Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for execution of background driving and hazardous action sequences
- Notify relevant personnel of your arrival on location and confirm your capacity to drive vehicles required for the proposed background driving and hazardous action sequence
- Confirm with relevant personnel whether the required action sequence is background driving or a specific hazardous action sequence and prepare accordingly
- Review skill requirements and experience of self and other specialist personnel for relevance to proposed sequences
- Note all camera locations for coverage of background driving and hazardous action sequences
- Familiarise self with production information relevant to background driving and hazardous action sequences and monitor cast and crew for technical suitability, production requirements and safety compliance
- Recall positioning and movement of all personnel involved in background driving and hazardous action sequences to support ease of visual continuity and editing
- Review alternative execution methods for specific background driving and hazardous action sequences
- Confirm with relevant personnel that planned background driving and hazardous action sequences comply with legal and regulatory requirements
- Attend dedicated personnel briefings
- Review hazardous action sequence information
- Attend briefings of relevant personnel and confirm communication methods, chain of command, cues, and abort and emergency action procedures
- Check available technical specifications for all vehicles and production materials to be used and advise relevant personnel of issues arising
- Set up and check production materials
- Unload, position and assemble production materials to be used in background driving and hazardous action sequences
- Check that all equipment and handling procedures comply with given technical specifications in terms of required safety standards and regulatory requirements and notify relevant personnel of emergent issues
- Review camera positions for latent safety issues
- Check that production areas are clear of unwanted objects and personnel
- Identify visual cues and spots to assist in positioning vehicles within screen production activities
- Reconfirm that personal protective equipment (PPE) and other specified safety equipment is operational and used correctly
- If possible within budgetary and safety constraints, determine the operation of background driving and hazardous action sequences by test, demonstration, simulation or rehearsal
- Advise relevant personnel of required revisions to planned performance of background driving and hazardous action sequences identified through test, demonstration, simulation or rehearsal
- Abort background driving and hazardous action sequences where unacceptable risk emerges and advise relevant personnel
- Safely execute background driving and hazardous action sequences
- Comply with relevant PPE requirements
- Confirm with relevant personnel where specific production requirements involve other high-risk activities, e.g. armourer's input into joint vehicle and weapons scenes
- Recheck that areas are clear of unwanted objects and personnel
- Execute sequences according to agreed production schedules and cues
- Follow all safety controls and regulatory requirements during execution of sequences
- Implement predetermined alternative safeguards for all production personnel where variations occur to agreed production plans
- Abort background driving and hazardous action sequences where unacceptable risk arises during execution and advise relevant personnel
- Ensure that continuity of background driving and hazardous action sequences is maintained throughout execution
- Respond to emergency situations
- Abort activities and implement emergency plans in the event of accidents
- Clear sites of all personnel and if possible remove items that may cause further injury
- Identify items or locations that may need to be isolated for safety and investigatory activities post-emergency situation
- Advise relevant personnel of the emergency situation according to established procedures
- Secure locations on completion of hazardous action sequences
- Collect, check inventory of, transport and store all production materials used in the execution of background driving and hazardous action sequences, in compliance with regulatory requirements
- Inspect locations to ensure they are left in a safe and secure state, in compliance with regulatory requirements
- Participate in post-sequence evaluations with relevant personnel and provide feedback in order to guide future productions
- Complete personal logbook and contribute to any final written reports as required