHA1
which are on about £300 to £500 each.
18.0 megapixel CMOS
Canon are coming out with new camcorders which are called
XF200. They are in a price range of £2,000.00 to £4,000.00
Which has a 1.8 wide-angle zoom lens
Full HD 1080
20x Optical Zoom
Canon 600D and Canon XHA1
which are on about £300 to £500 each.
18.0 megapixel CMOS
Canon are coming out with new camcorders which are called
XF200. They are in a price range of £2,000.00 to £4,000.00
Which has a 1.8 wide-angle zoom lens
Full HD 1080
20x Optical Zoom
Both cameras have a moveable screen and Both have mic clips on them so you have record your audio. The Canon XF200 is a lot more money than the Canon 600D or the Canon XHA1 however with the XF200 the quality of the images will be shot in full HD unlike the other Canon's we use in college. Other than the mic's that don't come with the camera's themselves the XF200 has attachments for the lens unlike the other older Canon's which you will have to spend more money to add onto the camera.
Microphones
In college we use the Beyerdynamic M58 Mic it can price between £100 to £200
and other mic's like a standard clip mic
There is a new Beyerdynamic TG L55c which is a clip mic which has a price range of £100 - £150
Lights
3. redhead lights
800 Watts per light
The price range is between £150 to £260 for the set up
A LED light 'panel'
Can hook onto the top of the camera and is a cold light
some of these are selling for £5.00 to £40
Editing software
With the Mac's you get Final cut Pro
and now Apple have come out with the new Final Cut Pro X
its available for £199.99 from apple.
For windows 8 you can download AVS Editor 6.5 or for other visions of windows it has the simple movie maker which is downloaded for free on the Windows website.
Another editing software is Pinnacle Studio 17.5 Ultimate
available for £99.95
This product has 10x faster video rendering
can edit in HD and 3D also share them on social networking easily
can record directly from your screen with Live screen capture
Has 4k Ultra HD support and create Dolby 5.1 surround Blu-ray
Soundtrack sheet 2
When working on a sound track you would sit down with the director and main production crew, such as the editor.
You would met up with the director before they finish filming so they can get across what atmosphere they want the audience to be placed in and how they want, in sound terms, to focus on. Also you would the director for spotting which is when you talking about each shot and make notes ready for lock cut. Other people you will have to talk to would be the editor or editors and sound recorders, When the editor has picture locked the film, which means all the filming is done and now it cant be changed, to probably look over the final footage and think about how the sound would be with the images. Meeting with the sound recorders would to be productive and playing around with sound to give away to get across the sound effects you and the director are going for.
For my single camera drama I wanted sounds such as the heavy door in the office scene is closing, I wanted is because it was an old wooden door and its closed before the gun shot. On location I recorded the scene with the actor saying dialogue then closing the door behind him, I then went back and just recorded the sound of the door being closed as hard as possible, to get a more natural sound.
I also needed some 'natural' sound such as the weather, like the wind also birds and church bell's playing in the background. For the natural sound I recorded the outside locations with the actors, then went back and just recorded the location without anyone there, I also added in ADR and SFX sound of the weather and birds. A problem with this was because I went back and record the location alone the dialogue was hard to pick up so in the editing process I had the actors come back and record their dialogue in a studio.
Locations
Church - when recording it had a lot of echo so when the character was walking into the church and up to the window the foot steps were a lot louder than normal, with this I had to fix it in editing, also in the office scene because it was a back department in the church it was again very echoy so I had to get close with shots and microphone. For sound effects I used a sound effect website which with copyright laws are free to use. It was freesound.org this has a number of versions of sounds so I had a lot to pick from and in final cut I could change the ditch in case it wasn't what I was looking for but close enough. With the audio recording on the day I used road stereomic for the DSR sound camera's.
The only problem with filming and recording the sound on location was the church is open to the public so we had groups of people in the background rather walking in shot or talking which from time to time came out louder due to the microphone being closer to them than the actors where. I knew in my film I didn't want to use any licensed music like a single so I didn't have to worry about copyright law however when it came to looking for sites or ways to record sound effects like a gun shot or a clock I looked for a copyright law site that allows the public to put up sound files of lots of different things that came be used in projects as long as you say where you got the sound from.
You would met up with the director before they finish filming so they can get across what atmosphere they want the audience to be placed in and how they want, in sound terms, to focus on. Also you would the director for spotting which is when you talking about each shot and make notes ready for lock cut. Other people you will have to talk to would be the editor or editors and sound recorders, When the editor has picture locked the film, which means all the filming is done and now it cant be changed, to probably look over the final footage and think about how the sound would be with the images. Meeting with the sound recorders would to be productive and playing around with sound to give away to get across the sound effects you and the director are going for.
