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Unit 36: Interview Techniques

Pre-Production Booklet for Two
Interviews

Name: Daniel Shaw

Order of contents (italics show areas you must add in yourself)

Interview1
PurposeofInterview1
PlanningforInterview1
LocationRecceforInterview1
Script:thisshouldincludethequestionsyouwillbeaskingyour
interviewee
ScriptsandQuestionFormulationforInterview1
InterviewstyleforInterview1
StructuralProgressionforInterview1
LiaisingwithyourclientforInterview1

CompletethisbookletforYOURinterviewguestONLY
Onceallpeopleinyourproductionteamhavecompletedthisbooklet
combineallofthemtomakeONElargerbooklet.Everyonemust
uploadthecompletebooklet.

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Purpose of Interview 1:
What is the purpose of this interview?
The intention of the interview is to inform the viewers about how game development goes.

Circle which of the following formats it will be;

Lifestyle magazine article
Lifestyle television or radio Programme article
Television or radio documentary
Childrens news website
Commercial blog
Local television news
National radio news,
Reality television contestants

Add research demonstrating the format of this interview (ie a magazine layout, or an interview chat
show on TV)

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Planning for Interview One

Interviewees Name:Daniel Shaw
Date and Time of interview:

How will you record the interview?

We will record the interview with professional cameras in a studio

In what medium (audio, visual, written etc) will the final interview be presented?
It will be presented in a chat show medium with bit background music to emphasise that it is a
gaming show.
What information do you need to get from this interview?
To better understand video games in the development world and how video games are in this
generation

Describe how you are planning on contacting and liaising with your talent (interviewee)

I will be contacting my talent by directly introducing him to the pitch of the show and the
requirements for him and his contribution of the show.

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How will you make sure unnecessary sounds etc are not recorded?
I will make sure unnecessary sounds are not recorded by using a pop-filter, as well as using an
enclosed room, to remove air noises. Furthermore, I will ensure that the microphone is at a
reasonable distance from my face: so no rusting and lip licking.

If visual recording, explain how you will deal with any issues caused by ambient light.
In the visual recording, to remove any visual errors: what I would need to is to dim the video at
section clips of the raw recording. By using gamma correction tools and contrast reductions.

What equipment will you need to carry out this interview?

To carry out this interview, I will need 3 high quality studio cameras, as well as a mini-microphone:
including props such as desks, sofas and a few mainstream gaming model props.

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Location recce for Interview One

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Structuring your interview: Scripts and Question Formulation

Question:
What is it like being an indie developer?

Likely Response:
Being an indie developer, is about the same as being a
mainstream video game developer: accept you choose
when you want to work on it: there is no schedule.

Next Question:
What games have you personally made?

Likely Response:
I have made a few games like 8-bit games, 3D games and
some 2d maze games.

Next Question:
Why did you become an indie developer?

Likely Response:
Because I like developing games, however I like it more
when Im not tied down by anything: and I am not
bombarded by questions on the development of it.

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Question:
What are languages? In a computer sense?

Likely Response:
Languages are not far away from languages in the sense that
you know: computer language is the same as they use patterns
of abbreviated terms in order to create a path for the game to
use. Languages are the same as they use different words in a
patterned order in order to get something across

Next Question:
What sort of languages do you personally know?
Javascript
C++
html

Likely Response:
Javascript
C++
html

Next Question:
What languages are good for game development?

Likely Response:
For video games: the best languages are
Javascript
C++

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Question:
What is the general life of an indie developer?

Likely Response:
For me, as you would guess for a working day in one game
or another: as I have multiple Im working on: so I just
choose the one I want to work on and then Im developing
that for about 3 hours, then break then back on it.

Next Question:
How much time does it take generally, to produce one game?

Likely Response:
In overall days and for a mini game: you are looking at
around one to two months.
Bigger games can take over a year

Next Question:
How can I become an indie video game developer?

