The Crew:
So the group I will be working with this year is *drum roll*:
- Tom Bentley
- Charlotte Billingham (Me)
- Jack Parkes
- Lucy Smith
This is the same group that I worked with for my practise when creating the documentary. It was clear that we all worked well as a group, bringing different and similar qualities that will help and advance us in creating a successful short film. However we all have ways in which we need to improve our skills for this short film to be really successful. We all have our downfalls (after all we are only human...well I hope we all are anyway...)
Strengths- Tom always ensures that he is part of the group conversations, taking in all the details and isn't afraid to ask questions on a regular basis. This allows him to gain a clear understanding of the tasks that we have been given and ensures they are completed correctly and in such detail.
Areas of development- Tom needs to ensure that he shouts up a little more to get his opinions across as sometimes his ideas can be dismissed by people. If he got his opinion across more, there may be ideas that haven't been suggested or are original to the group.
Charlotte Billingham (Me)
Tom Bentley
Strengths- Tom always ensures that he is part of the group conversations, taking in all the details and isn't afraid to ask questions on a regular basis. This allows him to gain a clear understanding of the tasks that we have been given and ensures they are completed correctly and in such detail.
Areas of development- Tom needs to ensure that he shouts up a little more to get his opinions across as sometimes his ideas can be dismissed by people. If he got his opinion across more, there may be ideas that haven't been suggested or are original to the group.
Charlotte Billingham (Me)
Strengths- I feel I naturally take the role of team leader when in a group as I like to be organised and ensure that all tasks are covered so they are completed in time. I also feel that I am open to different ideas to allow other people's opinions that could improve the standard of the work. I also like to have work that is completed to a high standard. If I feel it can be done better I like to improve it. My strengths specifically come in the editing stages where I feel I excel at the input of sound effects and music to fit the mood of a film or clip.Areas of development- I think I sometimes take over too much and need to learn to stand back and allow others to take charge, even if I feel it I don't agree with their ideas. We all make mistakes but the only way to learn from them is by making them in the first place. I think sometimes I can be too much of a perfectionist which can lead to overdoing something meaning it looks worse than it did to begin with.
Jack Parkes
Strengths- Jack works hard in the group and ensures his opinion is taken into account as well as bringing new and sometimes creative ways to improve aspects of the film producing process. He also likes things to be done to the best of his ability, putting in effort to ensure that tasks are completed. Areas of development- Jack thinks of really good ideas but sometimes the elements of them can be a little cliche. He can also get distracted easily by the local shop which although he said, and I quote 'its good for the local economy..' it isn't good when we need to get things done within a time frame.
Lucy Smith
Strengths- Lucy is creative and likes to bring new ideas to the group. She's also good at the cartoon storyboard design and can create drawings that tell the story clearly. She also is very involved in the group and ensures that her opinions are heard and taken into account.
Areas of development- Like others, Lucy can sometimes go off track on the tasks given, letting her mind wonder. Also it can sometimes take a little convincing for her to accept different ideas and spins on creative ideas that she may not have thought of due to it maybe being something that isn't within her expertise.
So here are direct quotes from members of my group of what they specifically think are their main strengths and areas of development:
Right so we have been able to identify our strengths and areas of development, the next stage was to decide on which film we were going to be pitching as our final idea for a short film. We have 4 ideas, as a group we need to discuss the pros and cons of each film to come to a conclusion (lets hope we don't argue too much!)
