The Directors role in the production of a film is to direct and convey their artistic vision to the crew so them as a collective can work towards making the Director’s vision come to life on the screen. The Director is integral to the success of the film, this is because they are responsible for staying within the budget, finding shoot locations, working closely with all departments through post and pre production and further develop the scripts/screenplays to provide the best version of the film possible. As a Director you must have the ability to network through the industry to get your name known and create contacts with already existing names while also having an awareness of emerging trends within the industry so you can then make a film which would appeal to a mass audience or a target audience. Directors can either make films based of a studios screenplay and get hired by the studio to make their film, or a director can make their own films and possibly be known as an auteur if the style of the directors films are unique. Moreover, both Directors would have to gather funding, for a director being hired by a studio the studio would typically fund it alongside producers, on the other hand for the ‘auteur’ director they would have to sell their idea to producers and possibly studios in order to gather funding. In conclusion the Director oversees mostly every part of the the film making process from production to consumption.

Jon Watts is an American Director

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The first film made by the Lumiere brother was La Sortie des ouvriers de l’usine Lumière and was released 1895

‘Phantom rides or panoramas were an early genre of film popular in Britain and the US at the end of the 19th century. Pre-dating true narrative, the films simply show the progress of a vehicle moving forwards, usually shot by strapping a cameraman to the front.’

“The Sick Kitten” and “Life Of An American Fireman” were ground-breaking because they were the first films to use a cut. “Sick Kitten” used a cut to go from a medium shot to a close up of the kitten being fed and “Life of An American fireman” used cuts for continuity editing, to show the firemen saving the poeple ina burning house.

Florence Lawrence is often referred to and known as the ‘first film-star’

The reason for the hub of film production moving from the east coast to the west, Hollywood, was because on the east coast copyright was a problem and the creator (Edison) which made cameras which didn’t tear the film, due to introducing slack, lead to film makers being forced to pay in order to use the superior equipment. Furthermore, since Hollywood is across the country film makers could use this equipment and escape copyright. Another reason was because of the light from the weather which was much better that New yorks.

film industry best in world=Scandinavia

In the ‘golden age’ of cinema (1930’s-60’s) there were 4 total cinema screens on the island

Presently, there are 10 screens on Jersey. All of which are at Cineworld. In addition, Cineworld is the only cinema that is currently running on Jersey.

The reason for the decline in cinema spaces on the island is due to the fact that in the 50’s the demand and desire for a television went up due to islanders wanting to watch the Queens coronation, and the moon landing. And now with the internet, there isn’t that much of a need to have more than 10 screens on a fairly small island. The obvious downside to having a limited number of screens is that there is also a limited choice of films to watch.

An inspirational sound designer is Mark Mangini, born in Boston 1956 he grew up as a musician, specifically a guitarist. In 1976  he started his career in the industry “intended on becoming an interpreter at the U.N. until he could no longer ignore his love of film and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film.”

His first job in entertainment was a sound editor for a cartoon from Hanna Barbera Studios. soon after he had a twenty-five year run as owner and operator of post-production sound company, Weddington Productions Inc. Now as a Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, and Re-recording mixer at Formosa Features, a Musician and Lecturer, Mangini continues to make his life’s work creating unimagined aural worlds and fabricated sonic realities for theatrical motion pictures.

And its one of his recent works that I would like to focus on: Dune (2021, Denis Villeneuve) has brilliant sound design. “Whereas many productions bring in sound designers after many of the visuals have already been finalized, supervising sound editor Mark Mangini (who worked with Villeneuve on Blade Runner 2049) began building the audioscape of Dune from its early days of production. As a result, the sound actually informs all sorts of things we see on-screen, and even fills in some of the conceptual gaps of the Dune series. (How can a giant worm actually burrow through so much sand? It vibrates with a low frequency to displace particles.) Mangini’s team set up in a hotel on the edge of Death Valley, and quickly learned that one of the tropes of the desert we know—the omnipresent howl of dry wind—was an invention of film, repeated by film. In fact, dunes are often still, silent places, and when they aren’t, they actually sing and groan much like an ominous soundtrack. The team sourced sounds from nature, dragging microphones through the sand to simulate a worm, hammering the earth with a rubber mallet to capture the sound of a “thumper” gadget that the citizens of Arrakis use to summon the beasts. While these sounds are post-processed by cutting-edge audio software to enhance various characteristics, the core is organic, and thereby believable.”

https://www.fastcompany.com/90697830/deconstructing-the-psychedelic-sounds-of-dune

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Mangini

An inspirational Director would be Jon Watts, Watts is an American film director, producer and screen writer. He studied film at New York University and then started his directing career in 2000 and did so by directing commercials for production company Park Pictures. Watts made his directorial debut with the horror movie Clown (2014). His next film, Cop Car (2015), was a thriller.