For my single camera drama I wanted sounds such as the heavy door in the office scene is closing, I wanted is because it was an old wooden door and its closed before the gun shot. On location I recorded the scene with the actor saying dialogue then closing the door behind him, I then went back and just recorded the sound of the door being closed as hard as possible, to get a more natural sound.
I also needed some 'natural' sound such as the weather, like the wind also birds and church bell's playing in the background. For the natural sound I recorded the outside locations with the actors, then went back and just recorded the location without anyone there, I also added in ADR and SFX sound of the weather and birds. A problem with this was because I went back and record the location alone the dialogue was hard to pick up so in the editing process I had the actors come back and record their dialogue in a studio.
Locations
Church - when recording it had a lot of echo so when the character was walking into the church and up to the window the foot steps were a lot louder than normal, with this I had to fix it in editing, also in the office scene because it was a back department in the church it was again very echoy so I had to get close with shots and microphone. For sound effects I used a sound effect website which with copyright laws are free to use. It was freesound.org this has a number of versions of sounds so I had a lot to pick from and in final cut I could change the ditch in case it wasn't what I was looking for but close enough. With the audio recording on the day I used road stereomic for the DSR sound camera's.
The only problem with filming and recording the sound on location was the church is open to the public so we had groups of people in the background rather walking in shot or talking which from time to time came out louder due to the microphone being closer to them than the actors where. I knew in my film I didn't want to use any licensed music like a single so I didn't have to worry about copyright law however when it came to looking for sites or ways to record sound effects like a gun shot or a clock I looked for a copyright law site that allows the public to put up sound files of lots of different things that came be used in projects as long as you say where you got the sound from.
Bury Your Sins
When the task of written, filming and editing our own single camera film at first there trying to fit the film I wanted to write in the genre but not stereotype the genre or just follow the basic guidelines of it. When it come to doing pre-production paper work and planning what type of look I was going for and how I can get that across to the audience with the shots I chose. One problem I had with the whole filming process was I had an actor who called up on the day of filming, while I was setting up and cancelled so I had to cut parts of the script out and change the scenes that actor would have been in. The editing process took three to four days but that was mostly due to sound and the sound quality. In the scene where priest Alexandra talking to Giovanni Potere outside, the audio just picked up the sound from the landscape, in this case it picked up cars, that were going past, some birds and the wind from time to time so I had to have the actors come back in the editing process and record their dialogue to dub over the image. If I had to redo things it would to have a backup in case an actor doesn't show up and having to cut out scenes from the script. Another thing I would make sure I covered would be checking and watching back the scenes more to see if the shots came out how I planned. Also checking if the audio is at a good standard for editing. I would change the grave opening scene because it was harder to get across who was the main character and I feel in the scene there was a lot of empty space, this is seen on the office scene, when Frankco is talking I would have liked to go back and move the camera a little bit so the candle is more to the left and the character is more in the centre of the shot.
Monday, 16 June 2014
Soundtrack sheet 1
The soundtrack for my single camera drama I
want it to be intense, mysterious and dramatic. I want my soundtrack to help
the narrative move along the story and help the audience have some background
of the characters they are following in the film.
Soundtrack 1: Church bells
I will use a soundtrack of church bells and
birds to create a natural but mysterious atmosphere. Most of the scenes are set
outside or in a church so I want to create a natural setting. This will show
the peaceful sound of the church bells but also how wildlife is affected.
Live sound: On the days of filming the live
sound will mostly be the vocal recording and some background sound of the area
for a backup so the vocals have a sound to overlap which will give the films
sound a more natural affect. Only in two or three scenes I will use live sound
for example the door closing or when the main character asks for forgiveness.
ADR sound: I will use ADR for some dialogue
just as a backup incase on the day the microphone doesn’t pick up the vocal or
if the vocals aren’t at the standard to edit in weather its because they are
too quite or have cracking over it. I
will mostly use SFX sound will be heavy edited to give a chilling and
mysterious atmosphere to the church and the main character. The office scene
will be heavily ADR sound because I want to create an echo of an old
grandfather clock showing time slowly passing which will be the soundtrack the
Music will play a big part in my film, the
scenes that are inside the church I want church hymns to create a more peaceful
and calm environment compared to the scene in the office, which is the most
intense in the film.
The ambient everyday sounds, such as birds,
wind, the lights, clock will be brought in so it gives the scenes a more natural
feel and helps develop each scene throughout the film.
no dialogue: all or nothing
all or nothing
INT. THE VIRGINIA BANK
COLT RUTH and MOTHER RUTH walk into the Virginia bank, colt in a black suit that hardly fits, his mother in a long purple dress. the bank filled with people wearing suits and smart clothing.
