Research into my roles

Research into the roles I did during my commission process

Researcher

The role of a researcher within television is to develop programme ideas, using their understanding of the industry and the requirements of the project, they'll then give their findings to the decision makers within the show.
They also check facts, work across all genres of televisions of production.
They need to understand and work within, relevant legislation and regulations. They can be briefed by the producers or other 'decision makers' about programme ideas and then carry out further development on their idea.
"They also identify relevant data, contributors, locations or archive material, collating and assessing information from various sources, and ensuring that legal, compliance and copyright requirements are met." *1
Researchers also carry out preliminary telephone/face-to-face interviews to assess potential contributors and their availability for inclusion in their project. During production they arrange transport for the contributors, greet them, brief them and escort them to the studio or location.

My role as researcher meant that I did the research into the most important subjects that would be relevant to our participants.
In this case these were, the Army and Nursing. 
I also did background/contextual research into life in 20th century in Jamaica and 20th century in England, to see what they were coming from and what they came to. I also did research into the Empire Windrush, which gave me a more board contextual research point, I looked into doing research into oral histories and atmos sound as these would be massively beneficial towards the recording and editing itself.
As part of my role I also was in regular contact with Carol (one of the people from MACA), Pam (from the sunlight centre) and various people from the Dockyards. 
As part of my contact with Carol I often talked to her about ideas that I had for the exhibition and how it could look/sound.
I sorted out potential stories with Zak (who also worked on the commission).
The way we sorted through the different stories was by making multiple visits each with a different intention; the first few visits were intended to build trust with the members of the group to make it easier for them to tell us their stories, as time went by we wrote more notes and asked more questions until we decided on our final four stories.
From there I sourced the contact details for the management of the Sunlight Centre and Zak called them, we were able to get a room for the recording which meant we were able to get a clear audio.

Director

Directors are the people who are responsible for the 'creative translation' of a film's script into actual images and sounds onto screen.
They are in general responsible for a film's artistic look.
They may have an input in writing the script or they can get hired after the script is already written.
"They must develop a vision for the finished film and work out how to achieve it" *2
During the pre-prod, Directors make crucial decisions these include; selecting the right cast, crew and locations. They direct rehearsals and performances when the film gets to production. They also manage tech aspects like, camera, sound, lighting, design and SFX.
In post they work closely with editors to help them reach thei final version of the film.

My role as director meant that I had to get together 4 stories that are interesting and informative as well as relatable. I brain-stormed my ideas for how I wanted the recording to sound and what I wanted to cover in terms of questions.
I had an input in writing the the questions/script for the participants too and tried to make them as conversational and as natural as possible. 

Sound recorder

Sound recordists (production mixers) record the sound, either on location or in a studio. They monitor the quality of the sound recording through headphones and work closely with; the director, boom operator and sound editor. *3

My role as a sound recorder started by getting the equipment and and asking a member of the course who is proficient at sound to run me through how everything works. 
She got me used to the zoom and answers any questions that I had.
During the recording I had to make sure the clip on mics were in places that would not be brushed easily by arms or clothing (this was harder then I anticipated and required a slight bit of trial and error). I also had to have extra batteries with me as the Zoom is well known for eating through them.
My role required me to recored the sound at the right levels, making sure it didn't peak but also making sure that it could still be heard.

Producer

The producer has the overall control over on every aspect of the production and their responsibilities span over then entire production. They bring together/approve the cast and crew, and then go on to create an atmosphere where strengths in people can flourish.
They are accountable for the success of the finished film. Producers secure rights, choose screenwriters and story edit teams. They raise the funding and supervise the development process.
In pre-prod the producer will bring together key creative members of their crew including, the Director, Cinematographer and Production Designer as well as key cast members. 
Producers will also approve locations, studio hire, final shooting script, production schedule and budget.
When in production they're responsible for the day-to-day smooth operation of the crew. Producers approve all script changes. During post they are expected to liaise with the director and the post production department.*4

My role as producer meant that it was my responsibility to gather stories together ready for recording, I did this by seeing who had the most to say, and who found it easier to talk to us in an interview.
As I was involved in all points of the production I was able to liaise with Zak (who also worked on the commission) about the edit and the overall sound of the recording.

Editor

Editors work closely with the Director, making rushes into sequences that make sense.
They work closely together before shooting, deciding how to get the maximum out of the screenplay.*5

The role of editor was split between myself and Zak, my role was to put the audio rushes into order.
I had to put them into a conversational sequence whilst cutting Zak out so it was one string of vocal recording uninterrupted. I then sent that over to Zak where his editing role was made a lot easier and quicker.

The initial research into roles meant that I was able to fully understand what my role was and what was required of me, it meant I wasn't taking on other jobs that were unneeded therefore was able to get the work asked of me done quickly and efficiently.  
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*1- Researcher (TV)- creativeskillset.org/job_roles/308_researcher_tv
*2- Director- creativeskillset.org/job_roles/758_director
*3- Sound recordist-creativeskillset.org/job_roles/312_sound_recordist
*4- Producer - creativeskillset.org/job_roles/757_producer
*5- Editor - creativeskillset.org/job_roles/2940_editor