My Role

In my group I have taken role as Director.

The Director is responsible for maintaining the creative style of the film, they must visualise and define the structure of the film. The Director must act as team leader and storyteller.

Once i was assigned as director I decided to research into my job role on http://www.skillset.org.uk/

My Responsibilities:

.Write script

.Develop vision for finished film

.Design a practical way of achieving vision.

.Casting

.Deciding locations

.Direct rehearsals and actual performance

.Manage practical aspects i.e. camera and sound

.Work closely with editors through post-production

Director's skills:

.Passionate about filmmaking

.Confident leader

.Strong communication skills

.Strong interpersonal skills

.Able to remain calm under stressful situations

.Good understanding of the film making process

.An artistic vision

.Creative skills

.Able to make decisions

Tips for Directors:

I found the best information on http://actioncutprint.com/film-directing-tips/#10

. Know the message that your film is presenting

.Know your plot, structure, and characters

.Understand the techniques used (with camera, lighting, acting) so you will be able to communicate with the rest of your team better

.Pay attention to detail, as you don't have long to show your artistic style

Director input on production:

Narrative:

Our film is linear, we decided to do this to show how the character was gradually breaking down throughout the week, if the narrative had been non linear it would have made a simple story unnecessarily complicated and difficult to follow, which would ultimately have detracted

from the films message. In our film we focus on one character, because the film is about her

breakdown under pressure, and although other characters are involved the film is about how

she is effected.

Style: As director i had to communicate with lighting, camera and mise-en-scene in order to

got our films message across. For instance for Amelia's room we chose a room that had dark

wallpaper and flooring, we also made the lighting dark in order to represent her characters

depression, whilst the kitchen where her mum is always seen in white with bright lighting to

show the happiness that surrounds Amelia. When filming crowd shots we decided to go hand

held, the shakey framing highlight's Amelia be overwhelmed by school.