A mountain of people fill the hall of the bank and separate into line to a window. (the banks fans sound gets louder and louder, the sound of flies buzzing around in the hot Virginia heat)
fades to a clock at 1 (clock moving)
then fade to the clock at 2 til 4pm
Mother ruth and Colt are finally at the window (the sound of the bank workers fingers counting the money and putting it into his desk.
as the man finishes counting the doors of the bank bust open.
INT. THE VIRGINIA BANK
COLT RUTH and MOTHER RUTH walk into the Virginia bank, colt in a black suit that hardly fits, his mother in a long purple dress. the bank filled with people wearing suits and smart clothing.
A mountain of people fill the hall of the bank and separate into line to a window. (the banks fans sound gets louder and louder, the sound of flies buzzing around in the hot Virginia heat)
fades to a clock at 1 (clock moving)
then fade to the clock at 2 til 4pm
Mother ruth and Colt are finally at the window (the sound of the bank workers fingers counting the money and putting it into his desk.
as the man finishes counting the doors of the bank bust open.
single camera drama outline and plots
1) Format e.g. Sitcom, feature and documentary
2) Narrative structure - Plot + story
Story - the events
Plot - order of events
fight in playground
1) student A at bed side with sick mum and family
2) on way to school + late
3) late into school other students make fun
4) break time - fight
Problem to be resolved - Beginning
- Middle 3 act structure
- End
Order - Equilibrium
Disorder - Disequilibrium Good v.s Evil
Order again - Re Equilibrium
Romance
Boy meets girl
Boy loses girl
Boy get girl back
Narrative thoughts of Jaws
2) Narrative structure - Plot + story
Story - the events
Plot - order of events
fight in playground
1) student A at bed side with sick mum and family
2) on way to school + late
3) late into school other students make fun
4) break time - fight
Problem to be resolved - Beginning
- Middle 3 act structure
- End
Order - Equilibrium
Disorder - Disequilibrium Good v.s Evil
Order again - Re Equilibrium
Romance
Boy meets girl
Boy loses girl
Boy get girl back
Jaws
Narrative thoughts of Jaws
1) Vladimir Propp
Propp believes that nearly every fairy tale follow the same structure with the characters and the roles they play with in the story itself.
The villain - struggles against the hero.
The dispatcher - character who makes the lack known and sends the hero off.
The helper - helps the hero in their quest.
The princess or prize and her father - the hero deserves her throughout the story but is unable to marry her because of an unfair evil, usually because of the villain. The hero's journey is often ended when he marries the princess, thereby beating the villain.
The donor - prepares the hero or gives the hero some magical object.
The hero or victim/seeker hero - reacts to the donor, weds the princess.
The false hero - takes credit for the hero’s actions or tries to marry the princess
2) Tzvetan Todorov
'Order'
Equilibrium
Disruption
Resolution - Order restored new equilibrium ' gone back to normal'
3) Roland Barthes
A number of codes that we can see in a narrative
Enigma code - A narrative device to tease the audience. In jaws they are trying to find out what is killing the people, some think its a shark and others think its people.
Acton code - A narrative device by which a revolution is produced by an action. In jaws this is the shoot out at the end of the film were it ends up killing the shark
4) Sigmund Freud
Superego - Law 'Police'
Parents
Government
Ego - Self
Id Unconscious - Desires
Brody 'Police officer' - Superego + Id unconscious
Jaws - Id unconscious
Hooper - Id unconscious
Quint - Id unconscious
Brody trying to deal with the desire of stopping the shark and save the people but the other two guys are in it for their own desire
5) Levi Strauss
Oppositions
Good Vs Evil
Jaws
Brody Vs Jaws
Life Vs Death
Drink
Mayor
5) Levi Strauss
Oppositions
Good Vs Evil
Jaws
Brody Vs Jaws
Life Vs Death
Drink
Mayor
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Analysis of an opening
The opening scene of Gladiator
I am going to analysis the cinematography and sound in the first 12 minutes of the film Gladiator. I will be looking at the way the camera has be used in the scene for example slow motion, closes up. Also I will be listening to the sounds in this scene both diegetic and non-diegetic and how it effects the scene and the audience.
The open of Gladiator starts of with an echo of violins with right away builds tensions and mystery. This makes the audience question what is going to happen in this first screen right away when the title is up.
After the echo stops the scene opens with a close up of a hand feeling wheat in a field and walking forward. The close up of the hand leaves the audience with a question of who is this person, why are we only seeing their hand and will they be important in the rest of the film. The sound of the wind and the hand touching the wheat recreates calm and peace.
This then cuts to a close up of a man wearing fur looking up at the sky. The sound still is cold wind with his breathing over the top. This shot of him looking up could present him looking for freedom. Also this shot answers the questions from the first shot, it reveals who's hand we were following in the field.
A medium close up shot of a robin on a tree and flying away up into the sky then back to the close up of the mans face following the robin with a smile could represent freedom and hope. Still with the sound of his breathing and the wind taking over the shot to show how cold the conditions are.
