hi all! we’re already on our fifth week of the BFI Film Academy and now over half-way through the course.

this weekend will be your shoot weekend! please do come well-rested and prepared for two intense days. bring any props and costume items you need. speak to your team about what needs organising ahead of the shoot so that the days will flow as seamlessly as possible.

below you can find your questions for this week. as always, please remember to complete the production diaries, unless you are doing a SHOOT DIARY for the shoot weekend instead. i’ll include the shoot diary at the bottom of this post so that you can write up each day this weekend.

3.1 Explain the importance of teamwork when working on a film production

• What are the different teams in your production?
• How do they work together? For example, how did your team work together to prepare for the shoot? Also, during production and post-production?
• Why is it important that production teams work well together?
• Give an example of when your production team/s worked well together.
• What can happen if there isn’t good teamwork?
• Was there an example of when teamwork could have been better on your film production? How did this affect the production process?

SHOOT DIARY – 16th & 17th December

UPLOAD: production photos, any behind the scenes footage, scripts, storyboards, other key production documents, planning and pre-production work you have been involved with.

• What was your role and what did you do throughout the production process?
• Briefly explain what happened each day of shoot.
• What equipment and skills did you need to do to your role on shoot?
• How well prepared do you feel we were for the shoot? Explain.
• What changes had to be made and why?
• Did you have any feedback or advice from tutors / others on set?
• In what ways did you improve your own knowledge and skills?
• Who did you work with on set? How do you feel you worked with others on set?
• What did you learn about how a film crew work together on a shoot?
• Briefly explain how you followed good working practices for filmmaking? (Time management, health and safety, being reliable and coping with on set demands.)
• Overall – How do you feel the shoot went? What went well/ didn’t go well?  What would you improve on?