planning: production role

Introduction

when making a film, there are nine different key role or responsibilities which are given to different individuals in order to ease the production of the film and ensure that its of a high standard. in my group we've allocated each individuals with different roles so that the production is done faster with no time wasted and to avoid giving one person a lot of responsibilities.

the first role we have have which is a common one is of a director: the director is the person who I would say have the idea of what the film would look like, therefore they would be in charge of almost everything from choosing actors and coaching them, planning location and choosing shots for different scenes. this role was given to Marilyn as the idea is hers and she can instruct us according to how she visualized a scene.



camera operators: camera operators are the people who bring what is on the storyboard to reality. they are in charge of capturing shots while actors are acting and ensures that the angles and the sizes are as shown on the storyboard. this role is assign to Josh as he has experience of doing this in the past.



producer: on set the role a producer would be to supervise everyone and to make sure that everything is as the director requested. producers are also in charge of finding team members capable of taking responsibilities of designing, filming and sometimes directing. out of set they will be doing thing arrangements for distribution, selling and promoting.  for this role we've decide to assign it to Marilyn because she is sociable and knows who are the right members to recruit.



light operator: lights in films can create different moods depending on how its projected. light operators are the one in charge of projecting different types of lighting in different scenes just as it was visualized by the director. for example if the director want a character to look a bit distorted and create a dark mood they would tell the light operators to project a low key lighting from a low angle. I would be taking this role because I have past experience of using different types of light in a drama performance.


location manager: a location manager is responsible for finding a set/location where each scenes would be film in order to match and be suitable for a particular scene or the story of the film. this role was again assign to me as I have already thought of an appropriate location which would be suitable for our thriller


costume, hair and make up: in the making of a film there are always people who are in charge of making characters appear in a certain way to give the audience an idea of their role in the film and what may be expected from them. the appearance of a character would depend on the sub genre of the film, an example for this would supernatural thrillers which mostly would have characters that look demonic which is expected from that type of movie. Marilyn is responsible for this as she has the experience of applying make up to make a character appear in a certain way and knows what the character should wear and what it connotes.


storyboard: storyboard drawers have a very important role because everything is captured by the camera operators and as its drawn on the storyboard. storyboards drawers also makes the role of other workers easier because the shows step by step what needs to be done and what characters will appear in what scene. this role was assign to Joshua because he design a clear and more detailed storyboard that will make the production of thriller to be more easier as the actors have a clear understanding of what happens in every scenes


editor: after long days and hours of filming, the movie is edited by professional who cuts any unwanted or inappropriate scenes, adjusts the time frames of each scenes and adds a few effects if needed. we have assign this role to Josh because he has the software needed as he has done it before.

sound editor: a sound editors are in charge of implementing sounds in particular scene to match the action or to make the audience feel in a certain way. an example for this would be in a crime or psychological thriller in scenes where the unexpected appearance of the antagonist behind a victim is accompanied with an eerie sound that strikes fear into the audience.

conclusion

this has helped me because I now know what responsibilities me and the people in my group would have depending on our roles. we can now start our production knowing that everyone has a brief understanding of what is expected from them in order to create a excellent thriller.