Planning Production Roles

Production Roles:

Director:

The director is the most important figure in the film as the director is the figure that will make the key decisions in the film. The director in the film will ultimately make the final decision about what will happen in the film.

Producer:

The producer is the second in command the producer has lighter roles than the director as the producer will do jobs such as supervise the film and assists the director through out the making of the film.

Editor:

Editing is a key role in any film production the editor is part of the creative part of the film putting the scenes together and taking out scenes that do not go to plan to produce the overall film.

Filming:

Filming is the process of making the film where an individual goes round filming with a camera to produce some scenes to make a film.

Camera man:

The camera man is the chosen individual that films the scene in the film throughout the filming of the film.

Lighting:

The role of lighting in the film their role is to ensure that the correct lighting is used in every single scene to ensure that the desired effect is archived in each scene.

Storyboard:

The storyboard in the film is the individual responsible for drawing and planning out what will happen in each scene of the film.

Location Manager:

The location Manager in the individual that will chose and organise the filming in the ideal location and the individual will find the location for the filming.

Sound:

Sound manager is the individual that will make sure that the right sounds are used and they will work on the sound track.

Our Production roles with the Thriller:

Javel

• Location Management
• Director
• Sound


Javel was giving given the location manager role after we all found locations and chose who could find the best and relevant location. Jevel was the best person to take this role as javel was the best person for this job. Also javel has the best leadership skills and ideas for him to take the directors job. Also we decided Javel should do the sound as well as we felt that Javel was the best person do take the role of the sounds.

 

 Ken
• Editing
• Filming

Ken was given the roles of editing and filming because after the whole group trying out filming Ken had the best skills and was the best person to film as he knew what shots will look and he took good shots. Also Ken was giving the editing role as he was very good at editing and he knew exactly how the editing should be.

Abdullah

• Storyboard
• Producer

Abdullah was given the role of story boarding as he was the best person to do the storyboard as he had a clear understanding of the narrative. Also he was given the role of producer as the group thought that he could assist the director the best and come up with suitable ideas.

 

Rex

• Camera man
• Lighting
  
  Rex was chosen for the camera man role as he was very enthusiastic for this role and he was the best person in the group to do this role. Lastly Rex was giving the role for lighting as he had a good understanding of the lighting that should be used in the thriller therefore the group chose Rex to do the lighting.
  
  Conclusion:
  
  The production roles have taught me all the different roles that people have to play to make a film and what the roles mean in the film. Lastly the production roles have made us as a group seek out our skills and find each others skills in filming and production.