Planning: Production Roles - Ms. Begum

Production Roles

 

Introduction

• In the making of a film production, there are nine main roles that are most important in completing a film production.
• Each role is very different, but needed in order to help all the other roles to make it easier for everyone.
• The roles below will show why they are the most important in making a complete production.

Filmier/Camera crew: The person/people in charge of operating the camera to show appropriate shots and sizes when shooting a scene. They are also known as camera operator, videographer depending on the job they are doing and the type of technology involved. Their role also works alongside with the story boarders role as they need to shoot a scene in the same image as the story boarder wants. This role has been assigned to me as I have had experience in filming various types of videos and short films.

Producer: This role mainly assists the director in production. Their role is to assists the directors decision making and run around making sure all roles are fulfilled. So they would need to have good communication skills as they are interacting with the other workers. This role has been assigned to Marilyn as she has good communication skills and makes other workers feel approachable towards her.

Director: The directors role is to direct everything that happens in a scene, so they have to make sure that the actors are saying their lines right and also saying it in the right tone and expression. They also make sure that everything else in the scene is correct according to a story board or how the director wants the scene to look like. This role has been assigned to Marilyn as she has good communication skills and is a good direct speaker which is ideal for this role. This has also been assigned to her as she plays a big part planning out how the scenes should look like so she knows what and how the scenes should look.

 

Lighting Operator: The lighting operator is in charge of using appropriate lighting in a scene to make the scene look more ideal whether its a bad situation and has to have low key lighting. Their role is to make sure that the lighting is right for different scenarios. This role has been assigned to Shelah as he has volunteered to because he is good with electronics so this job would be most appropriate with his skill set.

 

Location manager: This role is in charge of finding suitable and appropriate locations for specific scenes. This role is important as it is needed to make a scene ideal to the plan and storyboard. This role has been assigned to Shelah as he has already given locations and ideas of locations for several scenes in our production.

 

Costume, hair and make up: The people in this role is responsible for the appearance of all the actors. This role is important as it makes the scene look more ideal with the characters having different types of costume and make up that is appropriate to the scene. This role has been assigned to Marilyn as she has experience in applying make up and has a good sense of fashion in which this is ideal or this role.

 

Storyboard organiser: This role is very important as they plot and draw out how a scene should look like and what should contain in it. This role is also important as it allows everyone in the production team to view how the scene is supposed to look like before filming. This role helps the camera operator a lot as it shows them what type of shot sizes and angles to shoot the scene from. This role has been assigned to me as I have a good layout of how the scenes should look like and what should contain in it. I also have clear drawings of how the scene should look like so it is easy to see how the scene should look like when filming.

 

Editor: This role is responsible for making a scene look professional. They are also in charge of cutting, making the right and appropriate editing for different scenes. They also add the most important scenes and cut certain scenes to make it the right time length of the complete production. This role has been assigned to me as I have the equipment and experienced people to help and provide me with the skill to create a great production.

 

Sound editor: This role is in charge of putting the right types of sound and music that matches specific scenes and also matches with the editing. This role has been assigned to Shelah as he knows and told the team what type of sounds should be used for specific moments in a scene.

 

Conclusion:

I have gained a better knowledge of production roles which will benefit me in what roles are needed in order to make a good production. This also will also help me with my roles as it allows me to know what I need to do and what I need to contribute to, to make my thriller as good as possible.