The Big Film Production

Team work

Be able to contribute to the setting of the team and individual goals.

1.1. Identify the team's goals.

Our goal as a team is to work together to create a short group film based on zombies 5-7 minutes long. Each person will have a pre-production role to contribute to the team.

1.2. Describe the process involved in planning and deciding the team's goals.

In the beginning individually we had to pitch movie ideas in order or us all to come together to  pick one film to work on as a team after the pitches were done, we ended up using James' idea. We then sat together and  had to come up with individual roles to contribute to the film either pre production or both post production/pre-production. 

2 Understand own and others' responsibilities in achieving the teams goals.

2.1. organise own activities effectively within the agreed goals of the team.


My role and responsibilities is to design the zombie look and i will be over seeing the actors to ensure they are able to collect their required costumes. I also have  to practice the make up continuously before the production  and take pictures for continuity purpose.

2.2. provide information detailing own and other team members responsibilities.

Below is the grid showing which member of the team is responsible for what role

     3 BE ABLE TO PLAN AND UNDERTAKE TEAM ACTIVITIES

 3.1. Plan activities that enable the team to reach its goals

3.2. Identify own responsibilities towards the team in relation to the plan

In the beginning individually we had to pitch movie ideas in order or us all to come together to  pick one film to work on as a team after the pitches were done, we ended up using James' idea. We then sat together and  had to come up with individual roles to contribute to the film either pre production or both post production/pre-production.

3.3. Carry out own responsibilities

I carried out my responsibilities throughout the pre-production process.

3.4.Contribute to the successful completion of the team activities

4.BE ABLE TO REVIEW THE TEAM ACTIVITIES

4.1. Feedback on own actions in relation to the overall team activities

During production I was responsible for makeup and I think I contributed greatly as I did the makeup when it was needed and I was able to apply makeup to the actors whenever and where ever we were. It was a little difficult working in a group because I was working with people I  normally didn't work with and communication was sometimes difficult due to directors not knowing what scenes they were gonna film and which actors they wanted in the shots. The first time we went out I created a zombie look on Daniel as I was told he was gonna be in a scene but that never happened.  This was resolved the week after when the directors were prepared and knew what scenes they wanted to film and who they wanted in the shots. 

4.2. Describe different team members’ contributions

There was a lack of communication between the directors and the camera men and actors which made the filming very difficult because things weren't planned to make the filming easier which kind of slowed down production and caused a little conflict in the group because on the first day of production the actors were sitting around not doing anything while location scout and directors were looking for places to film and what scenes to film. This happened because there was a lack of preparation from the directors before we went out to film. The second time we went out to film on Wednesday 15th May the directors took control and planned out what was supposed to happen which made things very easy leading to us getting a lot of filming done unlike the first time we went out.

Working as a group was difficult I don't think some of the team members understood that there would be a lot of communication involved with the roles that they picked.