8.4(4.3)

Describe examples of independence between team members

At Editpool we all rely on each other in one way or another during a project. The levels of interdependence will vary depending on what stage we are at in the project.

For example in the beginning during the pre-production stage the editor will be dependent on the production assistant to help with the research, collecting resources such as music, or even images to help create a mood or story board for the trailer.
The production assistant will then be dependent on the editor for his ideas or brief for what to look for. With this the Production Assistant will then have an idea of what genre of music to find, or what kind of past trailers they could use for an example.

During the production process the Editor will be dependent on the Creative Director to give the brief from the client saying exactly what they want. This means by reading the brief, the editor will be able to create something that the client envisioned. The editor will also be dependent on the Creative Director to keep him or her in the guidelines and not stray from what the client wanted.

The Creative Director will also be dependent on the Editor to use their creative skills and talent to create what the client has asked for. The Creative Director is the link between the client and the editor so he works as a point of communication for both, and keeping all who are involved informed about any updates that are happening. For example if there is an amend or the client changes their mind about a shot used in the trailer or a graphic, the Creative Director will then inform the editor, and will rely on them to make that change successfully.

Another example of interdependence is the relationship between me, the Production Assistant and my line manager, the Director of Production.
The Director of Production is dependent on me to assist him in the day to day running of the production department at work. The jobs may be something to do with a project, for example clearing it for TV or getting a restriction, or it could be office related, like getting new folders.

As the Production Assistant, I am reliant on the Director of Production to give me jobs to do. I am also dependent on any information that I may need for a certain job. For example to get the trailers on TV I would need the Director of Production to send me the media plan the client has created, showing me what dates the trailer will be on TV.

Everyone involved in a project will at some point be dependent on another, but this keeps a healthy balance to maintain every ones roles and positions within the company.