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Working Relationships

3.1 Teamwork

Teamwork during a film production is vital in spreading the workload and gathering a large variety of ideas from a diverse group of people to produce the most inventive and imaginative film. For example, sometimes the director will have an expansive and illogical idea for a scene and the producer will have to reel them back a bit to fit the budget and feasible possibilities. This will involve the two working together to assess the limitations and find a compromise.

With a lack of good teamwork the production can be extremely uncomfortable and possibly involve conflict between the various crew members leaving the overall film quality at risk. For example the cast and directors need to work together proficiently so that the directors vision and actors ability can combine to create the best possible outcome otherwise one or the other might leave the film altogether leaving the success of whole enterprise at risk.

3.2 Qualities needed to work well with others

Good timekeeping –

Good timekeeping is crucial as film shoots often have a very short time scale to get it done in and we had to keep breaks to a minimum and keep our focus throughout the shoot to reduce mistakes as much as possible.

Being reliable –

I think I was very reliable on and before the shoot in learning my lines, getting into character and responding to directions as efficiently as possible to produce a fast and successful shoot.

Teamwork –

The cast and directors had to keep up excellent teamwork and effective communication to keep each other as motivated as possible while administering good advice.

Sharing ideas –

During pre-production I worked with the directors on characterisation and plot. This involved sharing ideas through acting exercises and discussions.

Safe working –

On a film set there are always lots of loose wires and hot lighting equipment which everyone has to be aware of. We try any way we can to reduce the risk as much as possible by taping down wires etc.

3.3 Working collaboratively on your film production

I kept a constant dialogue with the directors whenever we weren’t filming to properly understand their intentions and vision for the film. I also had to work with the sound, camera and lighting teams to make sure I was being heard, seen and lit correctly.

One problem we had was during the flat scene where the frame width was restricted due to the size of the set. We overcame this problem by limiting our movements and the camera movements to as certain area assigning certain props as markers for the edges of the shot.

I think I could always improve my communication with all members of the cast and crew so that we all know whats wrong and how we’re going to deal with it if theres a problem.

Comments

  1. Sarah Belfield

    Hi Noah,
    This shows excellent understanding of the importance of collaborative working and analysis of your own teamwork skills. You were a fantastic member of the team. You were reliable, consistent and hardworking, remaining positive and upbeat throughout shoot and contributing to a great atmosphere on set. Well done. You have achieved this section – 3 Develop Effective Working relationships – to a high standard.

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