LO1 - Job Role Responsibilities

My Responsibilities
Listed below are some of the media job roles I have performed myself on various projects.

- Short Film

*Cameraman

*Scriptwriter

*Storyboard planner

*Director

- Photography

*Photographer

-Games Concept

*Graphic Designer

-Digital Graphics

*Graphic Designer

Contributions

I contributed fully to all projects as I worked on these Units on my own, so I took on all the required roles to complete pieces of work, apart from a few jobs in which other people offered assistance, like the actors in my short film, and camera equipment and macs was provided by teachers.

Working Connections

I had to work as the director and scriptwriter for the short film, and both these roles provided information to the actors on what they were required to do/say for the scene.

Role and Responsibilities

I worked as the Head Film Director for the short film ‘Pun Not Intended’ for Unit 46.

As the Head Film Director I needed to take charge of the actors working on the film and give them clear instructions of the of the jobs they needed to perform and how and they should be done in order for the film to be made successfully and professionally. It was also important that I was specific with how, where and when these jobs must be executed for the scene to play out correctly and how I initially planned it. 

If they're had been other people working on the project with me (e.g. people to adjust lighting, camera operators) I would have had to take charge of them as well and explain to them what they would need to do; However these roles were also performed by me so this wasn't required.

My understanding of mise-en-scene was important for this project as I needed to have understandable reasons behind my choices; they had to have an impact on the film scene and tie in with the theme and mood that I was originally aiming for.

The Head Film Director must take responsibility for his own action and choices and take responsibility for all other staff members that are also working on the film project.

Contribution to media product

Through my instructions and initial planning of how the scenes were to be performed, I was able to create a short, comical film that got a positive reaction from an audience of people and made them laugh.

Making an audience laugh is the required intention of a comedy, and in this example it was achieved by scenes created through my direction and how I informed the actors of how the lines should be delivered for best-suited comical timing.

Interaction within my team

The actors I chose to appear in the film were all people I knew personally, so I interacted well with them and there were no altercations or disagreements between us.

The actors had a very good understanding of how the scene was to play out, with only a few rare occasions where they would ask me to be a bit more specific and ask questions on how something was to be done exactly, wanting more information about it.

I gave the actors scripts in advance to read and practice in their own time. I gave them more specific directions on the day, like where they should stand and where to look, just before filming.

Development of skills

In this role I was able to use both skills of planning in advance and thinking on the spot to develop scenes. With both these techniques I was able to vision how I wanted the scene to be and tell the actors how to recreate it.

I learnt to be stricter and make sure that others heard me and paid attention to want needed to be done for the scene.

Areas of further development

I need to be stricter with my directions, as sometimes an actor will do something but it won’t be how I planned, but often I will not request that they do another take or do it differently.

To improve this skill I can work on other short film projects, but this time I will not be worried by telling the actor to repeat a certain line or action so that we have multiple shots of them doing different ways, that way we can select the best one.

I personally believe that I have a majority of the requirements to make a suitable Head Film Director, as at the end of Unit 17 I had created a good quality, enjoyable and entertaining short film.