In our last lesson we were given a task to film a short scene, the story outline was given out in order to indicate what type of shots we should film. The purpose of this task was to practice our individual abilities to either filming, directing or pitching in ideas. In the beginning it was important for us to clarify everybody's roles in the film making process. We had Ben and Vogue acting on set, Ashen was in charge of filming and I was the director. After we had decided on the roles, we set out what shots we were going to take. There was a variety of long shots, establishing shots, medium, close ups and some where taken over head or on the same level as the actor. Before we started filming blocked the scene in order for us to shot everything fast and snappy. It was important for us to take full takes of all of these shots, as when we will be editing we could always use different bits from each clip. We made sure not to cross the 180 degree line, as this would effect the continuity of the shot. Close to the end we decided to incorporate some of our individual ideas into the production.For example, we filmed a shot that was taken from the bottom, so the perspective of it is completely wide and we are able to view the whole scene. My role in this task was to direct the whole process. I had to make sure that the set was the same as the previous scenes and organize the cast in order for everything to be in its place. I think our group was quite speedy and on task. I called out 'standby', 'rolling' and 'cut' in order to give the other members of my group a sign that we are filming or have stopped recording. I found that communication and decision making was a big part of my role as a director. My group and I managed to complete the given task around 20 minutes earlier, this gave us time to add some shots that we thought could work in the format of our shooting. An example of this would be a shot that is was at the same level as the actors. This we assume created a eye-to-eye connection, as the audience could connect and evaluate the situation a lot more close up. I think I could have improved my role as a director by being a bit more precise of how I wanted the shots to look like. Also, by re-evaluating the hidden errors that the actors had.
In our last lesson we were given a task to film a short scene, the story outline was given out in order to indicate what type of shots we should film. The purpose of this task was to practice our individual abilities to either filming, directing or pitching in ideas. In the beginning it was important for us to clarify everybody's roles in the film making process. We had Ben and Vogue acting on set, Ashen was in charge of filming and I was the director. After we had decided on the roles, we set out what shots we were going to take. There was a variety of long shots, establishing shots, medium, close ups and some where taken over head or on the same level as the actor. Before we started filming blocked the scene in order for us to shot everything fast and snappy. It was important for us to take full takes of all of these shots, as when we will be editing we could always use different bits from each clip. We made sure not to cross the 180 degree line, as this would effect the continuity of the shot. Close to the end we decided to incorporate some of our individual ideas into the production.For example, we filmed a shot that was taken from the bottom, so the perspective of it is completely wide and we are able to view the whole scene. 
My role in this task was to direct the whole process. I had to make sure that the set was the same as the previous scenes and organize the cast in order for everything to be in its place. I think our group was quite speedy and on task. I called out 'standby', 'rolling' and 'cut' in order to give the other members of my group a sign that we are filming or have stopped recording. I found that communication and decision making was a big part of my role as a director. My group and I managed to complete the given task around 20 minutes earlier, this gave us time to add some shots that we thought could work in the format of our shooting. An example of this would be a shot that is was at the same level as the actors. This we assume created a eye-to-eye connection, as the audience could connect and evaluate the situation a lot more close up. I think I could have improved my role as a director by being a bit more precise of how I wanted the shots to look like. Also, by re-evaluating the hidden errors that the actors had.
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