3.1     Explain the importance of teamwork when working on a film production

What are the different teams in your production?

There is the directing, writing, cinematography, editing, producing and acting.

How do they work together? For example, how did your team work together to prepare for the shoot? Also, during production and post-production?

For writing we brainstormed the story together so that it would a story we could all contribute to and build together, so that everybody would be interested in creating this story together. 

Why is it important that production teams work well together?

A positive atmosphere makes working a much more fun and less stressful time. As well as this, working well together means communication is much clearer and so a lot of easy mistakes through miscommunication can be avoided.

Give an example of when your production team/s worked well together.

During our brainstorming of story ideas we all could contribute something and work together to elevate the story, as well as fix and sometimes just throw out bad ideas in a healthy and positive way. 

3.2       Identify the qualities needed to work well with others

What are the most important qualities for working well as part of a film production team?

Clear communication as this means lots of silly mistakes can be avoided as well as meaning that it gives a chance for everybody to honest and clear with each other, meaning a much healthier and more positive work environment. 

3.3       Describe how you worked with others collaboratively on your film production

How did you work with others in the crew?

As the writer I made sure during the brainstorming phase for the film’s story that it was a collaborative experience so that the story would be one that every member of the team would be interested in and care about.

Give an example of when you worked well with your team.

After I showed the team my first draft,  I already knew that certain parts were too silly and needed changing, we all had a good laugh at the sheer ridiculousness of it at first, but then they all gave really constructive criticism and advice on how to change the scenes to fit better tonally with the rest of the script.

Were there any problems you needed to overcome? Give examples

When we were initially coming up with ideas for what the story could be, I came up with an idea that I really liked and really wanted to create. However the rest of my team weren’t really very passionate about the idea and didn’t really want to use it. Although I still really like the idea, I had to put it to one side to use another time as forcing an idea nobody really cared for upon the team would not create any passion or care for the film and would also just lead to people not enjoying their experience as much.

How could you improve your ability to work with others?

By being more organised, as this would mean that when people have to rely on me for something, such as showing them a draft of the script, they will not all be let down.