During the production of our 3rd production, which would eventually become Job Seeker, it was crucial to have a lot of group meetings to develop our idea, and also a lot of work with individuals, particularly as the director.
Producer
I met and spoke to Dan a lot during the pre-production of this film, as we discussed the ideas I had for the script, and about the locations that we would be able to use. It was Dan's decision to not go with the original idea that I came up with, which although disappointed me as I would rather have made it, seemed sensible as it would have been quite a challenge to make. However when we make our final film, I am going to be quite insistant on having certain ideas done no matter what, because I think from his producing point of view, some of it will be quite a pain in the bottom.
Cinematographer
Ed and myself discussed what sort of shots we would like for the film, and discussed what sort of angles and styles that we would be using. During this time, we created storyboards, mine being very poorly drawn and his being far better, and more finalised. For the final project I will work a lot more closely to Ed, as we discuss what type of equipment he should use, and the lighting set up. We will also be sure to do a lot of camera tests before shooting, as it caused problems this time around.
Sound Designer
Doing the sound specialism myself, I was able to work quite in depth with Tom on the sound, and we came out with a lot of good ideas. During the shoot for one of the scenes there was a series of problems with the sound recording equipment. At this point I temporarily stopped the shoot, and got him to change all of his equipment round in order to be able to get good recordings, because I know how important it is to get decent sound on a film.
Editor
Josh and I discussed what sort of style to we would go for, for the project prior to the shooting taking place. After the shoot and with the rushes, I supervised Josh while he made the first cut, asking him to make certain bits flow in a certain way. Not wanting to be too controlling, and considering he studies editing far more than myself, I left him to it. However, when I was dissatisfied with the rough cut, I asked for it to be re-edited as I felt that it could have improved a lot, which I think it did.
Art Director
I worked with Harry a lot, and we discussed what sort of props and location we should use within the film. I gave some input into the design of the props, and we devised some very subtle bits of humour into the props themselves, such as the leaflets for one of the companies being called "Hot Doggin'", which is a very silly play on words. Also the job centre in the film being called 'Job Worths', an obvious play on the word 'jobworths'. I personally think this added to the film, but requires multiple views to notice.
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