Give an example of when you worked with others to encourage collaborative thinking and teamwork
Whilst on this course I got to work in a team for many
situations, discussing what we thought could and should happen. Before the
production had began we had to decide on what our plot / script would be so
that it would be easy for the whole team to follow. This process took a while
as we all had lots of ideas for our set theme of ‘Ellesmere’: whether we should
follow traditional folk law or make something original up. Discussions took up
a lot of time, but we had to be thorough for all ideas; seeing if we had any
plot holes or problems with planning / costume / set / etc…
Initially everyone was shouting at each other trying to get their
ideas heard, I decided that everyone should get a chance to present their idea
whilst everyone else listened and then we would all decide as a group which one
was best suited to our group in the timescale. At that point everyone calmed down and thought about what
would be best for the group and presented a short synopsis of their idea.
In the end it was decided that we would base our short film
on Mad Jack as the character has many tales that we thought we could turn
into one giant tale (not using them all – but a few). We also decided that it
would be sensible to use the ‘Ellesmere Bells’ that ring at the bottom of the mere when
there’s danger arising; connecting the film to Ellesmere directly.
It was always going to be a tough ask to create a script from a large group and everyone wants their say. I think that you succeeded though and the end result was a fantastic script that made it so much easier to turn into a great film.
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