This is where the fights break out. The solicitor�s costs will be astronomical!
Paul Ashdown
Paul�s roles in the production were varied and flexible. He played his part in the pre-production of the piece and backed up Carol in terms of planning. His main role in this was pursuing the interest in Barnsley football club. He was the one who kept on phoning them despite the defiant response. Paul did his fair share of camerawork and came up with ideas for several shots. Some of these were quite experimental and included using stationary objects as natural wipes. None of these more adventurous shots were used in the final product but I�m proud to know him.
Paul was the main man in terms of editing. We bowed to his feet. His physical skill at laying down edits should be unquestioned. We all contributed to the discussion and artistic side of it while Paul effortlessly performed the physicalities. For this brave effort he deserves the Nobel edit prize.
However a blemish on his record is that he missed the recce allegedly due to excessive beer consumption the night before. Apart from this he was reliable and decisive.
Kingsley Scott
In the previous projects Kingsley�s main role was that of cameraman. This was the only real role in the context of this production with the absence of external mics meant there was really only the one crew position, so we had to share it about. However Kingsley is a reliable and solid camera operator, and once he turned up (he was caught in a traffic jam) he was entrusted with this essential role. We�d all done our share and it seemed logical to let Kingsley, Mr smooth cameraman, to have his fair share of pain.
The exceptions were if one of us had an idea. A specific shot an individual had thought up and was in our own vision. In my case this was usually extreme close ups but I did want to take some of the instructor and her feet. Paul experimented with a moving camera shot, walking the camera from the face of one horse to another. In the riding school Paul wanted to focus in on just the legs of the horse. I had a similar idea but carried mine out less successfully (hail Paul).
Carol Jenkinson
Carol is obsessed with cats. But, apart from this, she played a pivotal role in the pre production of the product. The basic groundwork, arranging to film and contacting the stables mainly fell to her. This was because she was the producer and she was good at it. She organised us well and motivated the crew when it was required.
I can�t remember her doing much camerawork but without her we wouldn�t have done any. She was the only one who remembered to bring a tape. This is essential while filming. The tea and sandwiches were great too, she really had thought of everything.
Me
I tried to involve myself as much as possible with the workings of the group throughout the production. However during the planning stages Kingsley and I were the half of the group that failed to phone up the numbers we were designated. The burden of shame shall remain with me forever.
I was involved in the creative side of editing, the discussions and debate but I didn�t actually put down an edit. This can be traced back to the primitive resources of Finham Park School. While the rest of the group had experience of frame by frame editing facilities through their previous colleges, our suite consisted of two videos tied together with string. I think they�ve upgraded now but when I was doing it we had to even press record a couple of seconds before the material was played through the system. This means I�m an unskilled primitive ape compared to my sophisticated colleges (in editing terms). Therefore it seemed unwise to let me roam loose on the final product, as, basically, I�m yet to pick up these skills.
In general
Generally I think we all worked together really well. Each of us made a valuable contribution and there were no slackers. No leeches feeding on other people�s creativity or fists in the face of team spirit.