Who's in Charge?

Who's In Charge?

Who's in charge here? Who do I need to talk to get things done around here? These questions are often asked to see just maybe you can get a better service or maybe a better product. You see, I am in the military and I know all about the importance of a pecking order to get things done. Everyone has a boss and a movie production is no different.

A movie production needs someone who is overall in charge of the set. The director is this person. He is the person with the ultimate responsibility of the film who interprets what was written by the writer and has the decision on how the overall look of the production through the creativity of the production designer who is the person that creates what the director wants the audience to see (Goodykoontz, B., & Jacobs, C. P., 2011).

To do this, the production designer "digs" into the brains of the director and projects it though ideas visually utilizing specific props. There are many people that would work for this person such as clothes that the actors will wear and even where and when (night or day) to get the full effect of what the director is trying to achieve.

To piece the ideas and props that the production would use, the art director will visually piece each part together to harmoniously blend it together. He or she must take in account the target audience depending on the genre of the movie.

Ever watch a movie that has a hue of blue throughout a movie to give a feeling of the climate being frigid or cold? Together with this special effect, lighting can enhance a sense of the scene. Sometimes less is more depending on a movie type. A dimly lit room with a person sitting in a chair drinking usually implies sorrow or a brightly lit room with a number of people conversing can and usually means a happy scene. This of course will differ depending on the specific part of the movie.

One of my favorite movies is Braveheart which takes place during the 13th century. The setting for this particular movie needs to be pretty accurate to capture the historic value of the movie where Scotland was being suppressed by England. Weather and the Scottish ways of life needed to be as close as possible to how it was back then. Their culture, accent and so forth must be dead on. I thought it was.

Whenever we think of a nerd or a smart person, we think of a person with glasses. The same goes for a jock with a letter man jacket or some sort of sport jersey. A person's is easily persuaded of a particular personality if the person fits a particular view of the public. This is definitely important in "visually painting" the actor's character through costume.

The make-up of a character can reveal a lot about a character's lifestyle and social status. This is often used to fully capture the viewer's feeling of the time period.