3.1 Teamwork

Teamwork is important because everyone has to work together to make the work good, and particularly in the film industry. Teamwork is also important in a way to know each others strengths and weaknesses, to know how to support each other or bring the best out of them in a work environment.

When there isn’t good team work things can easily go wrong and escalate into a bigger problem, for example if one of the crew members don’t show up on a shooting day and doesn’t let the others know or do tell them but on last minute on a shooting day which results in losing lots of money. Teamwork is important because everyone has to be there so everything can work. As an example of a crew member missing would be a soundman, if they’re not there to record sound how can the film be proceeded? or in a case of finding a replacement to the soundman in a short notice to continue filming in a shoot day. This takes up a lot of time in which result losing too much money.

3.2 Qualities needed to work well with others

• Good timekeeping – I made sure that I always caught an early bus in order to be at all sessions early and not to be stressed about being late.
• Being reliable – I was reliable in my role, I was really well prepared and made sure everything was prepared. I made clear lists of what was needed. I labelled all the costumes and made sure everyone had everything they needed for every scene – asking if they were OK and comfortable with their costumes.
• Teamwork – the production design team helped each other by making sure that we were on schedule with our work and asking each other if we needed help to make sure that everyone finished the set and props on time.
• Sharing ideas – we worked really well in pre-production, we all contributed ideas to the colour and look of the film to ensure that we all had the same vision and we fed this back to the other teams in order to make sure everyone was happy with the plans for the look of the film.

BFI FILM ACADEMY BRISTOL

ASSESSOR OBSERVATION OF WORKING PRACTICE

CANDIDATE NAME: SOPHIA

 SHOWING QUALITIES NEEDED TO WORK WELL WITH OTHERS:

 GOOD TIMEKEEPING: Sophia was on time for shoot and for sessions. She was always ready to work and was really focused on getting on with what she needed to do. She showed good time management skills, ensuring that she was prepared for shoot and keeping to deadlines. She read and understood the schedule and ensured that she carried out her role on set professionally and efficiently.

RELIABILTY: Sophia has proved to be a very reliable member of the crew. She has been exceptionally committed and consistent, carrying out her role in production design very professionally, gaining really good skills. Sophia was very focused and listened well to advice. She made sure that everyone had their costume ready and labeled up and was well organized. She also showed really good initiative and was always ready to help out when needed. She was great on set, making sure everyone had their costume and make up ready when needed and also was fantastic at taking direction in her role in the advert as well as making it her own!

SHOWING GOOD TEAMWORK: Sophia is a great team player.  She was thoughtful and respectful of others throughout the film making process and this attitude helped in making a positive and professional crew. Sophia was a great member of the art department and the cast and was really good at communicating with the rest of her department and with the directing/producing team while on set.

SHARING IDEAS: Sophia is really respectful of the ideas of others and always listened and contributed well in the development and pre-production process. She was engaged with the film idea from the start and contributed great costume and make up ideas, working with the cast and the rest of the design team and directors to work with the look of the film.

SAFE WORKING: Sophia observed safe working practice. She attended the health and safety briefing and read and understood the risk assessment. She was aware of hazards on location and ensured the safety of others.

ASSESSOR: SARAH BELFIELD

DATE: 18/3/19

3.3 Working collaboratively on your film production

I worked as part of the production design department. On the first day of shoot I needed to organise costume and make up for the party scene. People helped me out because we didn’t have a lot of time and I was able to communicate what we needed to do so that everyone was ready in costume and make up on time.

the design team worked together to make sure all set and props were ready and we helped each other out when needed, for example I helped with making the Incubus helmet when Jack was running out of time during rehearsals when the props needed to be ready for shoot the next day.

I rehearsed with Andrea and Peggy was directing us to make sure we were completely prepared for the scene and to support Andrea with learning his lines and developing his character and delivery.

I could improve my ability to work with others by offering myself more to the rest of the art department to make sure they know i am available if they needed help. I could take more initiative in terms of coming up with what needs to happen myself without waiting for other people to tell me, in order to be used to a more professional environment.