Studio Production: My Role as a Director

The second role I had for this unit was one of the VT Directors. The other VT Director was Saskia who I'd never worked with before. I felt excited to take on this role and work with the other members of the VT team. This process began with the idea exploration for the VTs. I think that this was relatively successful when we were in a big group as the ideas were all noted down. However, when it came to making creative decisions later on, I struggled to have my voice heard.
When it came to the shoot days, I felt prepared, having worked with the scripts and composing a shot list with all of the coverage I wanted to get. I had taken some of my research into account when it came to imagining the scenes and coming up with the sequences I wanted to film. I feel like the shoot days were relatively successful, however, we did have to re-film to get extra material and some tighter shots.
When it came to the editing stage, I would say that the overall process with Laura was successful and we managed to work well as a team. I was pleased with the outcome, however, there were a few sound issues with some of the dialogue. This was edited using audition which was relatively successful in improving the sound quality. There were a few issues with disagreements regarding the edits but Helen said that she liked the final edits and that only minor changes needed to be made. In conclusion, I feel like I didn't enjoy Directing as much as Camera operating but feel like i've learnt a lot in terms of ensuring I assert authority on future projects where I am directing to ensure that I am happy with the outcomes.