Unit 2 Part A

LEADERSHIP SKILLS 

• Communication skills – The group I’m working with will have people I’m not comfortable with and have never met or worked with before. As editor and clapper loader, I will have to be communicative with everyone, especially the director in order to understand what his vision for the short film is. On the days of the shoot I will have to communicate with the 1^st AD to make sure I know what shot is next. I will also have to communicate with cameraman & sound, to make sure that the clapper is in place and can be heard.

•  Organisation skills – On shoot as I'll be clapper loader I'll need to also be marking off which shots have been taken will create less confusion and a more effective and smooth shoot that’ll also help me when it comes to the edit.

• Calm and understanding -  Shoot days might be stressful, however stressing out will only make everyone else more stressed which will not result in a productive shoot. As clapper loader I will have to repeatedly ask the 1st ad what shot we are doing, this may get a bit irritating however I must be understanding as might be stressed as he's in charge of a lot of things during the shoot. 

ARTS PROJECT

To make a short film in a production team of young people aged 16 - 19. All 3 stages of film production will take place, we will go through pre production, production and post production. This will be so that we make our film as close to industry standard a we can. Pre production will consist of adapting our script, storyboarding, location scouting, thinking of costumes & props, risk assessments, legal and ethical issues. Once pre production is all in place, we will start production where we will have 2 days to shoot our short film.Once production is done it will be post production and as I got the role of editor I will be editing the project with help from Ryd. Once the edit is complete, there will be a screening at the Arts Picture house where we will get feedback on our film and how to improve our film making.

MY ROLE 

I was appointed the role of editor. My role is the only role that carries on from after production and the shoot. I will work closely with director so that I have a clear idea of his vision and can carry that forward in the edit. On the days of the shoot I will be the clapper loader and will be marking each shot to simplify the editing process. I will also be logging the footage on the days of the shoot and making sure we have all necessary footage I need for the final edit. On shoot I will have to work alongside the 1t AD so that I am aware of what the next shot will be and what shots we have left. Once production is over I can start on post production and start editing together our film.