Likely Response:
Well, if you are interested in becoming a video game
developer: then you likely want to begin learning languages
such as C++ or JavaScript: recommend JavaScript
because it has multiple uses: then choose a 3d or 2d video
game software like Unity 3d or java

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What will your interview style be? (formal, informal and chatty, intense, questioning, argumentative,
friendly, jokey)
Informal

Why have you chosen that style?

I have chosen this style, because the interview is supposed to be light-hearted: where the
interviewee feels comfortable and can address the answers to the questions in a passive way.

Add research of other interview/chat shows where the presenter has a similar style. You can insert
another page here for your research.

Define the structural progression of Interview One

eg introduction, leading questions, progressive questions,
summary
What questions will you ask and when?

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Introduction
Progressivequestions
Summary

Introducebriefoftheinterview,thenintention;thenwhomwearegoingtointerview.

Developmentofquestionsasstructuredinachronicalorder:fromthefirstquestionmadeto
thelast.
Firstdiscusswhatitislikebeinganindiedeveloper(Firstthreequestions)
Beawaretobedirectandfluentwitheachword

Secondly,discussprogrammesandlanguageuses(Secondthreequestions)
Thirdly,discussthegenerallifeofanindiegamedeveloper(Thirdthreequestions)

Afterfinalquestion,finishinterview1withacomplimentarythankyouandfurtherinform
ourgratitudeforcomingontotheshow.AndsendingthebatontoHarleyininterview
number2.

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You must print off and include all emails/texts/telephone transcripts that you have had with your
client about the interview.
This includes;
Decisions about dates/times
Agreements about what areas the interview will cover
If you have sent previews of the interview questions

Editorial compliance (fair dealing with contributors,

Before your interview takes place, confirm the following;

That the interviewee has given their consent?
The email/contact where this is shown?

That the interviewer is aware of the questions, or the subject on which you will be asking
questions?
The email/contact where this is shown.

That you are dealing fairly with your interviewee.

(ie you are sending the correct questions, times, locations and giving them enough time.)
The email/contact where this is shown.

Are there any copyright issues that you need to address? (ie are you using any clips/images etc in
your final interview that you have not created yourself)
All background images (background graphics) were directly removed from Google.coms search
engine from 8-Bit Backgrounds. No other 3rd party sources were taken.

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Unit37:PresentationTechniquesfor
Broadcasting
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OrderofContents:

Roles
Researchforpresentingstyles
Suitabilityformedium
Identificationofstyle
Audience
Effectonaudience:educate,inform,entertain,impress
Preparation
Preproduction:Script;cuesheets
Dressandappearance
Props
Proposal
Rehearsalevidence

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PresentationTechniquesroles
Youwillbeproducingastudiobasedshowandwillneedtodemonstrateyourabilitytopresenttoacertain
audiencethatsuitsyourstyleofproduction.
Youwillneedtodiscussanddemonstratethoroughunderstandingoftherolesyouwillbecarryingout
ONLY(notallroleslisted).
NewsPresenter,Broadcastjournalist,magazineprogrammepresenter,lifestyleprogrammepresenter,
documentarypresenter,chatshowhost,gameshowhost
Ideologicalissuese.g.:ABBCnewspresenter;classimplicationsinthestandardReceivedPronunciation
andtherelationshipofthistoideasofauthority.
Chatshowhost
Describetheirjob
Theirroleistobedirectandconfidentwiththeinterviewee,andtodirectlyfollowtheselected
questionsfromthescriptprovided,furthermoretolistentothedirectorandfloormanagerifneedbe.
Whatskillsdotheyneedtodotheirjob
ListeningSkills
SocialSkills
Abletoprovidepositiveuseofbodylanguage
FluentEnglisheasilyunderstandable
Whatideologicalissuesaretherearoundtheirpresentingstyle?
Withchatshowhosts,theyhavetobeasidewiththemainstreamgroup,mainlyinpoliticaland
religiousbeliefs:thechatshowhostisunabletobringforththeirownopinionsintotheinterview.

