Picking for the group

   Now comes the question of who shall be in my group. This short film will be 5 minutes long, quite the extension of the past movie introduction. Specialists are needed to help create a really good product. Someone who can learn to edit, a cameraman, a storyteller, and a field specialist. The "stacked" squad that is needed for such a project is probably not possible considering the small number of A level students in my class. I will have to look to a different period where my friend from last year is currently in. There is someone who has good potential to be valuable to the group. That person is Myles. He was in my group from last year and is the only one remaining in A level Media. This project I believe he will take much more interest in than the one from last year and is willing to learn to edit. He is also a very good artist and can help me with the storyboard process. What makes a good team member is good will, because if someone is not interested in making a good product many things can go wrong. The outcome of the project can show signs of being lackluster in terms of its elements. The main one being editing. I do plan on working with Myles for certain, but there are two others who wish to work with me. The issue is, there can only be four members in a group. Creativity is an essential part of the project, and I can see that the other three people have this property and are very intelligent as well. It is hard to decide who I want to work with, and I will need more time before I have a defined list of group members. For now, I have me, Myles, Sophia, and a very smart individual who I have yet to formally meet yet. I will of course end up working with four or less.





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