Production roles

                             Production roles

When filming a thriller film or any type of film, you need certain roles within the production team of the film, some of the roles that need to be covered are camera operator, actors, sound technicians, editors, film director, location manager and story board organiser. 

The responsibilities of the camera operator are to make a script, to discuss the type of cinematography that we are going to use, they will also have the lead say in what style of shooting we will have. The camera operator for our group is hannah as we feel she has the best sense of what camera shots need to be used in that situation.

The actors role is to act or take the role of the character they need are going to be playing, the actors role does not necessary have to be seen, they can be a voice over also. I am going to be the attacker in our thriller film because I'm we need a man as the attacker and i can feel this role also our group feel i will play the role of attacker well.

The role of the sound technician is that they make sure that any audio or sound that are picked up by the camera etc are processed properly. Also the sound technician handles the volume levels and any added sound that need to be included into a film. We have decided that all our group are going to be sound technicians as we feel that all of us will come up with the best sounds between us.

The editors are used for the process of selecting and preparing the film using media and editing techniques to do so, the editor corrects, considers and modifies the film with the intention of producing the correct, accurate and complete work. We thought that we will all be editors because we feel that if we put a bit of everyones idea together we will have the best outcomes for our thriller film.

The film director is the person who directs the actors and the film within the making of the film. They control everything that goes into the film and they help guide the crew and the actors, so they know what jobs what they should be doing. Our group have chosen Amy as the film director as we feel she can direct and guide the actors and technical crew with what they are suppose to be doing.

The location managers role is to identify and find the ideal location for the film to be shot, they need to tell the director and the camera operator before they can make their final decision because they need to know weather everything can be used e.g the equipment. Our group decided that we are all the location managers because we want to come up with the best location for where our thriller film will be shot.

The role of the storyboard organiser is to prevent a lot of time being wasted, for example we wouldn't want to turn up to the location not knowing exactly how the film show be like. They should organise and manage timelines to ensure that everyone knows what is going to happen and this will ensure that the works gets completed. My self, Amy and hannah are going to be the story boards organsier because it gives us the best ideas about how we all want our thriller film to be like, we will all take a part of our ideas to make the best thriller film we can.

This research has helped me understand what production roles each person has to have, for example i now know that the fil director gas ti direct the actors and the film crew within the film.