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Research3differenttypesofpresentingtechniquesthatfallintoyourgenre.Youmustaddlinks;discuss
howitissuitableforchosenmedium,identifythestyleandtheaudiencesandthendiscusstheintended
effectontheaudience
Techniques/style:Lightheartedfriendly
Link:http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=jeremy%20clarkson

%20interview&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CCEQtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv
%3DE6gHJQLXc2I&ei=kkbKVNXjOsyuUfOgYgK&usg=AFQjCNHqzxRpU0nYSbYSqc64SebE1MftiQ&bvm=bv.84607526,d.d24

Suitabilityforchosenmedium:
TheshowisaboutthejourneyofJeremyClarksonthroughhislifeasaTopGearpresenter,aswesee
himwithamonotonevoice,toothreeyearslaterwhenhehasanewhairchoice,andsoon
Audience:
Hisaudienceintheshowarearound2050yearolds,malesandfemales,Iwouldassumeasitis
aboutJeremyClarkson,whoisratheroldandsohisaudiencearelikelytorelatetothatfactor.
Intendedeffect:Educate,inform,entertain,impress
Entertain
Techniques/style:Direct,controversial
Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j12VvolRMs
Suitabilityforchosenmedium:
AndrewMarrandBorisJohnsonarefightingagainstoneanotherasMarrgoesoutofthescripted
questionsandbecomesverydirectwithJohnson
Audience:
Middleagemenandwomen:forpeoplewhoareinterestedinpoliticsand
Intendedeffect:Educate,inform,entertain,impress
Informandsomewhatentertain
Techniques/style:directinterviewwithsomelightheartedchatter
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAWPHupqu0E
Suitabilityforchosenmedium:
Inthisinterview,Emmaisgivenawarmwelcome,withsomeeasysortofjokequestions:afterthey
getintomuchmoreseriousquestionswhichinvolvehertimewithafakecarriageinamovieaswell
asherexperienceinthemovie.
Audience:
Theaudienceforthisinterviewisaroundtheagegroupof1525:asEmmaWatsonisveryfamousas
theroleofHerminieinHarryPotter.Lookingatthedominantgenderofmales:becauseEmma
Watson
Intendedeffect:Educate,inform,entertain,impress
Informandentertain

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Proposal:Putaproposaltogetherexplainingthesortofpresentingstyleyouwilluseandwhyrelatingit
backtoyourtargetaudienceandsubject(workwithteam)
Wewillbepresentingtheinterviewin5sections.Firstofallwewillbeintroducingeachofour
interviewersMarcus,Danandmyself.Wewillbeinterviewingeachguestabouttheirknowledgeona
specificpartofgaming.Wewillbegatheringinformationfromourguestswhoareexpertsingaming
whilechattingaboutthesubjectinafriendly,relaxedmanner.Oursetwillhavegamingrelateditems
ontheinterviewersdeskbyhavingtheseitemspresentthisindicatesthetargetaudienceimmediately,
itscleartoaudiencesoutsidethetargetdemographicthattheshowincludesandisaboutgaming.The
audienceshouldidentifythisasagamingrelatedtalkshowaswearetryingtobesimilartoother
onlinegamingtalkshows.Thisincludesguesthowareknowledgeableaboutsomesectionofvideo
gameswhetheritbedevelopment,voiceacting,production,reviewsetc.

Script:Nowyouknowyourstyles;guestsandtopicyoumustputtogetherascriptforyourshowfocusing
onyourtargetaudience,genreandstyleofshow.Communicatewithyourteamandmakesureallhavethe
samescript
Youwillneedtoproducetwoversionsofyourscript.Thesewilldemonstrateyourabilitytodevelopideas,
recordyourprogressandcreatecomplex,timedscriptstoworkfromduringyourfinalshow.
Firstdraftofscript
UseCourierorCourierNew
1pageperminutes
FinalDraft
Usingahighlightershowwhathaschangedsinceyourfirstdrfat.Writeasmallparagraphtoexplainthese
changes.
TimedScript
Usingyourfinalscript,nowaddintimesforeverythingthatshappens/issaid.Thisincludesallquestions,
anysounds/musicthatmaybeplayed.Thisensuresyourfinalproductioniswelltimedandthereareno
deadspots.RemembertoradthisaloudtoatimertocheckdoNOTjustguess.Itwillshow.
E.g.
3:15:00
3;15:15
3:15:19

andnowwehaveanextremelyspecialguest,someonewhohastravelledfarandwidetobe
withustoday.Ithinktheydeserveadrumroll
Prerecorderdrumroll
MrJoeBloggs

