in Unit 3 – Moving image we got the task to create a short film under the influence of Stat Wars. 

My role for this was being a director. My roles conceded of:

 

During this process I assigned people the paperwork they had to do and when I wanted it in for. I also filled out all the paperwork (shown above). I also helped with the producers jobs such as room bookings, 

I also held a group discussion every Tuesday to tick work they have done and tell them what would need to be done for the following week. 

During the production I notified the actors of the script, what they needed to do. What tone to come across with. Assist the camerawoman with the angles/shots I was after. I helped set up the lighting and arrange the room to the set-up that was required.

I also put the considerations of the actors opinions on what shots/angles/actions that may work better and used that as a test shot. 

I was responsible with directing the actors and matching the storyboards to each scene. Also matching the script to give the effect we were after. I was making sure the light wasn't in the shot, and the wire was in a safe place so the actors were safer and less likely for the light to break. 

I was also responsible for the footage to be placed in an area where the cast would be able to access it. 

I will be evaluating the Star Wars project I have been working on. For this project I was the producer and therefore I made sure everything would be done on time and helped complete the paperwork.

In the pre-production phase of the project, I was in charge of making sure that all the paperwork is completed on time as I was the producer. I had worked on completing the budget, a recce form, a risk assessment and analysis and research. I also helped pitch ideas to the group that could help with the pre-production phase.

For the budget I had to list everything we needed to use in the pre-production, production and post-production phases of the project and list all the roles we needed as well and work out how much it may cost for the whole project.

The recce form and risk assessment were filled out in accordance to the location of filming. This included filling out the recce form with what would be available at the location and the risk assessment included the risks of filming at that location.

For the analysis and research I researched the 'reality' show 'I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here' and conducted research on Star Wars as well. From this I was able to find the camera shots used in the two, so we could use similar shots in the project. I also found the transitions they use which would help with post-production stage.

In the production phase, I operated one of the cameras and helped make some decisions of what we may include in the video. I also ensured that we had the right shot type, in case we did not, and I was responsible for obtaining the equipment we would use when filming. I also ensured that the cameras were operational and adjusted the camera I was using to the right settings.

Unit 3_22- we were assigned a project to make a Star Wars film as our final project 

My role throughout the film was the producer and also the camera operator which consisted of doing:

·        Call sheet for each day that we were shooting.

·        Recce form a description of the room.

·        Equipment booking form, so that we had the equipment that we needed on the day of filming.

·        Budget, to tell us how much it would cost to make the film.

·        Risk assessment so that no one could get hurt, no damages.

·        Team meeting minutes, for evidence that we had planned what we were doing and were we were.

·        Storyboard that would help us to shoot the film.

·        Release form so that we can shoot in/at the location that we want. To get permission to film in that area.

PREPRODUCTION:

All of these things (above) was in my job roles which I shared with two other people in my group. When I had finished a part of my job, I kept on checking the boxes on the sheet that my tutor had gave to me. As I wasn’t the only person doing the same jobs as me I was keep making sure that the other person was not doing the same paperwork as what I was doing.

PRODUCTION:

This section is the production part and within this section was to shoot the scenes. On the day we had one of our members not turn up and she was our camera operator because she was the only person that was not in the film but instead the director (Andrew) had to make a quick decision and got someone else to be a part of our film, so that I became the camera operator. When we first walked into the classroom where we were shooting, the tables and chairs were out covering the room because there had just been an exam in the room, so before we got set up we had to move all of them out of the way of us filming. I was in charge of the camera, but we all helped each out in each job role on the day and that made us better as a group.  The evidence that we have is of all of the paperwork that we did in the preproduction. 

In this project I have just done, I was supposed to create a short film to do with the ‘Star Wars Universe’. We all had got put into groups and all had different roles within the group we had been put into; such as Director, Producer, Editor and Camera operator, my role within these jobs was Director.

Pre-production;

When we were getting ready for the shoot, I had to make sure the script was ready, story boards were accurately fine to be used in the short film. Another task I had I had to do was figure out who was going to be in the film and get their permission to use the footage off them. My role was very important as I had to tell people all about the film and make sure everyone was on track with what they were doing. The paper work I had to do was the Script, Story Boards, synopsis, where I got the idea from and picking out the actors.

Production (The shoot)

During the shoot I had to also assist the camera operators with the help of the angles and shots where for each shoot we done.  I also had to make sure the actors (me, Jake and Jordan) where following by the script. 

