I always thought I had a pretty clear idea of the roles of the people involved in making films... However after the very first week I realised I didn't really... at all. I learnt allot about producing in the first week from Michael Knowles. I started to understand how important being a producer is! they are there from the begging to end! I suppose the best part in making films for me is the sense of achievement you get at the end of it, and as a producer surely you will get the best sense of achievement knowing you have been in charge of it all. I have always enjoyed working in a team, I do often take control and come become a leader. This why I have set it at my goal. I even did a pretty prestigious National Citizenship Service course specifically made to improve leadership, this course took me to the house of commons to meet lots of politicians and talk about how to improve your community.
I think it made me realise that a good leader tells the team what to do and instructs them how to do it... but a great leader sometimes just needs to step back, guide the rest of the team rather than instruct them. I am taking this ethos and applying it to making films. I think I will really enjoy producing and want to have a better understanding of it.
I think one way I am going to learn more about Producing is research three producer's that I really like and study some of their work and what there ethos on film is and how they produce a film. From this I will take note and try to follow there example. This should bring me closer to the producer I want to be.
I will learn by both researching them for 30-40 mins and watching films they have done, this is so I can really understand there work and not just know their facts. If I also watch one or two of their films this should take a good couple of hours. I will watch as many as I feel it takes to understand their work/style, this could vary from 1 to 3 or 4.
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