From the course: Creating a Short Film: 06 Working on Set
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Practicing on-set safety
From the course: Creating a Short Film: 06 Working on Set
Practicing on-set safety
- Nothing is more important than safety on-set. With all the gear, stunts, people, and everything else going on on any given set, there are a million ways to get seriously hurt or even killed. While The Assurance was in post-production, a camera assistant named Sarah Jones was hit by a train and killed while working on set in Georgia. No film is worth the loss of human life. So, how do you stay safe? Well, it starts by being very aware of the heavy camera and lighting gear that's on almost every set. Don't touch gear unless it's your responsibility, even if you're familiar with the equipment. If you're in a position where you set up gear, never leave anything set up in a precarious way. You place dirt, or in other words a sandbag, to secure C-stands, light stands, cranes, tripods, or anything else heavy that might tip over. Now, of course we'll look a lot more on C-stands in the training series on cinematography, but with setting them up you wanna put the weight on the right side of…
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