Film Production (from script to scream) –
The Shoot : Phase One
- Co-Producer/Director
- First Assistant Director
- First Assistant Camera
- Director of Photography
- Sound Recordist
- Special Effects
- Make Up Artists
Setting up-
Finding the scene at which they’re shooting at and shooting the scenes coordinated by the co-producer and co-director. Before the actual shoot they will do rehearsals the night before and 2-3 hours before the whole shoot they will run through the performances and ensure the cameras are in the right places, special effects and lighting are all ready.
Camera and Kit-
They film the scenes on several cameras for different shots and ensure the have the best cameras available to use. They have help ensuring they have the right kit and accessories for the production. Sound recordist uses several different mics to ensure all sound is captured at the correct time to a good quality ensuring they don’t get additional sound from the crew.
Actors-
Budgets mean they have to work quickly,only one rehearsal before the actual shoot. Having good actors makes the whole production easier and quicker.
Special Effects-
Getting all the special effects in and making sure they are at the correct time. Making sure they don’t take too much time. Make Up needs measurements before the shoot to ensure everything fits such as masks.
They need to keep everyone on track. Meet everyone’s demands if they need anything, to ensure the production is made on time.
Job roles in Radio Plays (The Archers)
Click for video on the Archers
Pre-production
In the clip the editor of the show Vanessa Whitburn states that her job is to run script meeting that meet monthly with about 10 writers and some of the production team. They choreograph the story lines.
They receive in these story lines many types of ideas from all different people which give the show that range.
In the end she decides what story lines are the best and structures the story lines to fit with one another. They also script edit the scripts, which is where editors of the script will change and add their interpretation into it making it good enough for when it comes to record.
Production
Voice Actors –
The voice actors job is to read from the script that has been edited by script editors In the video clip it shows two actors who play Caroline Sterling and her husband Oliver Sterling these two actors have to read and speak using there distinct voices that make up their characters.
Spot FX Operator –
Make the distinct background noises for example doorbells and cups washing. to have this sound the Operator has to perform in order to get the noises that will be used this could include opening doors and even actually washing up cups in order to get that noise that will be perfect for that scene. They also are in with the voice actors so that when a character does something the operator has to make a noise that fits what they are doing.
Post-production
There are not that many Pre-production roles in the creation of Archers. The main pre-production roles can include the following:
Audio Editor
This job enquires the person to overlook the Audio of the production to see whether or not it sounds good enough to send to the people who eventually put it on the radio.
Website management
Someone throughout the company will be in charge of editing the Audio for use on the BBC IPlayer website This is so that people who may have missed the live broadcast of the radio show will be able to catch up using there tablet or mobile device and listening to the show online or sing the app.
Newspaper production:
Before anything the people working in the newspaper have a meeting to decide who is going were to report a story and what is going to be on the newspaper that day. The people working in the news have to go news gathering. This is where they go out onto the streets and search for any stories to write about. For example going to a kids sports game were you can give your review of the match and have interviews with the coaches and players. Getting pictures of the stories you have wrote about. Make sure that what your writing is interesting and that your readers want to read it so they don’t find it boring.
Newspapers don’t get their money from the money that comes from the sales of the newspapers they get it from there advertises. Kids in high school often do work for newspapers. They help out editing the newspaper together.
Newspapers have to make sure that what they write is facts. Must have evidence to back up the story.
Newspaper editors have the daily responsibility of deciding which news stories are printed in the paper. Long before the paper is published, the editor assigns reporters to cover the news, checks for accuracy and fairness in the newspaper’s articles and writes headlines. It is not unusual for a newspaper editor to have worked as a journalist or proof-reader before becoming an editor. After all the stories and the advert are designed by the graphic designers at the graphics section, as explained at the pre-press, the designed pages are taken to the lithographic section where the stories and the advert are registered on the plate. The plate is an aluminium-like iron sheet in the size of the newspaper (A3) that is used to run the printing of the newspaper on the printing machine after the information has been registered on the plate. A CTP machine (Computer to Plate) registers the already designed information at the pre-press on the plate. It is the plate at the lithographic section that is fixed on the machine to run impression. He post press is the circulation of the printed copies all over the nation and to different distribution centres across the country.
