Our crew started off as Mr Ben Reigate and myself. However, after a couple of weeks we were joined by late arrivals to the module, Ryan and the chirpy Rob Johnson. Here�s the role analysis.
Ben Reigate
Ben was an essential member of the group and at the heart of what we did. In the first week of this saga he was entrusted with the camerawork while I was burdened with that of interviewer. Ben�s camerawork wasn�t exactly broadcast standard but neither was my interviewing. All in all he paid a vital role in the production of the piece. He was there most of the time and helped with the script for the voice-overs.
Ben played an essential role in terms of editing, actually laying down every edit. This was logical due to his supreme skill in this area (comparatively). As far as frame by frame editing was concerned he was the only one who had a clue, or any experience of the required technique.
We all tried to involve ourselves in the creative side of editing, the discussions and debate, but no one else actually put down an edit. We were unskilled primitive apes compared to our sophisticated college (in editing terms). Therefore it seemed unwise to let us roam loose on the final product, as, basically, we�ve yet to pick up these skills. In my case this can be traced back to the primitive resources of Finham Park School.
Ben was also instrumental in the construction of the piece. At times I felt like he took over and he encouraged the group to stay behind after school hours to complete the product, possibly to miss the following lecture. Generally his commitment and involvement to the product cannot be faulted.
Rob Johnson
Rob�s attendance probably wasn�t the most reliable throughout the module and he suffered by missing the first, essential session where most of the material was gathered. However he played a part in the recording of material thereafter. Rob and I formed the team that gathered exterior shots of Barnsley College, but most of the material collected was disappointing. This was partly due to the weather and lighting at the time. Some of the images looked like shadows but there was some useful material that we used. Rob was also involved in the recording of the �final thought� summary piece to camera bit at the end. I can�t remember if he was filming it because I was busy trying to learn my lines and tame the intimidating situation.
Rob also had input into the writing of the voice over pieces and always encouraged me after I got it totally wrong - virtually all the time. He had some input into the scripting of the piece and always tried to make himself useful. Again, he is one of the group who is yet to experience the perils of frame by frame editing, along with myself.
Ryan
I still can�t remember his second name. Again the fact that Ryan was a late arriver hampered the amount of influence he could bear on the outcome. He arrived even later than Rob did, which must be some sort of record. He was involved in the voice over and the postproduction of the product, being present at all of the editing stages.
Ryan or Rob probably weren�t as influential as Ben or myself. This could possibly be accounted for by the fact that Ben and I were there from the start. This, together with the combination of Ben�s editing skills and the reporter having to be involved through several stages of production, reduced the scope of their involvement. They were confined mainly to the scripting of the voice-overs and the edit decisions tasks that were done almost collectively.
jan 99 (Ryan's second name is Bracha)