Everyone
the wheels are spinning and a script is being written. I hope I have a rough by
the end of the week. But I read an article about a new movie coming out called
the ides of March. Matt Chapman from Total Film talks about this movie and one
of the lead actresses talks about what she feels make a good environment on
set. She talks about how George Clooney is a great director because he makes
everything fun on set and its relaxed. But at the end of the article
it asks if
that approach to set etiquette is a best way to go. I say yes. I think that if
everyone on the set is happily doing their job, you’ll get flags faster, dolly
set up quicker, and a better focus of the above the line position. Keeping a
positive vibe on set sounds great, however, there are those who decide to play
to much. I think if you run a fun set then you have to lay some ground rules at
the beginning. Maybe express to the crew that you want to have fun but you want
to be on task and to get everything and more done with the day. Even goes as
far as letting the crew know that you need all of them and that they all play
an important role. Having that would boost the team’s moral and a efficient and
wonderful crew. I did research and found a website that is just talking about
set etiquette. My favorite line is, “in any conversation, listen first. Try to
understand their side first. It will give you time to plan your own approach.
Your ideas will be better accepted if people were given a chance to contribute.”(Dexter, 2004) The rules go on forever but they are worth reading them all. The Cite is a link to the website.
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