Planning: Production Roles

Introduction

 
During the music video filming process there are seven roles which are seen as essential in contribution to making a successful music video. Each roles are assigned to one person as this allows the group to share up the workload and get things done faster.

 

Camera man -

The camera man is the person who operates camera such as recording specific scenes to implement cinematography E.g. Close up. The camera operator must work with the storyboard organiser in order create shots which are effective enough to portray the artists star image in a different perspective.

I am my group’s camera operation due to the fact that in my foundation portfolio I was given the responsibility of being the camera operator. This has allowed me to gain experience and knowledge about how cameras work. In addition, I’ve also learned different skills such as how to position the camera in the most effective way in order to reflect the genre of my music video.

 

Editor

The editor is the person who rearranges, adds and or deletes sections of different scenes in order to create a visually effective end product. Editors work closely with the camera operator and storyboard organiser to come up with the best type of shots to use in order to have a visually appealing effect amongst the audience.

Trey will be our group’s editor as his foundation portfolio clearly gives evidence of his capabilities as he edited the music video for the AS project last year.

 
Director

The director is the person who is in charge of everything that goes on in and around the music video; this can range from organising the production crew to deciding what costume certain characters will wear. We’ve decided that Dwayne should be the group’s director as we feel he has the correct leadership characteristics to ensure the group will produce an effective and appealing music video.

 

Sound manager

This person operates and is in charge of handling all the sound aspects of the film. A sound technician would normally work with the storyboard organiser to come up with the sound that best suits that type of scene and can cause effect amongst the audience. The sound technician will be me, trey and Dwayne as we all have a good understanding of what sound fits which scene and how it could make our music video appealing. In addition, this allows us to share up the workload in order to increase efficiency and get things done faster.


Location Manager

The location manager chooses the locations for different scenes that will be shot for the music video. Location manager must choose the best place to film a scene relating to the genre of the music. This is important as it the location of a music video must have a visual effective amongst the target audience in order to appeal to them. We chose Trey to be the group location manager as he loves travelling to new areas and also he has good ideas on what locations we can use to create an effective music video as he in the past as done a lot of dancing in different locations.

 

Storyboard organiser

This is a person who creates a rough copy of the step by step ideas that the scenes are going to look like. Cinematography, narrative, editing, and soundtrack will all be used in a storyboard as it gives the production crew a detailed example of what they are expected to produce. The more detailed a storyboard is the less work the production crew will have to do on the day of filming. We have chosen Dwayne to do the storyboard as out of everyone in the group he is the most artistic and we feel she could create a really detailed storyboard which will make filming a lot easier when we come to do it.

 

Lighting manager

The lighting manager is the person who has the responsibility of setting the correct lighting in order to compliment the scene. This therefore makes it effective and visually appealing towards the audience. I am my groups lighting manager due to my foundation portfolio of doing it in AS last year.


Actors

Actors are the people in a film who act as a convincing character. An Actor works closely with the film director as they must have the correct movements and facial expressions for example to fit the scene.

 
Producers

The producer is the person who supervises the production of the music video before discussing the planned budget for the production with the director. I am my groups producer as I have a solid idea of how I want things to be planned out in order to create a overall media product in the long run.


Conclusion

This planning of production roles was beneficial towards my group as it allowed us to organise everyone in different roles to avoid the risk of confusion and inefficiency occurring during the production.