“Stokeward Methodology” Post #1

What I aim for this project is to basically provide, not a how to guide, but an insight into how I go about constructing a scene as an auteur and producer. I wish to discover errors, successes, and points worth noting in the process of pre-production of making an entertaining short scene.

While I have had experience in this before, I do believe that there is a lot more to learn, so I wish to actually create and produce a scene from scratch, so that this journey of the ‘Stokeward Methodology’ extends beyond theoretical hypothesis.

The reason that this will be called the ‘Stokeward Methodology’ is because in my first year of university, and RMITV, I took it upon myself to make a small film production company that aims to make short films for festivals called ‘Stokeward Film Productions’. From this, my production style has become a product of my own personality, style, attitude, and mindfulness about creating a successful and personal films/scenes.

The phases that I will go through in detail involve:

1. conceptual construction/style
2. planning your idea
3. scriptwriting
4. casting/auditions
5. camera
6. storyboarding/shot-list
7. organisation/delegation
8. directing & the higher thinking
9. originality
10. crew relationship/morale
11. perfect is never perfect