Createnewdocumentforthisandaddhere

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CueSheets:Writepromptsoncuecardsandkeepsafeforproduction(CueCardscanbesuppliedbySarah
orAdam)

Dressandappearance:Pleasestatewhatdress/clothingyouwillbewearingduringyourproductions(add
picturesforreference)
Dressandappearance
Smartcasual

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Addevidenceofrehearsalssuchaspicturesandrecordings.

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Unit 23: Multi Camera Techniques

Production Booklet

Name: Daniel Shaw

Order of contents (italics show areas you must add in yourself)

Description of scripts
Multi-Camera Production roles
Assigned Roles for each interview
Mind-map for the content of your show
Defining the format of your programme
Defining the Presentation style
Defining the Visual style
Script: (add in the first draft of your script)
Writing links for your segments
Describing any footage/interviews/images/quotes to be inserted
in the interviews
Final draft of script using a highlighter show what has
changed since your first draft. Write a small paragraph explain
these changes.
Equipment List
Set Design
Lighting Design
Studio Management plan
Location Recce forms
Risk Assessment

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Multi-Camera Production Roles

You will be producing 3-4 interviews during your chat show. For each interview state who will be doing
which role. You must do EVERY role once during the show.
For more information on what each role entails, visit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/collegeofproduction/collections/job_profiles
And search through the video profiles on the site.
TASK 1: Define each of the following roles;
Interviewer
Describe their job Reference your research
An interviewer is someone who converses with someone else in order to gain information
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview
Which part of the studio do they work in? (ie control room, studio floor)
Studio Floor

What skills do they need to do their job well?

Social Skills
To be able to speak clearly and slowly enough for anyone to understand

Director
Describe their job - Reference your research
The director directs his crew and is in charge of the entire production from the studio floor to
the control centre

Which part of the studio do they work in? (ie control room, studio floor)
Depends on the show itself: where he would either be in the control room for some shows: like
news shows or studio floor for others

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What skills do they need to do their job well?

They need to be bossy
Need to have a clear idea of what to do
They need to be bossy
Need to have a clear idea of what to do

Camera Person
Describe their job - Reference your research
The camera person controls the camera by what the people in the control room says

Which part of the studio do they work in? (ie control room, studio floor)
Studio Floor

What skills do they need to do their job well?

Quick with hands
Good listener
Very low breathing levels
Able to be quite with any situation

Sound Mixing
Describe their job - Reference your research
An audio mixer is someone who has full control over all audio within the production: interviewee and
interviewer as well as effects and soundboards.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixing_console

Which part of the studio do they work in? (ie control room, studio floor)
Control Room

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What skills do they need to do their job well?

Good Ears
Degree in music
Be able to think on the spot
Be quick

Vision Mixing
Describe their job - Reference your research
A vision mixer is a person who controls all visuals for the studio floor: mainly taking control over the
camera men.

Which part of the studio do they work in? (ie control room, studio floor)
Control Centre

What skills do they need to do their job well?

Quick
Good eyesight
Degree in media studies

Graphics Generator
Describe their job - Reference your research
They develop and produce all visual effects for the show

Which part of the studio do they work in? (ie control room, studio floor)
Control centre

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What skills do they need to do their job well?

Good Eyes
Degree in Graphic Design
Quick

Lighting Desk
Describe their job - Reference your research

Has full control over all equipment involving light.

