Loving the crew

Last week it was our job to distribute jobs among our team (or crew, if you will), this included directors, producers, sound, lighting and camera operators.  Here is a quick description of what each job entails, and who we have chosen to take up this role.

Producer:

Producers are the main players in film industries. A producer will oversee each project from conception to completion and may also be involved in the marketing and distribution processes. Producers work closely with directors and other production staff on the shoot.

We have decided to all participate in this role as we are all part of our production company.

We all have the vision of the film which we want to produce and have all had an input in who we want to market it to. 

Director:

They oversee everything on a movie set and have to realise their artistic vision at the same time. Directors work with actors, set designers, costumers  editors and lighting technicians. They deal with everyone from the make-up artists and tech workers to cinematographers and art directors.

We have decided to have Jess bell as our Director as she drew the story board and visualised all of our ideas onto paper and we feel she would be the best to organise everyone in order to achieve the best overall 2 minute film opening. 

Camera:

The role of a camera operator is to do more than just silently stand behind the camera and record things. A camera operator also provides knowledge that enable directors, editors and producers to present "stories" visually.

We have decided to have Kim Ware as our camera woman as she the most confident and efficient with the camera. 

Sound:

A sound engineer is a technical who operates recording the sounds of the film opening. Also making sure that the sounds fits the film when it comes to editing the film opening.

We have decided to use Arren Doughty for our sound woman as she feels confident in been able to achieve the best sound possible for our film opening.

Lighting:

This person operates the artificial lighting when needed on set. And makes sure this lighting is in keeping with the rest of the scene. They make sure that it’s not too high key or low key and that the elements in which we want to be high lightened are visible.  

 

We have decided to use Vicky Pritchard for our lighting as we think she will be able to recognise what the right lighting is for our film as she knows the conventions of Romantic Comedies.