I have focused on the station radio 1 due to my extensive knowledge of it and my regular listening to it.There is a lot that goes into pre-production on the radio,for example their top chart section of the week takes a lot of effort and work due to that they get the data on the day from the Top Charts and then have 5 hours to then put that information through the system and then do editing and cutting to be able to get 40 songs into a 3 hour time slot. On top of all there has to be script written for the radio host which also has to be able to say something new and exciting about every song even if it has been in the charts for weeks.
During production because the radio is live everything has to be ran smoothly because there isn’t really any post production apart from an online/website development which is where statistics and the last show is put up.On speech radio presenters rely on their producers to prepare and brief them on the topics and people they’ll be talking to on air. Jennie equates the difference in the roles as being like that of solicitors and barristers. She says that the solicitors do all the heavy groundwork and preparation, and the barristers take that work and go and show off in court. In her opinion, “presenting equates to being a barrister”.
Things that are used during production are used like mics and the scripts,and also a time-table of when to play certain songs and for how long to be fit into a certain session. Also interviews have to be scripted to make sure that the right question s are said by the presenter however the person being interviewed cannot be scripted so the presenter has to be able to go on and off script at anytime.
Working in the visualisation team means that directors will need a broad set of skills – from vision mixing their own content, multi-camera directing, operating cameras, liaising with the sound team and artists, and working live and under pressure, often with little opportunity to rehearse.
For delegates Dave Hillier and Thom Weller, learning how to work across teams of radio engineers and directors is hugely challenging and ultimately requires a level of compromise from both teams to get the best result on the day. They finish by giving their advice to anyone looking to get into visualisation: shoot and edit as much as possible and approach the job with a ‘can do’ attitude.
Pre -production film
One of the first things needed is a location for your film, the location should be suitable for what the film is about. Its suggested to get an insurance for the location, so if something does breaks, it’s already covered. A script is produced in the film, and you also need to know how many characters are in there and what special effects are in it. The film needs have the right timing, meaning the script needs to fit a certain scene in whatever minutes they want as long as it fits how long the film is. The production team scouts for a suitable place for the scene. A plan is made and then put onto a diagram, a deadline is set so everything is up to date and it gives a push.
The pre-production crew need to also organise the lightning that are needed for the film as well as sound check. This is to ensure when filming that every scene will run smoothly without any problems.
A makeup artist is also part of the pre-production team, as their job is to put makeup for the actors so they can be presentable for a scene. For example one scene the actors makeup might be natural, then for another scene the actor’s makeup might be dramatic with a black eye as the makeup artist has put that there.
Costume designers are also part of the team as well, and they decide what clothes should the actors wear and they also design special costumes that might be needed for the film. For example they might have to make a superhero movie and the costume designer will have to make a good, eye catching costume for the hero.
TV (Jeremy Kyle Show)
I have personally chosen my topic to be on television, specifically on the Jeremy Kyle Show. The Pre-Production for this programme is within the office with a number of crew members speak to the people who will be on the show, with that their situation is and what their allegations are, with statements being finalised. Medical situations will also be reported due to the fact that the trained staff can be nurses or doctors, to help a person if needs be. The photo below presents the documents of the statements from whoever will be on the show.
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It is a very busy time schedule for this programme as 8 shows are recorded each week, which makes it very difficult to quickly plan a show of this size, which is why each member of staff is excellently trained. The staff has to organise what will be said on the show for the public to see and certain members hold meetings on this subject, such as which questions to ask to the person who wanted to be on the show. Medical tests such as the lie detector test will be taken on some members who will be on the show and the nurses personally talk to the person who will appear on the show to check if they are even fit enough to be on the television as since they could be embarrassed on national tv and if they are not fit to be able to cope with this then it could go poorly.
When the show is being filmed, the microphone, camera angles and so on has to be timed perfectly to make the show look as best as possibly can be to the viewer. There are highly trained staffs behind the scenes working on everything, with great communication key to achieving the best for the viewer at home. This highlights how difficult it can be to record, prepare and film for the Jeremy Kyle Show.
Emilie Brewster Year 12 Media 