Technician for all light situations

Which part of the studio do they work in? (ie control room, studio floor)
Control Room

What skills do they need to do their job well?

Skilled eyes
Quick
Able to multi-task

Floor Manager
Describe their job - Reference your research
Ensures that all equipment are being used well and that they are safe. They are also the link
between the director and others involved in production.

Which part of the studio do they work in? (ie control room, studio floor)
Studio Floor or Control Room

What skills do they need to do their job well?

Good Coordination
Listening skills

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Interview 1:
Interviewer
Camera Production
Directing and Sound
Mixing
Vision Mixing and
Graphics Generation
Lighting Desk and
Floor Management
Interview 2:
Interviewer
Camera Production
Directing and Sound
Mixing
Vision Mixing and
Graphics Generation
Lighting Desk and
Floor Management
Interview 3:
Interviewer
Camera Production
Directing and Sound
Mixing
Vision Mixing and
Graphics Generation
Lighting Desk and Floor
Management

Daniel Shaw
Sarah and Adam
Harley
Harley
Marcus

Marcus Aleo
Sarah and Adam
Marcus
Marcus
Dan

Harley Harrison
Sarah and Adam
Dan
Dan
Marcus

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Create a mindmap showing all the things you would like to include in your interview/chat show.

Surroundlightsources

MiniMicrophones

Surroundcameras

Studio

Cameramen

Floormanager

Director

Soundandlighttechnician

Interviewee

Interviewer

Script

Editingteam

Our
interview
chat
show

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Define the format of your programme

What will happen in the first segment?
Begin with graphics/ logo of Lan Chat then start script with Harley Harrison, he will introduce himself as
well as introducing his peers. After he discusses the roles his peers play as well as himself, and he calls out
for the first person Dan

What will happen in the second segment?

In the second segment, Dan asks questions about how games work with his guest Marjid: an indie video
game developer who gives us an insight on how his life is.

What will happen in the third segment?

Harley shows his on-location interview, talking about how games are currently, mainly by the opinions of
Kirt, Then back in the studio with Marcus, where he talks to John about gaming and what games Marcus
should play.

Any further notes;

If on TV: Saturdays and Sundays between 8pm-10pm (because that is usually when gamers tend to watch
TV if any) on channels like Comedy Central and E4 as that is where you find the age group 14-18 (which is
the average group for gamers) especially in the UK.

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If posted on Youtube: the most popular place for gamers: as charts show that Lets Plays are the most
popular thing on Youtube.
Each segment will cut between roles in the live studio production

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Using your mind map, answer the following questions.

What will the presentation style be? (formal, informal and chatty)

Informal, the reason behind that is so the interview is very straight

and broad, however, both the interviewer and interviewee and use
quilloquial words or slang, using this tactic usually makes the
interviewee more relaxed in a studio environment, however you
could be more relaxed by it being a chatty show, however that
means that it is most likely that we will miss a lot of the primary
questions answered and we will wonder off to somewhere else.

Add research of other interview/chat shows where the presenter has a similar style.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAWPHupqu0E

The Graham Norton Show

The Jonathon Ross Show
Alan Car: Chatty Man
Top Gear
Paul O Grady Show
Define the visual style of your show.

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The visual style of the show is very standard and plain, but we have a green screen background of 8-bit
scenerys. Lots of high-key colour for scenery with low pixel resolution.

Stick in relevant images of previous shows, interiors you would like to emulate, lighting style etc.

The Daily Byte colour

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Alan Carr Chatty Man Scenery and placement

Links
How will you link each interview to each other?
(You may use cut aways to clips of them doing something relevant. Remember you will all be
swapping roles so you may not be able to film live at this point.)

Link between interview 1 and Interview 2

Daniel will finish off questions: then say farewell to his guest while greeting Harley and allowing him to
pan to his interview.
Slow fade + pan

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Link between interview 2 and Interview 3

Harley will finish off questions: then say farewell to his guest while greeting Marcus and allowing him
to pan to his interview.

