Research- Director

A director is key in onset filming. Essentially he/she is responsible for taking the script and creating it into an onscreen image. This is a more in depth description illustrated by a Powerpoint I created: http://www.slideshare.net/upload

Blog task 1

In our first prelimanary task we were given the basic outline of a plot which was to onvolve a chase. From there our team had to allocate roles, form a more in depth plot and from there create a shot list. For all this we were only given an hour for the pre-production stage, an hour to film the project and an hour to edit.

Initially in the pre-production we allocated roles. From past productions we all had a fairly good idea as to our team's strengths and weaknesses, therefore the roles were allocated as such:

Alex- Actor & editor
Myself- Actor & editor
Harry- Director
Toby- Cameraman

After this was decided we moved onto the production's content. We decided with such a short time period in which to work that the most vital part of the project would be the quality of the shots as apposed to the clarity of the action.

Consequently our director and cameraman created a shot list of ideals they would like to use and therefore found ideal locations where we could best capture those angles.

This is where we moved onto production where we had to work swiftly and effectively as a team. As we finished all the shots we planned to film I feel this is a good indicator as to our efficiency. It was vital that all the team members knew where to be and when as to maximise our time effectively.

Post production is where our team split into two halves. Myself and Alex took control of the editing whilst Harry and Toby made a presentation which summarised the production:



Editing was a simple task as we both had experience. We selected the correct shots, added the suitable transitions and music. This was our final project: