Today, I realise my rough-ness anew. As I mentioned in part one, the way I do things is unrefined; I go with the flow and just do whatever feels ‘right’ at that moment and I think this really contrasts with the way production is carried out in the real world. Since I didn’t have much of a role today (I mostly just helped out here and there with small tasks), I was able to observe how each role was handled.

The director interpreted and discussed the overall atmosphere of the scene and the possible relationships with each character with the actors, explained how they should perform, and ran through rehearsals with them before any shooting began. Even when time was running out, she was able to remain calm and focussed on the quality of the shots rather than quantity. The camera operator also ensured the composition of the frame was the way he intended and that the director agreed to it. He made sure the camera was level and characters were in focus properly. Members in charge of sound communicated with each other to make sure that sound levels were appropriate, working together to solve any problems there were.

Even though I didn’t have much of a role in production today, it was still insightful just to observe how other people worked and learn from them. Comparing and contrasting their work ethic to mine, I realise how I can learn from their constant meticulousness even in situations where time in scarce. For me, this is a major thing for me to work on because whenever I am aware time is running out, I will most definitely stress myself out. I would forget planning or rehearsing and just film whatever is convenient. I’m sure if I was in the directors position today, I would have had a mini-breakdown and told the crew members ‘in any case, just film’. But as a result, the editing process would be a real struggle and I would hate myself.

Apart from my sloppy style of working, I would also have to work on keeping calm when it comes to deadlines and not letting them interfere with me.