Slow fade + pan

When will it happen? (ie.during which interview/segment)

Beginning of first roll
What is the insert? (clips/images/quotes)
Lan Chat Logo

Will you need to film /produce this insert?

No, PNG edit input at final edit

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Equipment
Camera 1
Camera 2
Camera 3
Over-Head Light 1
Over-Head Light 2
Over-Head Light 3
Over-Head Light 4
Over-Head Light 5
Over-Head Light 6
Over-Head Light 7
Over-Head Light 8
Desk
Sofa
White / Black Fabric Overlay f. Desk
Green Screen
All Common Development Equipment

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Tick off during set-up of show

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Draw a plan of your set. Mark on the position of lights, cameras, props and Green-screen
backgrounds.
Add in photographs of your final set, including props etc.

Lighting Design
Take photographs of the lighting set up for the following sections of your show;
a) The presenter introducing the show
b) Interviews (the lighting may be different for different interviews)
c) The end of the show
Stick the photographs in and add notes explaining the setup.

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Studio Management Plans

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)

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Add and label the following to the plan of the studio floor;
The main studio
The control room
The storeroom
The editing suite
The main office
Your four cameras
Up to fourMicrophones
Where each Assigned Role will be located (ie Director, Vision Mixer etc)
Where you will keep your interviewees before they come on the set. A green room should
be comfortable with sufficient seating for all your guests. Any noise of their chatting
should not be heard on set.

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You must complete one of these for the studio and every location in which you film any prerecorded segments

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Risk Assessment
State the potential risk of your multi-camera production. Check all precautions are in place and tick off
during your set up for your show.

V9

RISK ASSESSMENT
RISK
H/M/L

HAZARD

ACTIVITY

PRECAUTIONS

IN PLACE

REVIEW
DATE

REVIEWER

Ensure Helmet
Light and sound
technician
moving heavy
gear

Heavy gear falling

Please leave this section blank:

Risk Assessment checked by: Name Daniel Shaw
Date 15th March 2015
KEY:

Activity :
Hazard :

Risk:

Signed DShaw .

Describe the component part of your pursuit.

List the things you anticipate might cause harm or the things associated
with your activity that have the potential to cause harm. Consider the
likely harm.
Assess the risk as either H (High), M (Medium) or L (Low). When
concluding your assessment consider all of the circumstances.

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Precautions: Consider what you could do to minimise / negate the risk.

In Place:
Will the precautionary measures be in place at the time of the activity?
Review Date: When would it be reasonable to review your assessment? Remember it
might be whilst you are undertaking the activity.
Reviewer:
Name of the person responsible for completing the risk assessment.
A copy of this form should be taken on the activity or visit by the Reviewer.

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Shot List
Use your timed script to write a shot list. You will need copies of this to go to your Vision mixer.
Type of shot
med

Camera No.
1

Current Action
Focusing on Dan the

Duration of shot
26

interviewer

med

Focusing on Marjid the

10

interviewee

med

Focusing on Dan the

interviewer

Med

Focusing on Marjid the

interviewee

Footage of gameplay

Control room

playback

24

Focusing on Marjid the

from Shovel Knight

Med

interviewee

Med

Focusing on Dan the

interviewer

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Type of shot
Med

Camera No.
3

Current Action
Focusing on Marjid the

Duration of shot
19

interviewee

Med

Focusing on Dan the

interviewer

Med

Focusing on Marjid the

interviewee

Med

Focusing on Dan the

interviewer

Med

Focusing on Marjid the

10

interviewee

Med

Focusing on Dan the

interviewer

Med

Focusing on Marjid the

interviewee

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Type of shot

Camera No.

Current Action

Duration of shot

Footage of shovel Knight

Control Room

playback

34

Med

Focusing on Dan the

interviewer

Med

Focusing on Marjid the

20

interviewee

Med

Focusing on Dan the

interviewer

Med

Focusing on Marjid the

41

interviewee

Long

Focusing on both Marjid

and Daniel