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“Watts revealed that the idea for the film came from a dream he had when he was a child.” (Cop Car)

Recently, Watts has directed and co-wrote Spider-Man Homecoming (2017) and directed Spider-Man Far From Home (2019). He has also Directed the soon to be released Spider-Man No Way Home (2021).

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Watts has directed a vast variety of genres in his career. I mainly draw inspiration from his work within the Spider-Man franchise, this is because they typically create a huge amount of anticipation before the release and then entertains a mass audience

I will demonstrate a skill in inquiry by watching films with the intent of analysing certain aspects of the film and how they might of been made/constructed. For example for sound design I would watch several films with good sound design and try to understand how they might’ve done or decided something and why.

Furthermore, I will secondly research the film roles I have selected further. By doing this I want to further understand the industry around the chosen film roles and the skills required for the film roles.

Director

The Director of a film is the one with the creative/artistic vision, they Direct everyone working on set so the crew can all work towards the same vision efficiently. If the Director doesn’t share what they want or direct the crew well then the film typically won’t come together as well as the Director envisioned it.

The director works throughout the film, pre-production and post-production. The Director usually works closely with crew members such as the cinematographer so that the Director can share their artistic vision throughout the film production. When working closely with crew members a Director would always be open for interpretation, especially from a respected name in the industry, so the Directors artistic vision may shift or be appropriated by others vision.

The Director is employed by Producers mostly, ‘within the film industry directors are usually employed on a freelance, self-employed basis by independent production companies. Independent production companies and individual producers often initially develop projects without a director attached – they’ll start looking for a director as they begin seeking finance for the project. The choice of director is often key to receiving financial backing for a project, as it’s the director’s experience, reputation and artistic value that will help to convince or satisfy the requirements of individuals or organisations funding the film project.’

Responsibilities

As a film director, you’ll need to:

• read scripts
• work with writers and provide feedback on the further development of scripts
• select actors – sometimes working with casting directors and producers during this selection process
• monitor rehearsals
• direct actors during the filming
• select locations for filming
• hold meetings with key departments such as the camera, art and costume departments during the planning stages and throughout the filming
• agree the budget and schedule of the film with the producer
• be responsible for staying on budget and schedule
• supervise all creative aspects of the production
• work with the editor to present the final version of the film
• select music for the final film and/or work with a composer to decide on the musical score
• build and develop a network of contacts including writers, producers, film festivals and public funding bodies
• maintain contemporary technical skills

• have an awareness and knowledge of emerging industry trends.

Overall ‘the Director is integral to the success of any film project. As a director you’ll contribute to all the creative elements of a production and will be responsible for shaping them into a cohesive film.’

‘In order to do this, you’ll need a strong creative vision and the ability to communicate your ideas to a variety of people throughout the production process. This will include your production team, crew, actors and those responsible for financing the film.’

Cinematographer

Cinematographers work closely with the Director to determine and interpret the directors artistic vision on the camera angles, lighting, shot types etc.

‘Cinematographers film motion pictures. They usually have a team of camera operators and assistants working under them. They determine the angles and types of equipment that will best capture a shot. They also adjust the lighting in a shot, because that is an important part of how the image looks.’

Cinematographers require:

• An excellent understanding of Lighting, Shot types and angles, how and why they’re used.
• Good communication
• Creative/artistic vision

Sound Designer:

Sound Designers implement the element of sound to the film. This can be used to create further meaning, change the tone, create an appropriate atmosphere and change tempo of a scene.

The sound of a film is as important as the visuals. Sound designers can create SFX in very inventive ways, with the top end equipment which they generally have access to on higher budget films they have the ability to make the sounds very accurate to what is appearing on screen.

Responsibilities:

• compose and engineer music
• assist in post-production by improving sound quality or adding sound over video
• record, layer and produce sounds and sound effects for a desired impact
• spot, arrange and edit audio into video or other delivery mechanisms.

Cinematographer: https://www.raise.me/careers/media-and-communication/film-and-video-editors-and-camera-operators/cinematographers/

Director: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/film-director

https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/sound-designer

The 3 Film Roles I’d like to use are:

Film Role 1: Cinematographer

Film Role 2: Sound Designer

Film Role 3: Director

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