2. Requirements of the Production
Portfolio, Blog and Evaluation
For my Media production I must assemble a Portfolio which includes: a Short
Film, ancillary product 1, ancillary product 2, a blog and then an evaluation.
The short film that has to be made will be based on the Fairy-tale “Little Red
Riding Hood” and will be as long as five minutes, however me and my partner
will convert this into our own unique short film. The two ancillary products
consist of a poster for the short film and also a magazine review page for the
film that will be made. Both ancillary products must be created individually by
each member in the group. As we go through the stages of producing our short
film and ancillary products we also must create a blog on www.blogger.com and
keep updating the blog as we add and change different aspects to our product.
The last section which will be completed after we have produced all the other
sections would be the Evaluation. The Evaluation will basically consist of
feedback, aspects we enjoyed and also areas where we think we struggled and
need improvement.
3. Who is in your Group and what are
you called?
My group consist of me Tesfah Watkins-Scott and Marcus Thomas. We have
decided that we would like to work as a pair instead of working in a group of 4
as we know we can rely on each other to reach deadlines and also being around
for the majority of the filming and editing.
For the name of our production company we both had to think quite a lot to
make sure that the production name actually has a meaning behind it. We
came up with the name “2FILM” which is basically a play on words for “to film”
however, we have replaced the “to” with the number “2”. This number will
represent both members in the group for our film production, but also the
name we will be using will portray us as being dedicated towards filming and
production.
4. Discuss the Roles required for the
Production and what your Individual
Role is?
Producer- Producers could be known as the main role or the team leaders of the Television/Film
industry. Producers oversee and guide the other roles towards completion, and they also may
contribute with the marketing and distribution processes. Producers are prone to work with the
director quite closely which means that producers need to have directing skills as the producer may
have to switch roles or take on both roles if necessary. Producers also take care of the funding for the
film production and also sticking to the budget for the film. On the other hand for our short film we
have not been allocated an actual budget therefore the producer of our short film will not need to
worry about this.
Editor- Editors normally work quite close to the Director before actually shooting the film. This is
because they will try and find a way to maximise the potential of the actual film. Editors will normally
begin work by looking at yesterday’s rushes which would have been developed overnight. Editors
select the best takes and then eventually edit them to create attractive scenes.
Director- Being a director is the most creative role in film production and is a significant link
between the production, technical and creative teams. They are responsible for actually
converting the script of the film into actual images or animations. The directors main tasks
with film production are: casting, script editing, shot composition and editing. Directors need
to have tremendous artistic creative skills to be able to actually develop an original film. They
must make crucial decisions such as changing the cast and so fourth however, they must also
be able to collaborate with others.
Sound/Camera- Camera men/women have a vital role in film production. This is because they
must assist the director by carrying out their instructions correctly regarding shot composition
and so forth. Camera Operators usually start their work towards the end of pre-production.
Once the director has rehearsed the shots the camera operator will decide where to place the
camera , and what lenses and what supporting equipment to use to make the shot suit
whatever genre the film production will be.
5. Outline the Preliminary Ideas you
have Discussed and are Developing
Me and my partner Marcus have decided that we will stick to our
original choice for a fairy tale for our short film which is ‘Little Red
Riding Hood’. One reason for choosing this fairy tale is that we feel we
can subvert many characters but still keep the same persona’s as the
original characters in the fairy tale.
We have also discussed a few genre’s that we may use for our own
version of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’. At the moment we are trying to see
which genre we can develop the most into being the most effective
when watched by the audience. The main genre’s we have thought
about have been: horror, comedy and action. However, we are
progressing with the comedy genre we will still keep the other two
genre’s in mind in case the specific genre begins to suit the actual script
and so forth. Once we begin to create our storyboard we will finalise
our plans for the genre of our short film.