I had to help and figure out where we were going to film for the different scenes we had to shoot which went well. 

·       Recce forms to analyse the area we were shooting in and allow us to decide if it was suitable or not for our film. 

·       Budgeting sheets to work out how much our production was going to cost us in total. 

·       Shooting schedules to allow everyone to know when, where and what time we would be shooting. 

·       Location bookings. 

·       Location release so we could have permission to shoot in the place we wanted to.  

Production

during production it was my job to shoot the footage we will later use in the film. I worked along side the Director and Editor in this process. As we were shooting in a corridor we had to ensure we did not talk too loud in case we disturbed people in classrooms surrounding us. Our film took around an hour and a half to shoot. We took around three or four takes to shoot each scene just to allow ourselves plenty of footage. As it was a corridor people were walking through this in some ways affected our filming process, especially when people walked pass during in a scene been filmed. However we managed to work around it. 

Post-production 
I do not have any specific job requirements in post-production however if the Editor and Director need a second opinion I will be on hand to help. 

In the short film my aim was to create a high-tension fight scene set in the Star Wars universe. The characters in my short film are a Sith Lord and a Jedi based in an abandoned death star corridor.  My role was Director and I was in charge of writing the script for the short film and to tell people how I want the film to look.

 In the Preproduction stage I made sure that everyone in the group had read the script and they understand what they were doing when we shoot. The tasks and paperwork I did were getting the actors to sign a Contributor form so I know that I have their permission to use them in my short film.  Within the group we created the storyboard and wrote the script. This planning helped as it meant that we were organised and knew what we were doing for when we shot the footage instead of just making it up on the spot. 

 In the Production process we set up our equipment in the chosen place to film which was in a corridor and we made sure that the cameras were all in focus and that the actors were correctly in the shot before we started shooting.  I was responsible for telling the actors and the camera operator what I want them to do, foe example when the actors were acting I told them if I wanted them to change their facial expression to make it more intense so that it looked better, I was also responsible of reading out the script and telling people what the next scene will be and how I want It to look.  The shots that were used were close ups and mid shot angles and an off the shoulder angle. I think that the camera work is good because it is a range of different camera angles that make the short film look more complex and varied. To improve I could of added more camera angles to add more depth to my short film and to make it more appealing to the eye.

 In the Postproduction process we watched through all of the footage and we renamed them all to say what the clip is. We deleted the ones that wouldn’t work or that were blurry. We then made a video log of all the scenes and made notes of them.  I was responsible for helping the editor edit the final footage and help choose the music that I want for the short film. 

 I think that my film is good because it is exciting and action packed to watch and it will keep the audience entertained and immersed in the tension. I believe that it will please the target audience because these type of fight scenes are always very popular in the film industry and always do very well and the target audience will love what we have done as it is unique.  If I was to do my film again I would choose a different area to film as the corridor that we filmed in inside college was very hard to shoot in due to a lot of people kept walking past and getting in the shot meaning we kept having to re shoot scenes.  It also didn’t look right for the Star Wars universe as it didn’t look like a spaceship/ death star and you could clearly tell it was in a college.  If I was to do it again I would also make sure that I had the correct costumes as we ran out of time to purchase them, I think that if I had the costumes it would of improved the film as it would be more clear to tell who the enemy and who the good guy is and look more suitable.  My creative input to help with the overall outcome was thinking and coming up with the idea of the short film and writing the script for it, I also told people what to do on the set and what camera angles to use.  We used teamwork throughout the whole process and we all worked together really well to help each other out and everyone contributed and put their input in to share ideas. 

 

For this task we had to make a short film that was linked to Star Wars. 

My role while making this film was producer which meant that I had to make sure that everything would be finished on time. Because I was producer I had to: 

·     Finish the call sheets for each day that we were filming

·     Book any equipment that we needed 

·     Complete the risk assessment 

·     Finish the storyboard 

·     Complete a recce form of where we were shooting  

Preproduction: 

I shared these jobs with the other three people in my group because we decided that it would be easier for us to share jobs during the preproduction. I kept checking the list of jobs that we had to make sure that all the jobs were finished and to make sure that another person wasn’t doing the same paperwork as me. 

 

Production:  

This was when we started to record the footage. On the day of our shoot, everyone in our group was there and everyone had something to do. Lauren was acting, Liam, Rohan and me made sure the camera was in the right place and recorded the footage, I was also acting in the film. We also got Jake to act in our film because his group had already recorded their footage.  We were filming on the field next to the college so there was enough room for us while we were filming.