Constraints - Getting the right staff

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   Film making with constraints

   
   

   Article questions

   1. What were their constraints? Financial constraints. Equipment constraints - they didn’t really have the right equipment. Time constraints - they only had 24 hours. Personnel constraints - they had an actor cancellation. 
   2. What were their positive constraints? Location constraint - They used their own flat which meant they didn't have to pay for a location so they only have to pay their actors. Equipment constraint - They used their own equipment so its cheaper and they have freedom of use. They had archived scripts so they didn’t have to create an entire new script when they couldn’t use their original because the actor cancelled. Co-working can sometimes be extremely difficult.
   3. What were their negative constraints? They had a huge time constraint as they had day jobs so it took them 6 months to edit their film.

   
   

   Personnel / HR

   
   

   Getting the right staff

   
   

   Media Skills Audit - Green = Yes, Red = No, Yellow = Skills I want to improve on 

   
   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   

   
   

   Skills needed to produce a short film - Skills my team is lacking

   • Team work
   • Using an editing software
   • Devising skills for a short film
   • Contribution
   • Operate a DSLR camera 
   • Work independently 
   • Be organised
   • Storyboarding 
   • Script writing

   
   

   Production Designer

   
   

   They are responsible for the visual concept of a film, television or theatre production.

   They design sets, costumes, props etc

   
   

   Role of a Production Designer - Questions

   What is the role of a production designer 

   They’re given the script and the budget and try to make visual concepts, sets/locations and props for the movie. Basically all the mise-en-scene for the movie.

   Big productions - PD head of all the above departments

   Small productions - PD does all the above

   During a production, what other members does the production designer co-ordinate with

   They work with the director and the producer (discuss creative vision), photographer, script writer (how to visualise and match the script), Makeup artist/costume designer, along with the buyer, coordinator, and the actors.

   What issues can occur for a production designer?

   Things can change within ANYTIME of shooting and they need to pay attention to that and tend to it. They also need to rely on everyone in the team, so if someone makes a mistake , they need to take the hit for it, so they should need to get along with everyone.

   What skills, education, experience and training are beneficial for a production designer to have?

   Theatre degree, design, multitasking, social skills, organisation skills, internships with people in the industry

   
   

   What production roles exist?

   • Director
   • Editors
   • Dolly’s grip
   • Stunt crew
   • Sound mixer
   • Special effects coordinator 
   • Locations manager
   • Makeup artist
   • Boom operator
   • Gaffer
   • Assistant Director
   • Director of photography 
   • Producer
   • Production assistant 
   • Camera operators
   • Script writer

   
   

   Job that would need filling in our small film (panda studios) : Sound mixer

   
   

   Type	Justification
   Facilities
   Editing Studio	To edit the final cuts from the filming of the short film.
   Foley studio	To add or enhance sounds that weren’t in the scene to start with.
   Location
   Filming Studio	To film scenes that can’t be shot on location. You can build your set here instead of finding a proper location.
   Set	A real life area that you are able to film in.
   Resources
   Camera equipment	This is so you are actually be able to shoot your scenes.
   Lighting Equipment	This is so you can create specific moods with lighting where it be in a studio or a real life set.