NCFE Write up, Week Four

3.1    Explain the importance of teamwork when working on a film production

Jobs roles:

Director: Natasha Fieldsend

The role of the director is to guide the production team towards creating the visual look of the film. They work very closely with the actors, helping to guide their performance on screen, directing them on their tone, pitch, pace, facial expressions, movement and body language. The director also works closely with the cinematographer and camera operators, discussing the lighting, colour, and angles of each shot. As well as this, the director will work with the producer and script writer about the vision and message of the film.

Producer: Zakria MA

The role of the producer is to organise the team and legal matters of the film, to ensure that it is filmed safely and legally. The producer will work with the actors ensuring they are safe to work by filling out risk assessments. They will also work with cinematographers in production, making sure that all planned shots are filmed. In post-production they will also work with the editors, giving their final say on how the film looks.

Script Writer: Natasha Fieldsend

The role of the script writer involves creating the plot of the film and the dialogue between the characters. They will work with the director and producer, sharing their vision and discussing further ideas for production.

Cinematographer: Daniel Kifle

The role of the cinematographer is to plan how each individual shot with each scene looks, considering lighting, colour and camera angles. They will work with the director both finding an ideal vision, and the producer in pre-production, planning ideal locations.

Editor: Eve Hines and Dakota Letch

The role of the editors is to working in post-production putting scenes together, making necessary cuts to scenes, adding in music and effects. They will work closely with the director in creating their ideal visual look and the producer who will give their final say.

3.2 Why is it important that production teams work well together?

It is important for a production team to work well together in order to remain organised and stay on track of achieving all of their deadlines and their finished film. If a production team was not able to work well together it could result in arguments and tasks being delayed. It could also result in their finished film not being a very high standard, due to areas being rushed as people were not working on time, because of distribution.I think that when filming on the shoot day, my team could have worked better at sticking to time, as in the final 30 minutes, we were slightly rushed, due to time being wasted earlier in the day. To have avoided this, I think we should have been organised when we first started filming, and moved on sooner when we started to overrun.