Planning: production roles

Planning production roles are really important to make sure our production goes smoothly and would enable us utilise the specialisites of the members of our groups.

Khaled 

•  Editor 
• Director 
• Lighting 
• Location Manager

Gizem

• Camera person 
• Costume, hair and make-up
• Cast control

Lara 

• Producer 
• Print designer 
• Photographer 
• Storyboard

Camera person: This is the person who films the scenes, We chose Gizem for this role as she has previous experience in filming from last year's AS production. The camera person would work alongside the storyboard organiser and the director to take instructions from them about how to operate the camera. Such as what shot, angle and movement to use at the specific scene or time.They should create shots which are effective to use for the thriller genre and not to confuse the audience by using the appropriate camera techniques.

Editor: These are people that edit the scenes. I was chosen for this role as I have previous experience in editing for last year's AS thriller production. They would work with the storyboard organiser and also the camera operator to decide the parts which would require cutting, and what type of montage to use and what sequence of shots should be used. They would make sure that the cuts they use do not confuse the audience and that they are effective for the R&B genre.

Director: This is the person who is in charge of everything that goes on in the music video, but mainly controls the characters, I was chosen as director as I have past experience in directing from last years thriller production. I am also very organised and haveleadership skills suitable for this role. The director makes sure everything is effective and reflect the film producers ideas. Moreover, they control all the elements of mise-en-scene. They work with the whole team and makes sure they are pursing in the producers aspirations.

Location manager: This is the person that chooses the location of the scene, I was chosen for this role as I was the only group member to access the locations we needed, therefore, I was chosen for this. The location manager makes sure that the location would be conventional for ouyr music video, and also he/she would have to work with the film directors to decide what time of the day and what area to set the scene at. This is to make sure that they have the best place to film the scene at the correct time to enhance the impact the scene has on the audience by choosing appropriate scenes so they can relate to making the audience more engaged and interested in the scene.

Storyboard organiser: The storyboard organiser is the person who creates the film on a storyboard which displays all the other workers of the film in rough idea of what’s going to happen in the scene, they make it relevant to a music video. Lara was chosen for this role as she has previous experience in storyboarding. Also, Lara is the most creative in the group which suggests why she is suitable for this role. It implies the shot number, cinematography, actors involved, editing style narrative, dialogue and duration of the scene to give the workers a more detailed guideline and a general idea of what they are meant to be producing. The storyboard organiser would make it as detailed as he/she can so there would be less work to do on the day of shooting.

Lighting: The lighting person creates the set up of the lighting. For example, if there needs to be high key lighting they will ensure that there are lights set up around the location in order to create this atmosphere. I was chosen for this role as I already have the lighting equipment for the production making me suitable for this. 

Costume, hair and make up: The costume, hair and make-up person takes on the role of organising what the characters image is. This is important as this is what the artist will be represented as and this needs to match the conventions of the genre. We chose Gizem for this role as she has the most experience in this. She is extremely interested in fashion which is why we thought she would be suitable for this. 

Cast Control: Cast control consists of gathering the actors for the music video. Gizem was chosen for this role as she is organised and was able to get characters easily as well as the main artist. 

Producer: Lara was conducted to be the producer as she has previous experience  from our foundation portfolio. This is beneficial to our group as she has developed attributes and skills such as organisation, spotting risk and assisting the director. Additionally, Lara is also able to keep an eye on the campaign as a whole. 

Print designer: The print designer role was given to Lara as she has previous experience in photography, art and design. This is beneficial to our group as we will be successful when designing our digipak and advert.

Photographer: The photographer role was to take pictures for the digipak and advert where we chose Lara for this. Her previous Photography skills suggest why she is suitable for this role.