#4 – 15/3/2016

Today’s class focused a great deal on the idea of creating a scene and how a group of creatives can come together to fuse different talents, skills and techniques to execute a piece of watchable media. In our groups of 6, we were split into different technical roles to make sure that our film operated on a professional level. I was given the role of director and it definitely taught me some things.

Firstly, it showed me that organising an amateur film set is a lot harder than it sounds! Finding the confidence to direct a small cast and crew is incredibly hard to muster up. It’s incredibly hard to trust your own voice and direction in the hope that others will respect that and be willing to put their own trust within you to get the job done.

The class today definitely taught me lessons in the craft of scene building and filmmaking. It taught me that a scene can’t be created by using one person alone and that it’s a team effort which makes it truly special and great. A team that bonds really well and shares the same creative vision will easily be able to create a body of work that holds up on its own.