So last Friday we were given an assignment that really intrigued me. We were offered scene options which we were to shoot, edit and finalise by this coming Wednesday (so, still a work in progress). The aim of this assignment is not to advance ourselves in the technological training, nor is it to systematically go through the production process; in fact, it is about our own unique methodology. Every director will adopts a unique method which they prefer, one which proves successful to them. As  a third year student, I speak for myself when I say I haven’t really experienced that capacity whereby I can experiment with my own methodology.

We were given a scene and I made a list of the things I wanted to do:

1. I will give the background knowledge to all actors as, having knowledge of the background of the story they might feel better equipped to realise it.

2. sound will be edited in post production therefore i will verbally guide the actors as we record.

3. I will tell the actors the exact frames I am shooting so that they can accentuate their features and movements with the knowledge that I am using tighter frames.

4. I will ask if the actors have any ideas after having heard the background information.

This task I chose to do solo because I wanted to particular configure a methodology around the actors and myself. I think it’s so important to break down the elements separately within the production process and understand them before holistically looking at the entire process. Therefore this task is, for me, an experimental methodology of actor/director relationships.