Roles for Preliminary Task

As part of the coursework associated with the AS Level Media Studies course, a preliminary task must be created showcasing a variety of camera shots/angles. Hopefully this will provide me with a starting reference point as to my film making and basic editing skills which throughout the course have the potential to be expanded and built upon from the foundation benchmark set within the preliminary task. For the preliminary task to work well and with the desired degree of effectiveness different roles need to be assigned to the various group members, (In my case a group of three) so that there is no sole responsibility burdened upon one individual.

Typically, in a production company there are many roles with one individual an expert in their chosen specialist field of one area of the film making project, however, as our preliminary task is only small the various roles will be spread amongst the group members.

For me, the roles of which I will be focusing my attention are that of script writer, costume designer and location/setting supervisor. The filming and directing rather than being pressured onto the one of us in our three will be co-directed between the three of us as we believe in the three that this approach will in fact work better as three heads typically work better than that of one.

As costume designer, I will need to consider the various archetypes, feelings and attitudes of a certain individual character and focus on translating these ideas into what the character is wearing so that this is not lost on the viewer. I will need to consider semiotics and symbolism as well as denotation and the effects of connotation also.

As script writer I will need to write a clear and concise script that informs the directors as well as the actors, also, one which incorporates the required camera angles/shots.

As location supervisor I will need to think of an imaginative location in which the action of the film sequence will be able to take place and engage the viewer. This will also need to fit the situation and context of the scene.

http://www.film.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/4897/Crew-Roles-and-Departments-Guide.pdf