'Train' Important things to remember during our pre production phase

First of all, here's a list of the roles for our team project Train because I'm sure you're all dying to know;

Uri - Producer............'the organisational cheif'
William - Director................'The man with the vision'
Vyte - Art Director/ Locations Manager/ Storyboader.........'the sane one'
Kieron - Assistant Director and Producer.................'the super helper'
Tasha - Lighting/ Storyboader.........................'lighting up the show'
Alex - Editor/ Photographer.......................'putting the pieces together'
Jack - Camera Operator..........................'cameras rolling everybody'
Andrew - Sound Co-ordinator..................'The souunnddddd maaaannnnn'


Things to remember during pre production:

Supporting eachother- Although we all have our own specific roles,and it is important to carry out those roles, we still pitch in and help out as a team so that noone has to be left with an unfair amount of work on their hands.

Listening to eachother - Basic things such as team morale can be overlooked within the hustle and bustle of trying to construct a project in a short space of time however these things are important since I think a worker does their job best when they feel that they’re ideas and concerns are at least being taken into account. I also think it’s very important that idea’s about the film or any elements surrounding it are shared amongst all members of the group and people be allowed to voice their opinions since sometimes the director can miss things or they could do with a second or third opinion on something.

Knowing our roles - As well as helping eachother when it's needed, one of the most important things to remember is what our particular role is and making sure we have a clear understanding of that role and what is expected of us.

Clear Narrative - Even if we wanted to make the most obscure, abstract, mystifying film ever then we would still need to have constructed some kind of narrative or vague story that is unfolding otherwise it would end up looking like a sequence of random events which don’t have any relevance at all. It’s also important to know what you’re character want to achieve and what actions are to take place during that process of trying to achieve goals. I like to use Todorov’s equilibrium theory to remind me of the three states of a story when planning it out. Once you have a narrative that works and have a clear direction then you can build your ideas on from there. Think of it as a Christmas tree ready for you to add all the decorations on perhaps.