Working in a Role and Documenting Your Practice

Studying film includes making it, and in production work students take on specific roles to develop practical skill and creative understanding. Learning to work purposefully within a role, and to document and reflect on that work, is central to the portfolio-based assessment of filmmaking. This lesson focuses on how to approach a production role and how to record your creative process.

Choosing and committing to a role

Rather than doing a little of everything, effective student filmmakers focus on particular roles so they can develop real depth. Committing to a role such as director, cinematographer, editor, sound designer, or production designer means learning its craft, taking responsibility for specific decisions, and being able to explain the reasoning behind them. Focus produces stron