Production roles- Miss Miller

In this post I will be discussing the different roles within my group and why they are important when creating a film. People need to be allocated to specific roles when creating a film as filming would be more structured, and the film will take less time to create and saves confusion. The filming process would take longer and would be difficult to produce if everyone did what they wanted without having a specific role. The main roles necessary for creating a film are the producers (they prepare and supervise the film and sort out the finances), directors (people who direct the making of the film and instruct the actors and tec crew), actors (people who act in productions and work within the film industry), Director of photography/Cameraman (person who is in charge of operating the camera and need to use the correct angles and shots), Music producer (produces the soundtrack/music which will be needed for the film), Screen play writers (write down scripts or ideas they think can be produced into a film), Mise en scene coordinator and Editor (production of film making, this means working on a film.)

We decided who would get each job depending on our strengths and weaknesses and what appealed most to each group member.

Jazz was made the producer as he could buy the props in the amount of time we had. Also, as he didn't have a huge acting part, he could be on hand to supervise the making of the sequence. This made filming easier as the actors and the director of photography could be supervised therefore, overall, everybody knew what they should be doing during filming. Within his role, Jazz has purchased different props for the sequence, which will help appear more intriguing visually to the audience. Overall, he was chosen to be the producer as he can successfully supervise members of production as he didn't have a huge acting role.

I was the role of the director, therefore, I directed all the other actors and technical crew, which is an important job as I had to be on hand to instruct others so filming could run smoothly. Having a director made filming easier as the actors were clear of what they had to do as well as the technical crew, this causes fewer mistakes which made filming easier and quicker. Within my role, I directed the crew which made filming and the whole production of the sequence run smoothly.

We needed more than one actor, therefore at some point the whole group were in scenes and acted at some point. Within this role, we got the chance to act/be the characters we had created. Overall, the group being able to act as the characters is a positive aspect as they are characters we had created ourselves therefore, we knew what we wanted them to be like and how to make the characters we had created/are now acting as appeal to the audience. This has made the production of the sequence easier as we all knew how we wanted the characters to act, and we had the opportunity to do that ourselves, casting the characters in a true to life light, as we acted positively to taking this opportunity.

Amber was appointed director of photography/cameraman. Amber was allocated for this role as she used the camera through the preliminary task and became more experienced through practice, therefore she was most likely to successfully use the equipment when filming the actual sequence. Within her role, she filmed the whole sequence and used the correct shots and angles that were planned before hand. This made filming easier as she had an in depth knowledge of the angles, shots and equipment that would be used. This will also make editing easier as the sequence will flow in a more dynamic way.

Jazz was appointed the Mise en scene coordinator, therefore he had to make sure that everything in the scene was appropriate this included costumes and lighting. Within his role, he was responsible for the factors withing mise en scene which included costumes, setting, lighting, positioning of characters and facial features and body language. Mise en scene is a huge contributor within media and within the making of a sequence. This made filming easier as these factors were all supervised which caused filming to run smoother and the look of the scene to appear positively.

Amber became the role of sound producer, therefore was responsible for the sounds that will be used within the sequence. Within her role, she will find different sounds that will be appropriate to use within the sequence. Amber also found different sounds that would be appropriate before hand, therefore, she knew how to use them/apply them. This will make editing easier as sound is extremely important within the thriller genre and sets the whole atmosphere therefore, through the editing stage, sound will cause our thriller sequence to be stronger.

I was the role of screen play writer as essentially, I created the storyboard and was lead contributer of the narrative. Within my role, I created plans of what I wanted to be produced and wrote down any notes regarding specific scenes. This made editing and the overall production easier as the whole sequence was planned therefore, fewer mistakes would be made and the whole group were aware of what we wanted to be accomplished.

Lastly, Amber was appointed the editor. This is because she has had some experience with the editing software (Final Cut Pro X) before hand, therefore she would be the main member of the group that can use is successfully. Within her role, she will edit the final scenes causing the whole editing process to be more structured. This will be make editing easier as the role is specified therefore, there is one person editing as opposed to all group members trying to edit at a computer.

Overall, the roles in which people were given worked successfully and everybody within the group knew what they were doing at a certain time. Allocating specific roles will make our sequence better as everything will be planned, everybody knows their allocated role and filming/editing will not be hectic therefore, the overall production will be finished on time. Some elements could have been done differently if the group was larger as some people were allocated to have two roles. Lastly, if we had a larger time period we could all have researched the exact job of our role and complete everything specifically.