We carry on following this mans journey with a crane shot of where he is going and the location he is in. The echo of violins, guitars and drums start to recreate that tension from the title as we follow the crane to a wide out of the Roman army in the forest.
The zoom from the romen army to this close up of an older man on his horse looking on at the army with a worried expression. The music fades with the wind taking over the sound of the scene. This man being singled out leaves the audiences again with the question who is this man and is he important to the story.
We go back to following the first mans journey with a dolly following him from behind walking with soldiers both sides of him. While we follow him we get close ups of soldiers faces looking at him and the reverse shot of him looking back. This shows the respect and importance of this man we are following. The sound on this shot is of the soldiers staying general to him which now gives us an understand that this man is very important and we are on his side because we have followed him and we are learning about him before anyone else.
We still follow his journey but with a medium shot with a dolly to show the work of the men around him and gives more detail about what is going on.
Then it's a medium shot on a tripod when the man comes to a holt to talk to a solider. As they speak the sound of violins starts to come back to build up mystery.
We then go to a medium close of them talking to a close up to show their expressions to what they are saying to each other. While they still are talking we have shot reverse shot which gives a better view of their faces.
After that we have a wide shot on a tripod of what the army is looking at. The view is as if the audience is standing as one of the soldiers watching this horse come closer to the army.
The medium close up of what's on the horse then following the horse with a wide shot in the trees then back to the medium shot and medium close up shot of the soldiers view lets us know something to do with the horse or what's on it is important also just the sound of the wind echoing.
The close up of the Viking shouting at the Romans but still the shots are of the Romans views so it makes the audience feel like they are apart of the Romans and have a connection to them. Followed up by a close up of the generals face and fellow solider next to him to get there reaction of what they are seeing and what the Viking has shouted.
The sound of the men shouting before you see them and then the men appear from forest. Then back to the Romans view of the Vikings getting ready to attack.
With the sound of the Vikings shouting at the Romans to a close up of the general putting some dirt on his hands make the audience think something is going to happen. It goings to a reverse shot of the man and then to his dog. We follow their journey into the forest. Still following this man makes the audience have a stronger connection because his the only one we have found things out about him. His life as a farmer, solider and now his dog and their bond.
When the battle starts the camera follow the arrows on firer to the Vikings and Romans fighting.
In the battle there's a lot of hand held movement from the camera. This could be because the director wants the audience to feel like they are in the battle as a solider and wants us to feel the emotion behind the soldiers dying and fighting for their life's next to you.
The slow motion of the general fighting and the echo of the swords and heavy breathing creates drama.
The music of the violins fighting against the sound of the remaining Romans shouting because they have own then slowing dying down to peaceful harp does create freedom, peace and relief.
The scene finishing of with the close up of the older mans face with a relief expression on his face helps the audience know he is thankful that the battle is over and that the Romans won.
Risk Assessment Form for Bury your sins
RISK ASSESSMENT FORM
Magic Cam Inc 'Bury Your Sins' - Production company
23th May 2014 - Shoot day
Charlie Johnson - Production manager
Charlie Johnson - Producer
Hazard
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P
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S
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L
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R
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1
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Alcohol/drugs
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NO
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N
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VU
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1
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2
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Animals/insects
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NO
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3
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Audiences
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NO
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4
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Camera cable/grip equipment
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YES
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M
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P
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3
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5
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Confined spaces
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YES
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S
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L
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3
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6
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Derelict buildings/dangerous structures
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NO
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7
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Electricity/gas (other than normal
supplies)
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NO
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8
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Fatigue/long hours
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NO
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9
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Fire/flammable materials
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YES
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L
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VU
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1
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10
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Hazardous substances
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NO
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11
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Heat/Cold/extreme weather
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NO
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12
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Laser/strobe effects
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NO
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13
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Machinery/industrial/ crane/hoist
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NO
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14
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Materials - glass, non-fire retardant set
materials
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NO
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15
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Night operation
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NO
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16
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Noise – high sound levels
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NO
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17
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Non standard manual handling
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NO
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18
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Public/crowds
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NO
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19
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Radiation
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NO
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20
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Scaffold/Rostra
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NO
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21
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Smoking on set
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NO
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22
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Special effects/explosives
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NO
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23
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Special needs (elderly, disabled,
inexperienced)
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NO
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24
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Specialised rescue/first aid
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NO
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25
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Stunts, dangerous activities
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NO
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26
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Tall scenery/suspended ceilings
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NO
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27
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Vehicles/speed
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NO
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28
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Water/proximity to water
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NO
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29
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Weapons
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NO
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30
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Working at heights
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NO
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31
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Working overseas
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NO
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32
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Other risks
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NO
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