You will have got an adult to authorise your filming off school premises and hopefully this has been submitted to your teacher. If your performer’s are under-18, if they have not already got their guardians/parents to sign the parental permission form, then they 
will need to fill one in too – regardless of whether they are at this school or not.
BEFORE EACH SHOOT IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS
Before you go on shoot you must complete a specific shoot risk assessment. You must discuss this assessment with your teacher before the shoot and describe to them exactly what you intend to do and ask your subjects to do. Each time you go to a new site, venue, location you will need to produce a new specific shoot risk assessment.
We will not give permission or our approval to any of the following:
- Filming near the edge of a cliff or drop that could cause injury
- Working with fire or combustible materials
- Working in a location which is a designated building site or has been fenced off to public access
- Filming in any private property, unless you have permission from the owner
- Allowing someone to swim or play in open water which is more than 1 meter deep
- ‘Stunt’ work that includes physical action sequences & includes reckless car driving
If you happen to have a responsible adult who is also a lifesaver or fireman then there may be exceptional circumstances allowed if they accompany you on the shoot but it all needs to be discussed well in advance.
THE RULES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
- YOU MUST ALL COMPLETE AND RETURN A SIGNED PARENTAL PERMISSION FORM FROM YOUR PARENTS TO ALLOW YOU TO FILM YOUR MUSIC VIDEO IN YOUR OWN TIME AND IN HOME STUDY TIME.
- IF YOU PERFORMERS ARE UNDER 18 AND EITHER FROM IN OR OUT OF SCHOOL, THEY TOO MUST GET THEIR PARENTS/GUARDIANS TO COMPLETE A PARENTAL PERMISSION FORM.
- YOU MUST ALL COMPLETE A RISK ASSESSMENT FORM THAT YOU DISCUSS WITH MRS COBB OR MR GREGSON BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE PREMISES OR FILM AFTER SCHOOL OR AT WEEKENDS. IF YOU RETURN TO A VENUE YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO REPEAT THE EXERCISE.
- IF YOU ARE LEAVING SCHOOL DURING HOME STUDY YOU MUST SIGN IN AND SAY WHERE YOU ARE GOING.
