Planning: Production Roles.

Planning Production Roles.

There are nine different roles that are vital in the production of a movie. These include: The Director, The Producer, The Lighting Manager, The Editor, The Sound Technician, The Story Boarder, The Camera Operator, The Location Manager, Costume Hair and Make-up Designer. It was essential to assign all of these to the each person in my group, based on their characteristics, to ensure that everyone is involved, and so that each persons’ skills are recognised and developed on.

The Director makes all of the ultimate and final decisions, and they develop upon the producers ideas, to create an overall image of the scenes. This would include all the elements of the production process, so they have a say in everything that goes on. We chose Sean to be the director because he is a very organised student, and he can manage a group of people very well. 

The Producer manages all of the budgets that are needed, and works alongside the director. This person will have an initial idea, that they will present to the director, who will develop on it. This person we decided on was Darhyl to take this role. This is because he came up with the best narrative idea for the group(in which we all decided that it was the best one), and we felt that he would be perfect for the role.

The Camera Operator's job is to operate the camera, considering the appropriate angles, shots and sizes to satisfy the audience,and give the desired effect or character representation. This person will meet with the director, and some of the crew to make and decide on technical decisions. We decided that Darhyl will  also take this role as he has had previous experiences with cameras and he is also quite creative, so he can contribute with the ideas in selecting on the camerawork,and when it will take place.

The Lighting Manager takes into consideration the direction of light that is needed to create certain effects within a scene. We chose Darhyl for this role,as he knows how to use lighting, to create the best images,so we felt he would be able to do the same for film. 

The Editor combines lots of different camera shots, and turns them into sequences. This person needs to ensure that the finishedmotion picture is smooth, with clear,and evident scene changes. We chose Sandro to take this role because he has very good observational skills, and he is able to understand when something has gone wrong, and knows how to correct it. 

The Storyboarder has to sketch out everything that happens in each scene, and the time in which it will happen. The camera angles, editing effects, sound techniques, dialogue, and charatcers will all be noted here, also. A storyboard is created to keep everyone organised, and so all the cast and crew know exactly what they are doing, and when they are doing it. We chose Sean for this role as he is very artistic,and his work is very clear,and easy to understand.

The Location Manager's job is to select the appropriate locations for the settings throughout the film. This person has to take precautions,and think about risks and health and safety hazards, and how to overcome them if something goes wrong. We felt that Sandro would be a good person for this role,as his observational skills would be essential for identifying all the health and safety hazards.

The Sound Technician creates all of the sound effects and soundtrack to a film. It's their job to make sure that all of the sounds that are used, are appropriate,and draw the desired emotions from the audience. I was selected for this job,as I did a GCSE in music, I am very musically orientated and I'm more familiar with the software that is used. 

The Costume,Hair and Make-Up designer has to make sure that each character is represented in the correct way through appearance. This is so the audience can familiarise themselves with the characters, by what they wear, or how they look generally. I was also selected for this role, as I am more experienced in dealing with styling other people.