P4
Carrying Out My Role:
My role in the group was Grip. I had joined after the other members of my group had chosen their roles so this was the job I selected. A grip's job is to handle the equipment and help when setting up the filming. I believed I would be able to do this because I am experienced with filmmaking equipment. On the other hand, the rest of my group have also filmed with the equipment so they could do a lot by themselves so I helped when they needed it.
I was also the Scriptwriter for our film; we each wrote our own scripts based on individual stories and my group selected mine as the best and most feasible script.
Having written the script meant that the director turned to me for a lot of counsel on what I had wanted it to look like. To share this, we created the storyboard together so that she could familiarise herself with the visual decisions. However, this creative influence I had did feel like I was overstepping my role in the group because people would then ask me questions that they should be asking the director or producer so I found myself saying that "I'm just the Grip." so that I did not take other people's responsibilities. Directing is my career aim so it would be easy for me to take control and lead but I knew that I have to stick to my role because the director also wants to direct.
As well, our group could not find anybody particularly clear to play the lead role of YoungMan so I put myself forward as the actor if we failed to find anybody else. We settled that I would play the titular character because I have some acting experience and I wrote the character.
Filming-
Production was spread over three sessions based on the availability of the other actors, props and costumes.
On our first filming session, we struggled with communication because our director was going much faster than us, leaving us behind. When we were actually filming, communication was still lacking but good enough to get the footage. The camera operator struggled with putting the camera on the tripod so I helped her, as that was my role in the group. Again during this filming, I was asked whether it looked as I'd hoped when I wrote it. I knew this was not necessarily part of my role but I checked anyway because the cinematographer wanted my approval, which I took as a compliment. We got that scene filmed well.
Our second filming session was my first in front of camera in this project because I had my costume. For this part, my group now knew how to use the equipment so I did not have much to do as a grip unless needed, but they still asked me whether the shots looked good so I could still help with that. There was more communication for this filming, I think because it was more important in our film. Part of my costume was having my beard coloured, we initially thought multi-coloured but on the day changed to just pink. It was my idea but I was still nervous about it. Looking at the rushes from this shoot, I think it adds well to the costume, just making our film a bit more visually interesting.
For the rest of filming, we were working to get through the rest of the script/shot list. I had to bring my costume and get my beard sprayed and then I would be an actor in front of camera, which became my main role in production. I was still referred to with questions about the script because I wrote it and was the main designer behind the special effects (I wrote the effects into the script and I had the equipment (paper throwing stars, bottle and syringe) to perform them).
Roles:
Group Comments
I asked a group-mate to write a comment about how I performed my role:
"Completed all his paperwork to a very high standard and excelled to do more for the group (e.g. played the lead role, helped the director when needed)"
This was the comment I received from the director, Sadia.
"Completed paperwork efficiently and stepped up as the main role in the short film, helping the director and costume designer."
This comment was from the producer, Lauren.
"Completed paperwork on time and to an immaculate standard. Delivered his lines efficiently and clearly. Also helped costume designer and director to suggest different shots/ angles."
This was the comment I received from the sound operator, Issy.
My role in the group was Grip. I had joined after the other members of my group had chosen their roles so this was the job I selected. A grip's job is to handle the equipment and help when setting up the filming. I believed I would be able to do this because I am experienced with filmmaking equipment. On the other hand, the rest of my group have also filmed with the equipment so they could do a lot by themselves so I helped when they needed it.
I was also the Scriptwriter for our film; we each wrote our own scripts based on individual stories and my group selected mine as the best and most feasible script.
Script Mark-board - reviews of my script given by my group.
Having written the script meant that the director turned to me for a lot of counsel on what I had wanted it to look like. To share this, we created the storyboard together so that she could familiarise herself with the visual decisions. However, this creative influence I had did feel like I was overstepping my role in the group because people would then ask me questions that they should be asking the director or producer so I found myself saying that "I'm just the Grip." so that I did not take other people's responsibilities. Directing is my career aim so it would be easy for me to take control and lead but I knew that I have to stick to my role because the director also wants to direct.
As well, our group could not find anybody particularly clear to play the lead role of YoungMan so I put myself forward as the actor if we failed to find anybody else. We settled that I would play the titular character because I have some acting experience and I wrote the character.
Filming-
Production was spread over three sessions based on the availability of the other actors, props and costumes.
On our first filming session, we struggled with communication because our director was going much faster than us, leaving us behind. When we were actually filming, communication was still lacking but good enough to get the footage. The camera operator struggled with putting the camera on the tripod so I helped her, as that was my role in the group. Again during this filming, I was asked whether it looked as I'd hoped when I wrote it. I knew this was not necessarily part of my role but I checked anyway because the cinematographer wanted my approval, which I took as a compliment. We got that scene filmed well.
Our second filming session was my first in front of camera in this project because I had my costume. For this part, my group now knew how to use the equipment so I did not have much to do as a grip unless needed, but they still asked me whether the shots looked good so I could still help with that. There was more communication for this filming, I think because it was more important in our film. Part of my costume was having my beard coloured, we initially thought multi-coloured but on the day changed to just pink. It was my idea but I was still nervous about it. Looking at the rushes from this shoot, I think it adds well to the costume, just making our film a bit more visually interesting.
For the rest of filming, we were working to get through the rest of the script/shot list. I had to bring my costume and get my beard sprayed and then I would be an actor in front of camera, which became my main role in production. I was still referred to with questions about the script because I wrote it and was the main designer behind the special effects (I wrote the effects into the script and I had the equipment (paper throwing stars, bottle and syringe) to perform them).
Roles:
- Grip
- Script Writer
- Storyboard Artist
- Star (Actor)
- Special Effects Assistant
- Editor
- Helped Director and Cinematographer
Group Comments
I asked a group-mate to write a comment about how I performed my role:
"Completed all his paperwork to a very high standard and excelled to do more for the group (e.g. played the lead role, helped the director when needed)"
This was the comment I received from the director, Sadia.
"Completed paperwork efficiently and stepped up as the main role in the short film, helping the director and costume designer."
This comment was from the producer, Lauren.
"Completed paperwork on time and to an immaculate standard. Delivered his lines efficiently and clearly. Also helped costume designer and director to suggest different shots/ angles."
This was the comment I received from the sound operator, Issy.
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